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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.

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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