Company Directors

[rushdriver]

Hi all,

Is there anyway I can find out who is the director of a load of companies without having to pay for a full credit search?

Cheers

John

[alexkp]

rushdriver said:

Hi all, Is there anyway I can find out who is the director of a load of companies without having to pay for a full credit search? Cheers John

Yes - if you have the company names you can get this info through Companies House, last time I did it they had an online search system too.

[rushdriver]

anonymous said:

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Alex,

Thanks for that, I have had a look and they don't seem to list the directors names, am I doing something wrong (probably!)?

Cheers

John

[JagLover]

rushdriver said:

Alex, Thanks for that, I have had a look and they don't seem to list the directors names, am I doing something wrong (probably!)? Cheers John

I use the companies house webiste alot-basic information is free-I think you have to pay for other information such as names of directors.

[rushdriver]

anonymous said:

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Tonker,

Thanks for the offer, but it's for about 80 companies (I just want the names for marketing purposes), I'll think I'll end up signing up for it.

Cheers

John

[Nevin]

Its about £2 - 4 quid per company I think (get trainees to do that sort of stuff nowadays so not entirely sure).

[TheLemming]

Alternatively, if you want directors names / information for marketing purposes, you might be better off contacting someone like Dunn & Bradstreet, who maintain very large lists of information on UK companies.

A fraction of the cost of a companies house search would net you contact information for directors, company addresses etc.

[Plotloss]

Doesnt the Companies House free WebCheck facility provide director names?

I was using it yesterday and got a directors name off it...

[rushdriver]

[quote=Plotloss]Doesnt the Companies House free WebCheck facility provide director names?

I was using it yesterday and got a directors name off it...[/quote

I can't seem to find it on the site, can you point me in the right direction?

Cheers

John

[Eric Mc]

If you go to the panel marked "Tools to Help You", a pulldown list will then reveal a heading called "Download free company information". By following the on-screen instructions, you can click on that option and obtain some basic information about any company. However, this basic information DOES NOT include director details. To get that, you must pay a nominal sum to Companies House by credit or debit card. You access the further "pay" details by clicking on the message "Order Information on This Company".

At the moment the costs are -
Last set of accounts - £1
Last Company Return - £1
List of Appointments (i.e. Directors, Secretaries etc) - £1

Hope that helps.

[rushdriver]

Eric Mc said:

If you go to the panel marked "Tools to Help You", a pulldown list will then reveal a heading called "Download free company information". By following the on-screen instructions, you can click on that option and obtain some basic information about any company. However, this basic information DOES NOT include director details. To get that, you must pay a nominal sum to Companies House by credit or debit card. You access the further "pay" details by clicking on the message "Order Information on This Company". At the moment the costs are - Last set of accounts - £1 Last Company Return - £1 List of Appointments (i.e. Directors, Secretaries etc) - £1 Hope that helps.

Thanks Eric, very helpfull

Cheers

John