WebCHeck

As all limited companies in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are registered at Companies House, we are the original source of all available company data. Come direct to us for a wealth of corporate information, costing much less than you think.

At Companies House we hold information on over 2 million registered UK companies, and receive over 7 million documents every year.

Use WebCHeck and you’ll have access to company information, for no more than £1 per document with some information free of charge.

For many people, WebCHeck is the convenient and inexpensive way to access company information. There’s no need to set up an account and no waiting for information.& Most documents are available as images and can be downloaded directly onto your computer to be viewed in minutes.

Free information

While there is a minimal fee of £1 for documents, basic company details are free, including:

• the registered office address
• date of incorporation
• the nature of business and details of previous names
• company type
• company status, e.g. live, dissolved, etc.
• insolvency details or actions registered against the company
• key filing dates

Pay as you go

Shop on WebCHeck for documents and reports costing as little as £1. Once you have selected the documents you wish to download, simply use your credit or debit card to pay at our secure checkout page, then proceed to download your documents, including:

You can keep adding documents to your shopping basket up to a maximum order limit of £50, then simply pay online.

Before you can purchase documents, you’ll need to choose a password and provide us with your email address, so that we can contact you when your documents are ready and allow you to access them from your personal download area, where they will be available for viewing or saving for 10 days.  Once documents have been opened they will only be available in your personal download area for 4 days.

Symbols in the WebCHeck Service

When looking at the filing history of the company you will notice symbols.  Below is a brief outline of the meaning of the image icons.

	There are transactions associated with the main document which cannot be ordered independently. There is no additional charge for the extra document(s).
	Document has arrived but is not yet available. Once the document has been scanned and the red highlight has been removed it will be possible to order the document. The ‘document available’ icon will then display together with a tick box.
	Indicates model articles have been adopted under the 2006 Act, either in entirety or with amended provisions. These can be accessed from the Companies House website by clicking on the model articles description or the green information icon.
	Document containing the latest statement of capital.

Monitor

Using the monitor service within WebCHeck allows you to keep an eye on any company on the public register, including your own company and ‘monitor’ what information has been sent to Companies House.  There is a charge of 50p per company per year.  Just register your email address, and details of the companies and the information you are interested in. As soon as the information is registered and is live on the public register, the system will recognise your interest and send you an email notification. You can then decide whether you wish to order the information. The choice is yours.

Disqualified Directors

You can easily access information about disqualified directors via WebCHeck. Simply enter the name of the director you wish to search, view the list of names matching or similar to the one you have entered. Click on the name of the individual whose details you wish to view.

Service operating hours are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Companies Act 2006

The new Companies Act has arrived.  This has had an effect on the way information is displayed on the WebCHeck service.  As you are using the service you will find the Help Text holds a wealth of valuable information that will assist with your experience.