Check a customer before you commit
Search the British company behind the opportunity, see the public-record evidence, then monitor it if the relationship goes ahead.
Check the customer now
Enter the customer name or Companies House number. Confirm the legal entity, see the evidence behind the risk view and choose what to do before your team starts work.
The decision sequence
A new customer should be checked before the work begins.
A polished website and a promising brief do not tell you whether the company is the right counterparty for your time, delivery capacity or credit terms. The check gives you a documented starting point before the commitment.
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Find the right company
Match the name to the legal entity and confirm its status before you rely on the sales conversation.
- 2
Read the evidence
See filing behaviour, directors, charges and public notices in a plain-English company view.
- 3
Monitor the relationship
If the customer matters after the first decision, add it to monitoring and hear when the public record changes.
Public-record evidence
See what sits behind the customer decision
RecoupIQ cross-checks 12 UK public-data sources and can run up to 72 structured evidence checks in paid report products. The result is a starting point for your decision, not a promise about what a company will do.
- Current Companies House identity and filing freshness
- Director appointment history and connected-company context
- Registered charges and secured-creditor position
- Gazette, insolvency and public warning signals
- Plain-English risk posture with the evidence that supports it
- A report path when the contract or exposure needs more depth
After the first check
Choose the depth, then keep watching.
Quick Check
£29
A focused report for a spot decision before you commit.
See the Quick CheckForensic Report
£167
Deeper director-network and risk context for a material relationship.
See the Forensic ReportMonitor the company
Check first. Monitor the customer after.
Plans start at £19.99/mo.
See monitoring plansCheck first. Monitor the customer after.
A customer can look acceptable on the day you sign and change later. RecoupIQ monitoring runs an initial scan when a company is added, then daily re-scans surface state changes so the relationship does not disappear into a spreadsheet.
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Questions before you proceed
How do I check a customer credit rating before extending payment terms?
Run an instant company search on RecoupIQ. The report evaluates Companies House balance sheets, current liquidity, court judgments, and filing freshness to provide a recommended credit limit and terms guidance.
What should I do if a customer has an active County Court Judgment (CCJ)?
An active CCJ signals significant payment distress. Reduce or eliminate unsecured credit terms, require upfront proforma payments, or request personal director guarantees before delivering goods or services.
What are the early signs that a customer will not pay an invoice?
Early warning signals include overdue confirmation statements or accounts at Companies House, new lender floating charges, disputed milestones without technical cause, and lengthening payment delay trends.
How does daily customer monitoring prevent bad debt write-offs?
Customer financial health changes after contracts are signed. Daily automated monitoring alerts you the moment a customer receives a court judgment, changes directors, or files late accounts.