subject: Understanding Company Searches And Official Local Authority Search [print this page] Knowing who you are doing business with is critical and in these difficult times carrying out a Company Search could mean the difference between a good prospect and a risky venture.
Company Searches give you valuable company information and insight, allowing you to make better informed business decisions about potential business partners, suppliers or clients.
The range of Company Searches include Company Credit Checks, Director Reports, Shareholder Reports, Company Accounts and Annual Returns to name but a few.
Its all about ensuring that you have access to up-to-the-minute information that can help safeguard your reputation, remove potential risk, save time and effort, or help you make better business decisions that could affect your profitability and business. Manage risk and gain control with accurate and up to date business information on UK Limited and International companies.
Ensuring that companies have sound financial stability and that they will honor their contractual obligations to you is vital. Additionally, by understanding how long a company may have been trading and their associated business histories, including any related companies, CCJs and similar, you gain an added advantage and important information on your competitors activities and status.
Types of Company Searches Available
1. Director Reports
2. Shareholder Reports
3. Director and Shareholder Reports
4. Company Credit Reports
5. Individual Director Reports
6. International Reports
7. Business Reports
8. Non-Limited Company Reports
9. Company Accounts
10. Annual Returns
11. Director Search
12. Limited Company Search
13. Liquidation Search
14. Companies Search
15. Full Document Search
16. Mortgage Register Search
17. Conveyancing Search
What is an Official Local Authority Search?
An Official Local Authority Search is a search of the Local Authority's records, including planning, building control, highways department etc. This search is carried out on the named property only it does not cover adjacent or nearby properties. If you require detailed information relating to possible planning applications or permissions granted to other properties and/or land in the surrounding area then a Plan Search would be needed in addition to the Official Local Authority Search.
An Official Local Authority Search with Searches UK comprises of three parts Con 29 enquiries, LLC1 and Con29 Part 2 the Con29 Part 2 is not compulsory.
Choosing an Official Local Authority Search can be more expensive than a Personal Local Authority Search, however the Official Local Authority Search is fully guaranteed by the issuing local authority for any errors.
