UK Gazette Insolvency Check

Check UK companies by name or company number against insolvency notices in The Gazette (the UK's official public record): winding-up petitions, liquidator appointments, administrations, creditor notices and more. Get a HIGH / REVIEW / NONE_FOUND risk flag per company, or list the latest notices as a daily feed for credit control and merchant risk.

How it works

Queries The Gazette's public insolvency notice data feed (thegazette.co.uk/insolvency/notice/data.json), no key needed. Gazette content is Crown copyright, reusable under the Open Government Licence v3.0 with attribution. Name searches match the exact registered name (LTD/LIMITED and PLC variants normalised) to avoid false hits; number searches match the company number quoted in the notice. In feed mode (no companies) you get the latest notices, charged at the lower notice-listed price. Errors are returned as rows with ok: false and not charged.

Output

query, riskFlag, insolvencyNoticesFound, latestNoticeType, latestNoticeDate, notices, ok

Pricing (pay-per-event)

• company-checked: $0.003 per result ($3 / 1,000).
• notice-listed (feed mode only): $0.0005 per notice ($0.5 / 1,000).

Platform usage is included; you pay only for results.

Example input

{
  "companies": [
    "PSG UK FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED",
    "SC687786",
    "ACME TRADING LIMITED"
  ],
  "publishedFrom": "2025-01-01"
}

Example output

{
  "query": "SC687786",
  "riskFlag": "HIGH",
  "insolvencyNoticesFound": 3,
  "latestNoticeType": "Petitions to Wind Up (Companies)",
  "latestNoticeDate": "2025-08-08T01:04:04",
  "notices": [],
  "ok": true
}

Disclaimer

NONE_FOUND only means no matching Gazette insolvency notice was found; it is not a credit check or proof of solvency. Notices about individuals (personal insolvency) can appear in feed mode: handle them under UK GDPR and don't use them for marketing. Not affiliated with The Gazette or TSO.

FAQ

How do I check if a UK company is in liquidation? Enter company names or numbers; each is matched against Gazette insolvency notices (winding-up, liquidation, administration) and given a risk flag.

Can I monitor insolvencies daily? Yes. Leave companies empty for a feed of the latest notices and schedule it daily, or schedule your customer list for ongoing monitoring.

Who uses it? Credit control, merchant acquiring risk teams, KYB/onboarding, lenders, suppliers and insolvency practitioners.

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• UK Company Check (KYB)
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• UK Director Search

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