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What the pack is, where the information comes from, and who can see it.

Everything here is written for a company owner rather than for an adviser. Nothing in it is legal or tax advice.

Getting started

What the pack is, how it is scored, and how to get a company into it.

What snapdue is
4 minute read

The pack, in plain words, and what it is for.

Adding your company
3 minute read

One number, and the public record fills itself in.

How readiness is scored
3 minute read

One number, and where it comes from.

The public record

What Companies House already publishes about the company, and what it leaves out.

What Companies House publishes
4 minute read

It is free, it is open to anybody, and a buyer reads it first.

Your filing deadlines
3 minute read

Two dates, both public, both automatic.

Changes on the register
3 minute read

Find out from your dashboard rather than from a buyer.

Proving who you are

Identity checks at Companies House, and how snapdue decides you control a company.

Claiming your company
5 minute read

The gate is an HMRC connection, and here is why a matching name is not.

The identity check
4 minute read

A few minutes once, and what happens to the document afterwards.

Your due diligence pack

The twenty four sections of the pack, what a buyer wants from each, and what to have ready.

The twenty four sections
5 minute read

Twenty four sections, and the order that works.

What a buyer asks for
4 minute read

They are pricing risk, not marking your homework.

Uploading documents
3 minute read

Where the file goes, and who can reach it.

Access, documents and privacy

Who can see what, where documents live, and how long anything is kept.

Who can see your pack
4 minute read

Four roles, and why nobody can promote themselves.

What is kept and for how long
4 minute read

What is kept, for how long, and what the law will not let go of.