# UK Insolvency & Bankruptcy Notices Scraper (The Gazette) (`scrapers_lat/uk-gazette-insolvency-scraper`) Actor
Scrape official UK insolvency and bankruptcy notices from The Gazette: winding-up, liquidation, administration, bankruptcy orders and creditor meetings, with company or individual, company number, court, and insolvency practitioner contact. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/uk-gazette-insolvency-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, News
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $10.20 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
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# README
## UK Insolvency & Bankruptcy Notices Scraper (The Gazette)
> Track every official UK insolvency and bankruptcy notice: winding-up petitions and orders, bankruptcy orders, the appointment of liquidators, administrators and trustees, meetings of creditors and intended dividends. Each notice comes with the company or individual affected, company number, court and case number, the appointed insolvency practitioner (name, firm, email, phone and address) and publication details. Filter by notice type, name, date range, edition and location, and export clean structured data for credit-risk, AML, debt-collection and distressed-asset monitoring.
**📥 [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-gazette-insolvency-scraper/input-schema) · 📤 [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-gazette-insolvency-scraper/output-schema) · 💰 [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-gazette-insolvency-scraper/pricing) · ▶️ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-gazette-insolvency-scraper/examples)**
Every notice type winding-up, bankruptcy, liquidation, administration
Company & practitioner details company number, court, IP firm + contact
JSON / CSV / Excel output formats
### What you get
For each insolvency notice:
- **Notice** — notice ID, notice type, notice-type code, corporate vs personal, status, publication date, edition, issue and page number, source URL.
- **Subject** — company name, company number, trading name and nature of business; or, for personal insolvency, the individual's name and date of birth.
- **Court** — court name, case number and case year, plus the petitioner where present.
- **Insolvency practitioner (lead)** — practitioner name and type, firm, email, phone, full address and postcode.
- **Key dates** — notice date, date of bankruptcy order, date of appointment and type of petition where published.
- **Summary** — the notice's plain-text summary and, when available, geolocation.
### Who is it for
| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| Credit risk & AML | Lenders and compliance teams screening for distressed or insolvent counterparties |
| Debt collection | Recovery teams tracking winding-up and bankruptcy events on debtors |
| Insolvency services | Practitioners and advisers monitoring new appointments and creditor meetings |
| Distressed M\&A | Investors and asset buyers sourcing companies entering administration or liquidation |
### How to use it
1. Pick a **Notice type** (all, or a specific event such as winding-up orders or bankruptcy orders).
2. Optionally add **company or individual names / keywords**, a **date range**, a **Gazette edition** (London, Edinburgh, Belfast) or a **postcode and radius**.
3. Set **Max Notices To Scrape** and run. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API.
You are only charged for real notices returned. Runs that match nothing cost nothing.
### Frequently Asked Questions
**Which insolvency events are covered?**
Winding-up petitions and orders, bankruptcy orders, appointment of liquidators, administrators and trustees, resolutions for winding-up, meetings of creditors, notices to creditors, intended dividends and dismissals, across corporate and personal insolvency.
**Does it include the insolvency practitioner's contact details?**
Yes. Where the notice publishes them, each record includes the appointed practitioner's name, firm, email, phone and address.
**Can I monitor a list of companies?**
Yes. Add several names or keywords and each one runs as its own search in the same run.
**How fresh is the data?**
Notices are read live at run time, so each record reflects the official record at the moment of the run (see observedAt).
**Does it cover Scotland and Northern Ireland?**
Yes. Use the edition filter for London (England & Wales), Edinburgh (Scotland) or Belfast (Northern Ireland).
### Export, API and AI agents (x402 + MCP)
Export the scraped data to **JSON, CSV or Excel**, pull it as a **dataset** through the Apify **API**, or wire it into your app with **no code**. This web scraper and data extractor also works for bulk data extraction and scheduled runs.
For AI agents: this Actor is available on **x402**, Apify's agentic payment standard built with Coinbase. An AI agent can discover, pay for and run it on its own with a funded wallet and a single HTTP request: no account, no subscription, no API key and no human in the loop. It also runs as an **MCP** tool inside Claude, Cursor and other AI clients out of the box. Learn more about [x402 agentic payments on Apify](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402).
### Related scrapers
- [UK Companies House Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-companies-house-scraper)
- [UK FCA Register Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-fca-register-scraper)
- [UK Contracts Finder Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/uk-contracts-finder-scraper)
### More scrapers at scrapers.lat
This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for public platforms: finance, news, real estate, jobs, e-commerce and government data. Browse the full catalog or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat).
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> This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with The Gazette, TSO or His Majesty's Stationery Office. It only accesses publicly available official notices. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.
# Actor input Schema
## `noticeCategory` (type: `string`):
Filter by the type of insolvency notice. Choose 'All insolvency notices' for everything, or narrow to a specific event such as winding-up orders or bankruptcy orders.
## `keywords` (type: `array`):
Optional. One or more company names, individual names or keywords to search for. Each term runs a separate search in the same run (for example a list of companies you monitor).
## `noticeTypeCodes` (type: `array`):
Optional. Power-user override: exact Gazette notice-type codes (for example 2450 = winding-up petitions, 2503 = bankruptcy orders, 2432 = appointment of liquidators). Overrides the Notice type selector when set.
## `editions` (type: `array`):
Optional. Keep only notices from these editions: London (England & Wales), Edinburgh (Scotland) or Belfast (Northern Ireland). Leave empty for all.
## `startDate` (type: `string`):
Optional. Only include notices published on or after this date.
## `endDate` (type: `string`):
Optional. Only include notices published on or before this date.
## `postcode` (type: `string`):
Optional. Restrict to notices near this UK postcode (for example 'EC3V 3ND'). Use with the radius below.
## `radiusMiles` (type: `integer`):
Search radius in miles around the postcode above.
## `maxNotices` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of insolvency notices to collect.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"noticeCategory": "all",
"keywords": [
"LTD"
],
"radiusMiles": 10,
"maxNotices": 30
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (type: `string`):
No description
# API
You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.
## JavaScript example
```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"keywords": [
"LTD"
],
"maxNotices": 30
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/uk-gazette-insolvency-scraper").call(input);
// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
console.dir(item);
});
// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs
```
## Python example
```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
"keywords": ["LTD"],
"maxNotices": 30,
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/uk-gazette-insolvency-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"keywords": [
"LTD"
],
"maxNotices": 30
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/uk-gazette-insolvency-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapers_lat/uk-gazette-insolvency-scraper"
}
}
}
```
The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).
## OpenAPI specification
Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/kLWqv38qhRRReAk0g/builds/xdM2yUuCZS0sx3hqh/openapi.json