vc-scanPre-diligence & valuation

United Kingdom · for angels, syndicates and funds

The deck makes claims. Companies House keeps the record.

Type the company's name or number and read what the register shows: overdue filings, outstanding charges, the people with control, director changes and the disqualified-directors register. Then run the SAFE, cap table and model you were sent through the same checks. Free, and nothing is stored.

UK company checkIllustration · fictional company
Annual accountsFlag to fix

Filing historyOverdue by 41 days

Registered chargesWorth a look

Register of chargesOne outstanding debenture, from 2024

People with significant controlLooks clean

PSC registerTwo people, each holding 25–50%

Disqualified directorsLooks clean

Disqualification registerNo current director matches

What Companies House tells an investor

Free · public
RecordWhat it showsThe claim it tests
Filing historyAccounts and confirmation statements: when each was filed, and whether one is overdue“Our filings are up to date”
Register of chargesDebentures and mortgages still outstanding, and whether each was registered within 21 days“No debt” — and where a new investor sits in the queue
PSC registerEvery person or company holding 25% or more, or controlThe founders and ownership the deck describes
OfficersDirectors appointed and resigned, by date“A stable team”
Disqualified directorsWhether a current director's name matches an entry on the register of disqualificationsThat the board can serve at all
Status & insolvencyActive, dormant or in liquidation, and any past administration or CVAThat the company is trading normally

Anyone can search the register, so the investor will. It can run days behind real filings. Run the free UK company check to read all of these for one company.

UK rounds · 30 days to 6 OctThe Intake

18 UK companies announced a round. Largest: Nscale $3.4bn, Basecamp Research $140m and Metaview €53.1m (reported).

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Every check here is an automated read of public records or of the documents you upload: a readiness and gap report, not legal, tax or investment advice, and not a background check — it reads company records only. Companies House data can lag real filings by days or weeks; confirm anything that matters against the register itself.