Guides
Short, plain-English explanations of what the public register is telling you. Not advice: if money is at stake, check the source documents and take professional advice.
What "Active – proposal to strike off" means
Why a company shows this status on Companies House, what happens next, how long it takes, and what a creditor can do about it.
How to check whether a company has a winding-up petition
Petitions are advertised in The Gazette before anything changes on Companies House. Where to look, what the notice means, and what usually follows.
Monitoring customers for insolvency: a credit-control checklist
The register events that come before a bad debt, in the order they usually appear, and a simple routine for a small business or bookkeeper.
Companies House "Follow" vs a watchlist service
What the free Follow feature does, what it does not, and when it is worth paying for something more.