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Ask HN: How to research about a company in UK before accepting job offer

1 pointsby samrohnabout 6 years ago
I have been offered a role as a developer in a UK based, privately owned company. It's a fairly big company with ~2k employees. I will be working from their Indian location. Is there any website which could help me understand more about the company, other than glassdoor, their official website? I am looking for how healthy is their position is in the market, general outlook about how the company is doing etc

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rahimnathwaniabout 6 years ago
All companies incorporate in the UK must file annual accounts with Companies House. Most companies&#x27; accounts are audited, but there are exemptions for smaller companies. Some small companies qualify for &#x27;abridged&#x27; accounts, which means only the balance sheet is shown, not the income statement.<p>For free, you can access:<p>- All of the accounts the company has filed in the past<p>- The list of all directors<p>- Fixed and floating charges registered on the company&#x27;s assets<p>All of these can be found here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;beta.companieshouse.gov.uk&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;beta.companieshouse.gov.uk&#x2F;</a><p>The best you will get from the above is a snapshot (from 6-12 months ago) and some historical performance. It won&#x27;t tell you about the future.<p>If it&#x27;s a company with 2k employees, it&#x27;s worth searching on Google and Reddit to find things posted by its customers, or employees of its customers.