How to check waste company records and regulatory history
Understand Companies House records, insolvency notices and waste regulatory history, with practical steps for fair, evidence-based supplier reviews.
Read the complete guideCompany & regulatory information
Explore the company records and published regulatory history that provide context for a supplier review.
Company information and regulatory records can help you understand the business behind a waste service and investigate changes that need attention. Start with our complete guide to interpreting those sources, including what a company status or published enforcement record can tell you.
Start with the complete guide
Company identity and records
How to check a waste company on Companies House
Check a waste company’s identity, status and records on Companies House, then connect your findings with the business providing your waste service.
Read the articleWhat does active mean on Companies House when checking a waste supplier?
Understand what active company status means, why it does not prove financial health or waste authorisation, and which supplier checks to make next.
Read the articleWhy is a waste supplier not on Companies House?
Understand why a waste supplier may not appear on Companies House and how to check sole traders, partnerships, trading names and missing company records.
Read the articleRegistered office vs trading address: what is the difference?
Understand registered offices, trading addresses and waste site locations, and investigate address differences in a supplier’s company and regulator records.
Read the articleHow to read a waste company’s filing history
Understand a waste company’s accounts, confirmation statements and corporate changes, with a practical method for reviewing Companies House filings fairly.
Read the articleOverdue company accounts: what should you check about a waste supplier?
Investigate overdue accounts or confirmation statements fairly, understand the limits of filing markers and record practical follow-up with your waste supplier.
Read the articleWho owns a waste company? Directors and PSCs explained
Use Companies House director and PSC information to understand a waste company’s ownership and control, while avoiding unsupported links between businesses.
Read the articleParent companies and subsidiaries: which waste business are you hiring?
Understand waste company groups, identify the contracting business and keep parent ownership, carrier registration and receiving-site permissions clearly connected.
Read the articleHow to check a disqualified director when reviewing a waste company
Search the official disqualified directors register, match identities carefully and understand dates, permissions and limits when reviewing a waste supplier.
Read the articleCompany status and continuity
How to check if a waste company is insolvent, in administration or liquidation
Check Companies House and official insolvency notices, distinguish administration from liquidation, and ask practical questions about your waste service.
Read the articleWinding-up petition vs winding-up order: what waste customers should know
Understand the difference between a winding-up petition and order, check official notices and dates, and investigate what the current position means for waste services.
Read the articleCompany strike-off and dissolution: what they mean for waste customers
Understand proposed strike-off, dissolution and restoration, check Companies House and Gazette notices, and clarify the legal business behind your waste service.
Read the articleWhat happens to waste collections when a company goes into administration?
Find practical steps for waste collections when a supplier enters administration, including authorised contacts, records, replacement carriers and service continuity.
Read the articleRegulatory history and inspection reports
How to check a waste company’s enforcement history
Find official environmental enforcement records in England, Scotland and Wales, match the right waste business and interpret findings fairly.
Read the articleEnvironmental cautions, prosecutions and convictions explained
Understand environmental cautions, prosecutions and convictions, and describe a waste supplier’s official enforcement record accurately.
Read the articleEnvironmental civil sanctions and enforcement undertakings explained
Understand environmental civil sanctions and enforcement undertakings, including accepted offers, completion evidence and fair waste supplier reviews.
Read the articleHow to read an Environment Agency Compliance Assessment Report
Understand an English waste site’s Compliance Assessment Report, including findings, CCS scores, required actions and follow-up evidence.
Read the articleWaste site compliance scores and ratings explained
Understand English CCS scores, Welsh compliance information and Scotland’s developing EPAS scheme without making misleading comparisons.
Read the articleDoes an old environmental offence make a waste supplier unsuitable?
Assess historical environmental offences fairly by checking identity, dates, relevance, corrective action and the waste supplier’s current arrangements.
Read the articleNo environmental enforcement record found: what does it mean?
Understand the limits of an empty enforcement search, investigate missing waste company records and make focused regulator information requests.
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Supplier checks
Build a clearer picture of a waste supplier before appointing them or reviewing an existing relationship.
Explore the topicRegistrations & permits
Understand waste registrations, site permissions and the questions each type of record can answer.
Explore the topicDuty of care & record keeping
Connect supplier reviews with waste responsibilities and keep a useful record of the evidence behind your decisions.
Explore the topicMonitoring & supplier management
Keep supplier reviews current and organise the work across your business, locations and internal client portfolios.
Explore the topicSites & waste types
Research waste facilities and operators using location, waste types and authorised activities.
Explore the topicWaste data & digital tracking
Navigate public waste information and understand how registers, historical evidence and digital tracking fit together.
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