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Working the UK public record, properly.

Practical guides to Gazette notices — how insolvency, collections and legal teams search them at volume instead of one name at a time.

Administration Notices in The Gazette: What the Moratorium Means for Your Collections Book

An administration notice in The Gazette freezes most legal action against a debtor company. Here is what UK collections teams must stop, check and do next.

21 October 2026 · ~7 min read

Section 27 Notices and the Checks Around Them: A UK Estate Practitioner's Guide to Gazette Screening Before Distribution

A Section 27 notice protects personal representatives, but it is not the only check before distribution. How UK estate practitioners screen parties in bulk.

14 October 2026 · ~7 min read

Winding-Up Orders: How to Search for Them and What One Means

How to search for a winding-up order against a UK company, where it is published, how it differs from the petition, and how to read the notice trail that follows.

8 October 2026 · 8 min read

Is There an HMRC Winding-Up Petition List? Where HMRC Petitions Are Actually Published

HMRC publishes no list of its winding-up petitions. Every one is advertised in The Gazette before the hearing. How to check a company, or a whole customer list, for an HMRC petition.

8 October 2026 · 6 min read

Before You Issue: The Insolvency Checks UK Litigation Solicitors Should Run on a Defendant

Issuing against a bankrupt or wound-up defendant can waste costs. Learn which Gazette notices to check before you issue, and how to screen a caseload in bulk.

8 October 2026 · ~7 min read

Bankruptcy Orders in The Gazette: What a UK Compliance Team Can and Can't See

Which personal insolvency notices appear in The Gazette, which sit on the Individual Insolvency Register, and how UK compliance teams can screen a customer book.

28 September 2026 · ~7 min read

First Gazette Notice for Strike Off: The Two-Month Window That Decides Whether You Get Paid

A debtor company can be struck off and dissolved in about three months. Learn what a first Gazette notice means, how to object in time, and how to screen a ledger.

21 September 2026 · ~8 min read

Supplier Insolvency Risk: How to Screen a Whole Vendor Portfolio Against The Gazette

Enterprise teams screen customers for insolvency but rarely suppliers. How to screen a full vendor portfolio against UK Gazette notices — and act before the order.

14 September 2026 · ~8 min read

How to Check if Someone Is Bankrupt in the UK

How to check if someone is bankrupt in the UK: the Individual Insolvency Register, The Gazette, what each one actually covers, and how to screen a whole list.

7 September 2026 · 8 min read

Deceased Estate Notices in The Gazette: The Two-Month Window Creditors Keep Missing

Deceased estates notices in The Gazette give creditors a two-month window to claim against an estate. Here's how UK collections teams find them in time.

25 August 2026 · ~7 min read

Winding-Up Petitions: Why You Want to See Them Before the Order

A winding-up petition publishes in The Gazette at least seven business days before the hearing. For anyone owed money, that window is when your options exist.

20 August 2026 · 9 min read

How to Search The Gazette by Company Number — and Why You Should

Company names are ambiguous; company numbers are not. How to search UK insolvency notices by registered number — one at a time or a whole list in one pass.

20 August 2026 · 7 min read

What The Gazette's Research Service Costs — and When Bulk Search Makes More Sense

The Gazette's Research Service charges £30 for one name, £24 each for 2–5 and £20 each for 6–10. What that buys, where it fits, and the self-serve alternative.

20 August 2026 · 7 min read

CVL vs Compulsory Liquidation: How to Read the Notices in The Gazette

Five out of six UK liquidations are voluntary, and the notice trail reads differently from a compulsory winding up. How to tell them apart in The Gazette.

20 August 2026 · 9 min read

How to Check if a Company Is in Liquidation in the UK

Three official ways to check whether a UK company is in liquidation — Companies House, The Gazette, and what to do when you need to check a whole list at once.

20 August 2026 · 8 min read

How to Search The Gazette for Insolvency Notices — Without Doing It One Name at a Time

The Gazette publishes every UK insolvency notice, but its search takes one query at a time. Here is how insolvency professionals check whole caseloads in seconds.

12 August 2026 · 9 min read

Screening Your Debtor Book for Insolvency: Why UK Collections Teams Can't Afford Not To

One in 369 UK adults entered insolvency in the past year. How credit risk and collections teams screen entire debtor books against Gazette notices in seconds.

12 August 2026 · 9 min read

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