Description

Effortlessly extract UK company notices from The Gazette with this Apify Actor. Capture insolvencies, resolutions, and liquidator details in clean JSON format. Supports batch scraping, customizable inputs, and high-speed processing for business intelligence and compliance needs.

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Thegazette Notices Spider

Introduction

Thegazette Notices Spider is a powerful Apify Actor designed to scrape and extract detailed notice data from The Gazette website, a key source for official UK company announcements. It automates the collection of corporate insolvency notices, resolutions, and related information, providing structured JSON outputs for easy integration into your workflows. This tool saves time and ensures accuracy in gathering critical business intelligence from public records.

Features

• Comprehensive Data Extraction: Captures full notice details including company info, resolutions, liquidator contacts, and signatories.
• Flexible URL Input: Accepts multiple URLs for batch processing, allowing targeted or broad scraping.
• Structured JSON Output: Delivers clean, machine-readable data with nested objects for addresses and entities.
• High Reliability: Built with robust error handling to manage varying page structures and network issues.
• Fast Performance: Optimized for speed, processing notices efficiently without unnecessary delays.
• Apify Integration: Seamlessly runs on the Apify platform with built-in monitoring and export options.
• Customizable: Supports custom configurations for specific scraping needs via input parameters.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
Urls	array	Yes	An array of URLs pointing to Gazette notice pages to scrape. Each URL must be a valid HTTP/HTTPS link.	["https://m.thegazette.co.uk/notice/5038411"]

Example Usage

Input JSON

{
  "Urls": [
    "https://m.thegazette.co.uk/notice/5038411"
  ]
}

Output JSON

[
  {
    "notice_id": "5038411",
    "notice_code": "2441",
    "notice_category": "Corporate Insolvency",
    "notice_type": "Resolutions for Winding Up",
    "earliest_publication_date": "20 January 2026",
    "edition": "The",
    "company_name": "ECG CONSTRUCTION LTD",
    "company_number": "14074203",
    "description": "(Company Number:  14074203 ) trading as  ECG CONSTRUCTION LTD Registered Office:  23 Crabtree Way ,  Dunstable   LU6 1UR Principal Trading Address:  23 Crabtree Way ,  Dunstable   LU6 1UR Nature of Business:  Construction activities At a  General Meeting  of the Members of the above-named Company, duly convened, and held  at  on  Monday 19 January 2026 , the following Resolution/s was/were duly passed: 1.  (Special Resolution)  That the Company be wound up voluntarily 2.  (Ordinary Resolution)  That Zain Iqbal of Cooper Young, Hunter House, 109 Snakes Lane West, Woodford Green, IG8 0DY be appointed Liquidator of the Company For further details, please contact:  Zain Iqbal , ( 25034 ),  109 Snakes Lane ,  Woodford Green ,  Essex   IG8 0DY , Telephone:  02084980163 , Email address:  ZainIqbal@cyca.co.uk . Vasile Dragan  ,  Chairman",
    "trading_as": "ECG CONSTRUCTION LTD",
    "registered_office": {
      "street": "23 Crabtree Way",
      "locality": "Dunstable",
      "postal_code": "LU6 1UR"
    },
    "principal_trading_address": {
      "street": "109 Snakes Lane",
      "locality": "Woodford Green",
      "postal_code": "IG8 0DY"
    },
    "nature_of_business": "Construction activities",
    "resolutions": [
      {
        "number": null,
        "type": null,
        "label": null
      }
    ],
    "liquidator": {
      "name": "Zain Iqbal",
      "ip_number": "25034",
      "address": {
        "street": "23 Crabtree Way",
        "locality": "Dunstable",
        "region": "Essex",
        "postal_code": "LU6 1UR"
      },
      "telephone": "02084980163",
      "email": "ZainIqbal@cyca.co.uk"
    },
    "signatory": {
      "name": "Vasile Dragan ",
      "role": "Chairman"
    },
    "actor_id": "s2gUBdz6yvhLfekPw",
    "run_id": "mDNlvuvAleW1LqQsz"
  }
]

Use Cases

• Market Research: Analyze trends in corporate insolvencies to identify industry risks and opportunities.
• Competitive Intelligence: Monitor competitors' financial health through public notices.
• Legal Compliance: Track resolutions and liquidations for regulatory reporting.
• Business Automation: Integrate data into CRM systems for automated alerts on company changes.
• Academic Research: Collect historical data for studies on business failures and economic indicators.
• Financial Analysis: Assess company stability by reviewing notice details and liquidator info.

Installation and Usage

1. Search for "Thegazette Notices Spider" in the Apify Store
2. Click "Try for free" or "Run"
3. Configure input parameters
4. Click "Start" to begin extraction
5. Monitor progress in the log
6. Export results in your preferred format (JSON, CSV, Excel)

Output Format

The Actor outputs an array of JSON objects, each representing a scraped notice. Key fields include notice_id, company_name, notice_category, description, and nested objects for registered_office, liquidator, and signatory. This structure ensures easy parsing and integration, with fields like addresses broken into sub-properties for clarity.

Support

For custom/simplified outputs or bug reports, please contact:

• Email: support@getdataforme.com
• Subject line: "custom support"
• Contact form: https://getdataforme.com/contact/

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