Due diligence, drawn straight from the public record
Read the warning signs before you extend the credit.
Type any UK company name. FilingRadar reads the official Companies House filings that signal trouble, overdue accounts, insolvency notices, new charges, director exits, and lays them out in plain English with a link to every source. You see the facts. You decide.
Free. No sign-up to run a check. We store only the company number you look at.
Look up a collapse the record saw coming
What we read on every company
Five signals, all straight from the public register. Each links back to the exact Companies House filing it came from, so nothing here is our opinion. You can verify every line in a single click.
Whether the company is in liquidation, administration or receivership, and any insolvency documents filed in the last year.
Whether annual accounts are late. One of the earliest signals of trouble, and the one Companies House's own free alert cannot warn you about.
Loans secured against the company in the last six months. Often routine finance, shown for context, flagged only when it clusters with other signals.
A cluster of directors resigning in a short window, the kind of quiet departure that often precedes trouble at the top.
Whether the company is keeping its basic register up to date. A lapsed statement is a small tell that the paperwork has stopped.
Companies House already has a free "Follow" button. Why this?
Because Follow only tells you a document was filed. It cannot tell you what it means, it cannot warn you when accounts go overdue or a deadline is missed, and it sends one email per company, per event. FilingRadar reads the whole picture at once and says, in plain English, what is worth your attention.
- Plain English, not raw filing codes
- Catches overdue and missing filings, which Follow structurally cannot
- One clear view across every signal, with a source link on each
- A watchlist coming soon, so you never have to check by hand
Questions people ask
How can I check if a UK company is in financial trouble?
Every UK company files public records at Companies House. Certain filings are early warning signs: accounts marked overdue, insolvency documents, a cluster of director resignations, or new charges. FilingRadar reads these for any company and shows them in plain English, with a link to each source. Free.
What are the warning signs a company is going bust?
Status changing to liquidation, administration or receivership; accounts filed late; insolvency documents on the register; several directors leaving in a short window; new charges being registered. None alone proves failure, but together they are worth reviewing before you extend credit.
Is Companies House data free to check?
Yes, it is public and free. FilingRadar reads the filings that matter for risk and presents them clearly, so you do not have to trawl raw filing histories. Every result links back to the official record.
What does "accounts overdue" mean?
UK companies must file annual accounts by a legal deadline. "Overdue" means that deadline has passed and they have not filed. It is one of the cheapest early signals of trouble, and one Companies House's own free alerts do not flag.
Is this credit advice?
No. FilingRadar shows you factual public filings and links to each source. It does not give a credit score, a rating, or advice, and it does not tell you a company will fail. You review the facts and decide for yourself.
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