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Search for Disqualified Company Directors

A search for disqualified directors would show if someone is banned from being a company director. If you find a disqualified director you can also report them if they are working illegally.

Companies House keeps a register of disqualified directors. Details stored from the Insolvency Service and the courts shows:

Their name, address, and date of birth (where available)
Their nationality
Their last registered address
The start and end date of the disqualification
The number of disqualifications they have
The reason for getting disqualified
The names of companies relevant to the disqualification
Whether the court permits them to continue acting as a director

Get Full Details of a Director Disqualification

England, Scotland, and Wales

You can get full details of why the director got disqualified - providing it happened in the past three (3) months. The Insolvency Service would give you online access to a summary of the results and outcomes.

Contact the Insolvency Service in Northern Ireland

Insolvency Service
Fermanagh House
Ormeau Avenue
Belfast
BT2 8NJ

Telephone: 028 9054 8531
Text Relay: 18001 028 9025 1441
Email: insolvency@economy-ni.gov.uk

Note: Sending an email to 'Civil.Proceedings.Team@insolvency.gov.uk' is another way to get some details of disqualified directors.

Searching the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Register

Getting a debt relief order, a bankruptcy order (undischarged bankrupts), or other bankruptcy restrictions result in a ban from being the director of a company.

Note: If you search the bankruptcy and insolvency register it will show details of people who have been banned.

How to Report a Disqualified Director

There are several valid reasons to report a disqualified director to The Insolvency Service. Any director who gets disqualified should not be:

Working as a director of a company or a member of a limited liability partnership (LLP) (unless they have permission from the court).
Acting as an insolvency practitioner.
Breaching any other restrictions related to the effect of a disqualification order.
Involved in the formation, management, or promotion of a company (unless they have permission from the court).

You can also report a director for disqualification if they are subject to bankruptcy restrictions or they have been given:

A Debt Relief Order
A Bankruptcy Restrictions Order (BRO) or Undertaking (BRU)
A Debt Relief Restrictions Order (DRRO) or Undertaking (DRRU)

Note: The process differs if you want to complain about a limited company (e.g. for committing fraud, running scams, selling a faulty product or service).

How to Find or Report a Disqualified Director in United Kingdom
Last Updated 2020