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What is Company Watch?
Company Watch provides Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) reports that allow you to meet AML requirements and conduct KYC checks on your customers.
The Vigilance™ tool analyses filings submitted to Companies House, identifies any anomalies across critical triggers, and allows you to protect yourself against potential fraud.
Who Uses Company Watch?
Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Public Sector, and more.
Where can Company Watch be deployed?
About the vendor
- Company Watch
Company Watch support
Countries available
Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Company Watch pricing
Starting Price:
- Yes, has free trial
- No free version
Company Watch does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. Company Watch paid version starts at £354.00/month.
Pricing plans get a free trialAbout the vendor
- Company Watch
Company Watch support
Countries available
Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages
English
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Reviews of Company Watch

Great service
Pros:
Companywatch is easy to use and gives a user-friendly picture of financial stability
Cons:
The charging per click is a bit irritating
Exceptional Fintel tools with high efficacy.
Comments: From initial functionality and application enquiries, through to highly detailed discussions at C-Suite level, all communications have been positive, informative, frank, honest, candid and well-informed. All the team have proven supportive, helpful and keen to assist us in extracting optimal value from the platform. This year we have upgraded to the top offering available, as this is now embedded into our Strategic Management Suite.
Pros:
Versatility of the data analysis capability, high accuracy of the data and reporting tools, exceptional efficacy of the predictive modelling and 'at a glance' informational graphics, allowing my Group MD to quickly understand the basis of a risk assessment providing a driver on a significant or critical commercial decision.
Cons:
I reviewed the entire market in considerable depth over a three year period, and from careful evaluation and in depth interrogation of providers, weighed up the offerings, and ultimately selected Company Watch from a shortlisted three strong candidate providers. This decision is re-audited annually, to ensure optimal suitability of the selected provider.
Company Watch - KYC/CDD Review
Pros:
- System is easy to navigate - API is strong with data returned - Ability to view directors/shareholders in a user friendly view with little effort - Support is always available from both Relationship Manager and Support Desk with speedy responses.
Cons:
- Information can sometimes be out of date when Companies House has an updated view.
Companywatch Makes Performing Due Diligence on third party Suppliers a Doddle
Comments: I often visit company watch numerous times a day as all the information I need when making a supplier based decision is easy to locate, meaningful and up to date. In fact I often use this when third parties are collating information on one of our group of companies as its just so easy to locate everything.
Pros:
I like the ease of use of the platform. Everything is clearly laid out and its a very easy system to navigate. Some of the information can be obtained from other services, but company watch has everything easily at hand.
Cons:
The only thing I don't like about company watch is the way in which I have to log in with three pieces of information. Company/Username/Password. Are all those strictly necessary? Email and p/w would suffice.
Review of Company Watch services - for Commercial purposes
Comments: Easy to navigate and get risk rating reports for a range of entities, can check the group structure of suppliers, provides a link to reports on the company you are searching.
Pros:
It is possible to get a download of all published UK registered entities.
Cons:
I have nothing to report here and the question is N/A to me
Great system
Pros:
Gives valuable insight to businesses and their current operating structures to make sure we fully understand who we are dealing with.
Cons:
Sometimes the servers can be a little slow and the links a little cumbersome to navigate at first
Solid data partner
Pros:
The ease of use. It is easy to access the necessary data. It's also great being able to upload my risk portfolio for monitoring purposes.
Cons:
Companywatch Ireland seems less consistent than UK in terms of accuracy of data.
User Experience review
Comments: My experience using Company Watch for screening merchant is excellent, account records and necessary incorporation documents are available and for complex structures, the shareholding structure is provided.
Pros:
It gives accurate information about company and all the documents filed are available for download. It also provides group structure information for companies with complex structure.
Cons:
Nothing really, I have not identified anything
Necessary financial risk provider
Pros:
Company Watch offers risk assessment tools for businesses to identify and mitigate risks associated with their clients. The platform provides financial analysis insights into companies' performance to assess their liquidity and solvency. These tools have been helpful for our underwriter process
Cons:
Company Watch's database may not provide comprehensive coverage of all companies or industries, especially in emerging markets and niche sectors.
Very useful for org structure + bad debtor info
Pros:
Great for org structure + bad debtor info.
Cons:
I use it as a tool along side other analytical tools and companies house. It isn't a complete package but a useful addition.
Essential tool for those in the insurance industry
Pros:
Ease of use. In seconds it returns all the data I need, doing this task manually would take a lot longer!
Cons:
There is nothing I would criticize about the platform, it operates exactly how I want
Company Watch Review
Comments: Very Good, our business has benefitted from the use of Company Watch
Pros:
Company Watch portfolios for individual projects
Cons:
Data can quickly be out of date subject to the company accounts being filed
Using CW for supplier financial health monitoring
Comments: Very good product that we use every day.
Pros:
Fast, simple to use and explain to stakeholders
Cons:
Occasionally slow updates and ratio inaccuracies
Company Watch Review
Comments: Out of all the tools I use in assessing Company watch is the most reliable
Pros:
Ease of use. Lots of features that help give the full picture whilst assessing a companies financial strength.
Cons:
The only con that I can think of is the amount of time that it takes to upload newly filed accounts
April 2024
Comments: Efficient and easy to use, provides me with the information I need to do my job.
Pros:
Easy to use, accurate and up to date information available, download of financials easy to use.
Cons:
Self serve for password reset could be better
Fantastic! Happy to use everyday!
Comments: Love the Autofill function which helps me save the time
Pros:
Love the Autofill function which helps me save the time
Cons:
Sometimes does not give accurate yearly sales and annual turnover correctly
Great, Professional Product
Comments: I like using the reports and find it easy to navigate.
Pros:
it is easy to access, the dashboard has a vast of information at your finger tips. The reports down load with full title of company. the full report is very helpful.
Cons:
Not every report has full information so can be quite sparse. This may be due to filing in certain countries.
Great platform for all your financial checks
Comments: Very happy with Company Watch since we changed from another provider
Pros:
The ease of running company checks and the ability to add portfolios to group together companies.
Cons:
Nothing bad to report for Company Watch currentl
Company Watch Reviewr
Comments: I use the system when i am conducting due diligence on out preferred bidders
Pros:
How easy the system is to use and the information you can retrieve
Cons:
There isn't really anything I least like about Company Watch
Due diligence
Pros:
Company Watch is an integral tool to support due diligence checks and general research on the stability of a company, either prior to contracting or as part of ongoing appraisals.
Cons:
Some of the international reporting isn't as strong as the main markets.
A good service
Pros:
Lots of info available including all companies house info, ratio's, ccj, audit reports etc
Cons:
Seems clunky and needs a new interface Expand to research entitites for prospecting
Review of services
Pros:
Easy to use and the page layout is easy on the eye.
Cons:
Not always sure on his upbringing date the information is
Free Trial for a Project - Client uses this site
Comments: Very good - from Customer Service to Ease of Using the Product
Pros:
Quick Response to Queries; Quick and Easy Search; Comprehensive data on UK Registered Companies
Cons:
Balance Sheet layout - latest year is on the right hand - Total Liability is not available