Guides
Plain-English guides to supplier due diligence, company checks and procurement risk in the UK.
Supplier Due Diligence in the UK: A Practical Guide
How to run supplier due diligence in the UK — what to check, which public sources to use, and how to weigh risk against contract value.
What is a CCJ? County Court Judgments Explained
What a County Court Judgment (CCJ) is, what it signals about a supplier's financial health, and how to check for one.
How to Check if a Company is Financially Stable
A step-by-step checklist for assessing a UK company's financial stability from public filings before you sign.
Companies House Checks Explained
What Companies House filings reveal about a supplier — accounts, confirmation statements, charges, officers and PSC.
Director History Checks: Disqualifications and Phoenixing
How to read a director's history for disqualifications, prior company failures and phoenixing patterns.
Supplier Onboarding Checklist (UK)
A practical onboarding checklist for vetting new UK suppliers before the first order.
Red Flags in Supplier Financials
The financial warning signs in UK company filings that should give procurement teams pause.
Due Diligence vs Credit Check: What's the Difference?
Why a generic credit score isn't supplier due diligence, and what contextual due diligence adds.