Appendix · Edge states
Where the register stops
These states are common in real use. Each one says what to do next; it does not apologise.
State A · Search
Zero matches
Searched: “J & M Newsagents”
0 entities match
No registered company carries this name. The tenant is likely a sole trader or partnership, not on the register at all, so this screen cannot assess it.
→Take the covenant from the named individuals, with certified accounts.
→Or require a guarantor that is a registered company, and screen that.
State B · Certificate
No accounts ever filed
354 OXFORD STREET LIMITED
D
Accounts filed
None. First accounts were due 28 Jul 2026, now OVERDUE
Scored as
No trading record (−25) plus accounts overdue (−30)
→Ask why accounts are late, in writing, before exchange.
→No track record: a 6–12 month rent deposit is the usual response.
State C · Any figure
Figure unavailable
Turnover
-Not machine-readable
Net assets
-Not machine-readable
Many UK companies file accounts as scanned image PDFs, so financial figures genuinely cannot be read. This tool stops where free structured data stops rather than guessing.
→Request current management accounts directly from the tenant.
→The structural findings above still stand; they need no figures.
Scope
England, Wales, Scotland and NI, wherever Companies House registration applies. No financial figures: turnover and rent cover live in iXBRL accounts documents, the obvious next layer. Two data sources, two currencies: the sweep is a monthly snapshot (01 Aug 2026); a certificate is fetched live at the moment you look at it.