Checking out a new client

[Seany88]

What is the best way when starting out and trading with a new client? There's not much information about their company, I guess the simplest is to use Companies House to get previous years' accounts and their profitability?

Is there a business-based Experian that can give you a credit rating of a company?

[GuinnessMK]

We use Credit Focus from Barclays, which is a credit check.

[Chris_OCR]

We also use a company to credit check all our clients however this is done through our factoring company.

[Mr Overheads]

I use RiskDisk - because it comes free with my serviced office.

Or I can recommend Credit Serve £250 + VAT p.a. if your interested I'll send you the right person at Credit Serve by pm to get that price. Much much cheaper than Experian and the other big players.

[Seany88]

I only need to check one company out, its a one-time sort of deal...anyone fancy doing it for me for a fee?

[M-J-B]

Seany88 said:

I only need to check one company out, its a one-time sort of deal...anyone fancy doing it for me for a fee?

Email me the details and I'll send over a report foc.

[M-J-B]

Sorry................time out.

Your free credit report has expired because you couldn't be bothered to read and reply to your own posts

Pay me £100 and I'll then send you the one I was going to send you earlier for nothing.

[Seany88]

It was Saturday! I try to keep my sanity by not working on weekends as well! No matter, I've managed to sort it, thanks anyway.

[Man-At-Arms]

Mr Overheads said:

I use RiskDisk

all the infomation you need, and i like the bit about the Directors 'other appointments'
nice to see how many fingers they have in other pies

[dugt]

Man-At-Arms said:

Mr Overheads said:

I use RiskDisk

all the infomation you need, and i like the bit about the Directors 'other appointments'
nice to see how many fingers they have in other pies

ive used this too, highly reconmended

[Seany88]

For reference, I ended up using these guys:

http://www.companysearchesmadesimple.com/

[M-J-B]

Seany

I owe you an apology.

It would appear you replied almost immediately however your email went straight into my junk email and I didn't see it

I'm very sorry and if I can be of any help with further references please contact me again