Newspapers Financial Times - from 1991. Guardian and Observer - from 1999. Herald - from 1998. Online Databases Online services offer access to an infinite variety of databases, with the advantage that the information is right up to date and highly specific. Databases are available in many subject areas, such as patents, medicine, engineering, law and government, electronics, financial and credit information, company directories, full text newspapers, etc.
Results can be in the form of references, abstracts, company finances or full text articles.
One of the databases available for company information is 'Experian'. Searches can be undertaken for limited and non-limited British companies and directors. Results for limited companies can include up to 10 years' balance sheets and profit and loss accounts, directors' names and addresses, company registration details and a risk score. Information on foreign companies can also be obtained. An online search can often produce results where all other sources have failed.