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Everything the official tools don't tell you

Real-time UK Companies House monitoring covering accounts filings, director changes, PSC (ownership) updates, charges, insolvency filings, phoenix detection and Gazette dissolution notices, all on a single watchlist.

Director change alerts

Companies House tells you a filing was made. Vigil tells you a director has resigned, with their name, their role, and whether this is the first change or the third in 18 months.

Know when the person you're relying on at a customer account has left — before the relationship goes cold.

Financial distress signals

New charge registrations. Late accounts. Overdue confirmation statements. Insolvency proceedings.

Each alert includes context: whether it's the company's first charge or fourth, and what that pattern typically means for creditors.

Gazette dissolution alerts

Pays for itself

If a company on your watchlist begins voluntary dissolution, you'll know the same day — with the deadline to object, the process in plain English, and a direct link to file.

One alert can save a five-figure bad debt. No competitor sends this at SMB pricing.

Phoenix company detection

A company dissolves. Within months, the same directors incorporate a new one with a similar name, the same address, the same sector — and walk away from their debts.

Vigil detects this pattern automatically. When a director you're monitoring incorporates a new company, you'll know within hours.

People monitoring

The Companies House data tracks directors, not just organisations. Add key contacts or counterparties to your watchlist.

When they join a new company, resign from a board, or have disqualification proceedings filed against them, you'll know.

PSC & ownership changes

Forms PSC01 through PSC09 record who really owns and controls a UK limited company. A change can signal restructuring, an acquisition, or a cleanup before sale.

Vigil classifies PSC filings as PSC filings, so you see who was added, who was removed, and when — not a generic "document filed" email.

Plain English, always

Every alert reads like this: "Acme Ltd has registered a second charge in 8 months, secured against all business assets. Companies in this position are significantly more likely to face insolvency proceedings within 18 months."

Data without interpretation is noise.

Every event type Vigil monitors

Companies House (real-time stream)

  • Director appointments
  • Director resignations
  • PSC appointments (PSC01)
  • PSC changes and cessations (PSC02–09)
  • New charges registered
  • Charges satisfied
  • Confirmation statements
  • Accounts filed and overdue
  • Insolvency proceedings

London Gazette (daily)

  • First Gazette Notice (dissolution)
  • Second Gazette Notice
  • Creditor objection deadline
  • Insolvency notices
  • Winding-up petitions

Phoenix detection

  • New company incorporation by watched director
  • Same address or SIC code
  • Previous company dissolved within 2 years

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