Signals
What signals are, how to read each family and type, and how to use them without overclaiming.
Signal families: the five lenses on a company
Signals are grouped into families so you can start from what you sell.
1 minHow signals work: dates, "new" and history
Each signal carries two dates, and recent ones are shown as new.
1 minNew signals: businesses that have just started
New covers businesses that have just started.
1 minScaling signals: businesses getting bigger
Scaling covers businesses that appear to be growing.
1 minShrinking signals: businesses getting smaller
Shrinking covers businesses that appear to be contracting.
1 minFailing signals: businesses in financial trouble
Failing covers businesses in financial trouble.
1 minChanging signals: ownership, name, location or direction
Changing covers businesses going through a change.
1 minJust incorporated
A company has just been registered at Companies House.
1 minNet assets up
A company's latest accounts show net assets well above its previous accounts.
1 minNet assets down
A company's latest accounts show net assets well below its previous accounts.
1 minNew secured lending
A company has registered a new loan or facility secured against its assets.
1 minNew director
A company has appointed a new director.
1 minNew owner
A person or company has been recorded as a new controlling owner.
1 minMoved registered office
A company has changed its registered office address.
1 minIn administration
A company has entered administration.
1 minIn liquidation
A company has entered a formal liquidation.
1 minAccounts overdue
A company has missed the deadline to file its annual accounts.
1 minStrike-off signals
A company has been proposed for removal from the register, or has applied to close itself.
1 minSolvent wind-down
A company is closing in an orderly way while still able to pay its debts.
1 min