Guides
Practical, plain-English guides to the Companies House warning signs that matter when you give credit or rely on a supplier.
How to check if a UK company is in financial trouble
Free checks for a UK customer in trouble - Companies House filings, Gazette notices, CCJs and asking directly - and which signals are strong or weak.
Companies House Follow vs FilingPing - which do you need?
Companies House offers a free Follow email alert. Here is what it does well, where its limits are for credit control, and what FilingPing adds.
Credit checks for new business customers - a practical checklist
A practical checklist for opening a credit account for a limited company - register details, accounts, directors, references, guarantees and monitoring.
Customer in administration or liquidation? What to do next
Customer in administration, liquidation or a CVA? The differences in plain English, what unsecured creditors can expect, proving a debt and VAT relief.
Overdue accounts at Companies House are an early warning sign
What overdue accounts or a late confirmation statement mean on the Companies House register, the deadlines and penalties, and why it can signal trouble.
Strike-off notices and how to spot a customer about to disappear
Compulsory and voluntary strike-off explained, from the First Gazette notice, the two-month wait, how a creditor can object, bona vacantia and restoration.
Customer winding-up petition? What it means for your invoice
A customer faces a winding-up petition. Learn what it is, the £750 threshold, Gazette timing, why section 127 matters if you get paid, and what to do next.
Get alerts before it's too late
FilingPing watches the companies you trade with and alerts you, usually within minutes of Companies House publishing a change: insolvency filings, strike-off notices, overdue accounts and more.