# UK Gazette Insolvency Check (`sterlingverify/uk-gazette-insolvency`) Actor

Check UK companies against The Gazette insolvency notices: winding-up petitions, liquidation, administration and creditor notices. HIGH/REVIEW/NONE_FOUND risk flag per company, or a daily insolvency feed for credit control, KYB and merchant risk.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sterlingverify/uk-gazette-insolvency.md
- **Developed by:** [Luke Mangan](https://apify.com/sterlingverify) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 company checkeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## 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

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

### Example output

```json
{
  "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.

### Related SterlingVerify tools

- [UK Company Check (KYB)](https://apify.com/sterlingverify/uk-company-check)
- [UK Disqualified Directors Check](https://apify.com/sterlingverify/uk-disqualified-directors)
- [UK New Company Incorporations](https://apify.com/sterlingverify/uk-new-companies)
- [UK Sanctions List Screener](https://apify.com/sterlingverify/uk-sanctions-screener)
- [UK Director Search](https://apify.com/sterlingverify/uk-director-search)

Part of the **SterlingVerify** UK payments & compliance toolkit. Browse all tools: https://apify.com/sterlingverify

# Actor input Schema

## `companies` (type: `array`):

Exact registered names (e.g. ACME TRADING LIMITED) or Companies House numbers (e.g. 01234567, SC687786). Leave empty to get a feed of the latest notices instead.

## `maxNoticesPerCompany` (type: `integer`):

How many matching notices to fetch per company.

## `recentNotices` (type: `integer`):

Used only when Companies is empty.

## `publishedFrom` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD

## `publishedTo` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "companies": [
    "PSG UK FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED",
    "SC687786"
  ],
  "maxNoticesPerCompany": 10,
  "recentNotices": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All results in the default dataset

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "companies": [
        "PSG UK FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED",
        "SC687786"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sterlingverify/uk-gazette-insolvency").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "companies": [
        "PSG UK FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED",
        "SC687786",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sterlingverify/uk-gazette-insolvency").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 '{
  "companies": [
    "PSG UK FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED",
    "SC687786"
  ]
}' |
apify call sterlingverify/uk-gazette-insolvency --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,sterlingverify/uk-gazette-insolvency"
        }
    }
}
```

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 <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` 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/RpvRGfbzlcRTWuv5f/builds/VLX4qTumZDx0d0n1x/openapi.json