Creditsafe

creditsafeGetReportFull

Retrieve a detailed company report.

Parameters

company_id

Company ID, as returned by creditsafeSearch. Due to legal reasons all report requests of German companies (DE) must be accompanied with a reason code. To specify a report request reason code, append one of the following codes onto the company_id (without quotes):

’\|1’	Credit Decisioning
’\|2’	Credit Assessment - Future business connection (with credit risk)
’\|3’	Credit Assessment - Existing business connection (with credit risk)
’\|4’	Realisation check receivables collection
’\|5’	Purchase Contract - Intention of signature of purchase contract (with credit risk)
’\|6’	Goods Credit Insurance (with credit risk)
’\|7’	Contract - Intention of signature of leasing or rent contract (with credit risk)
’\|8’	Insurance Contract - Intention of signature of a insurance contract (with credit risk)

language

ISO 639-1 notation language that the report should be returned in, for example: “EN”. Available languages for a company are returned by creditsafeSearch.

document

Specify to retrieve an extra document with an excerpt of the data. Currently unused. Possible values:

[empty string]

Return no extra document.

Returns

out	A CreditsafeCompanyReportFull entry.

creditsafeSearch

Search for a company.

The parameters which can be used differ for each country. The parameters that can be used are described in Country parameters.

Parameters

country	The country to search in, An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, required
id	Search a single company, using the Creditsafe company identifier, optional
registration_number	Search using a company registration number, optional
status	Search using a company status. See Country parameters for allowed values per country, optional
office_type	Search using a company office type. See Country parameters for allowed values per country, optional
name	Search using a company name, optional
name_match_type	How to match the text in the name parameter, the default match and possibles types are given in Country parameters for each country, optional
address	Search using a company’s complete address, optional
address_match_type	How to match the text in the address parameter, the default match type and possibles types are given in Country parameters for each country, optional
street	Search using a company’s address street, optional
house_number	Search using a company’s address house number, optional
city	Search using a company’s address city, optional
postal_code	Search using a company’s address postal code, optional
province	Search using a company’s address province, optional
phone_number	Search using a company’s phone number, optional
page	Page of search results to retrieve

Returns

out	A Patterns::{Type}PagedResult of CreditsafeCompany entries.

creditsafeSearchV2

Search for a company.

The parameters which can be used differ for each country. The parameters that can be used are described in Country parameters.

Parameters

countries	Array of countries to search in, An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, required
id	Search a single company, using the Creditsafe company identifier, optional
status	Search using a company status. See Country parameters for allowed values per country, optional
registration_number	Search using a company registration number, optional
registration_type	Search using a company registration type, optional
vat_number	Search using a company vat number, optional
province	Search using a company’s address province, optional
city	Search using a company’s address city, optional
street	Search using a company’s address street, optional
postal_code	Search using a company’s address postal code, optional
name	Search using a company name, optional

Returns

out	A CreditsafeSearchResultV2.

creditsafeGetReportFullV2

Retrieve a detailed company report.

Parameters

company_id

Company ID, as returned by creditsafeSearchV2.

language

ISO 639-1 notation language that the report should be returned in, for example: “EN”.

reason

Due to legal reasons all report requests of German companies (DE) must be accompanied with a reason code. To specify a report request reason code, use one of the following (without quotes):

’1’	Credit Decision
’2’	Credit Assessment - Future business connection (with credit risk)
’3’	Credit Assessment - Existing business connection (with credit risk)
’4’	Realisation check receivables collection
’5’	Purchase Contract - Intention of signature of purchase contract (with credit risk)
’6’	Goods Credit Insurance (with credit risk)
’7’	Contract - Intention of signature of leasing or rent contract (with credit risk)
’8’	Insurance Contract - Intention of signature of a insurance contract (with credit risk)

Returns

out	A CreditsafeCompanyReportFullV2 entry.

creditsafeGetReportFullPdfV2

Retrieve a detailed company report in PDF format.

Parameters

company_id

Company ID, as returned by creditsafeSearchV2.

language

ISO 639-1 notation language that the report should be returned in, for example: “EN”.

reason

Due to legal reasons all report requests of German companies (DE) must be accompanied with a reason code. To specify a report request reason code, use one of the following (without quotes):

’1’	Credit Decision
’2’	Credit Assessment - Future business connection (with credit risk)
’3’	Credit Assessment - Existing business connection (with credit risk)
’4’	Realisation check receivables collection
’5’	Purchase Contract - Intention of signature of purchase contract (with credit risk)
’6’	Goods Credit Insurance (with credit risk)
’7’	Contract - Intention of signature of leasing or rent contract (with credit risk)
’8’	Insurance Contract - Intention of signature of a insurance contract (with credit risk)

Returns

out	A CreditsafeCompanyReportFullPdfV2 entry.

CreditsafeSearchResultV2

companies

A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyV2 entries.

CreditsafeCompanyV2

Basic information about a company.

address	A CreditsafeAddressV2.
creditsafe_number	Credit
date_last_account	Date of last account
date_last_change	Date of last change
trade_names	Trading names.
vat_numbers	VAT Numbers.
country	The ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 country code of the company’s country.
registration_number	Company registration number according to country’s Chambre of Commerce.
name	Company name.
id	Creditsafe company identifier used to retrieve a report.
type	Company type information (Ltd, NonLtd etc.)
status	Company status information (Active, Closed etc.).
office_type	Company office type information (Headoffice etc.).

CreditsafeAddressV2

An Address.

city	Address city.
country	Address country.
full_address	Full address.
house_number	Address house number.
postal_code	Address postal code.
street	Address street.
telephone	Phone number.

CreditsafeSearchCriteria

countries	A list of countries searched for
languages	A list of languages supported by creditsafe for those countries
combinations	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeSearchCriteriaCombination entries.

CreditsafeSearchCriteriaCombination

A combination of parameters that can be used together in a creditsafeSearchV2 request

params

A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeSearchCriteriaParam entries.

CreditsafeSearchCriteriaParam

A parameter to be used in a creditsafeSearchV2 request

name	The name of the parameter
min_length	If specified, the parameter needs to be a minimum of x length
max_length	If specified, the parameter needs to be a maximum of x length
validation_regexp	If specified, the parameter is going to be validated against this regular expression
allowed_values	If specified, the parameter can be only one of these values
is_required	Whether the parameter is required in that combination

CreditsafeCompanyReportFullV2

A detailed report about a company.

additional_information	A CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationV2.
company_identification	A CreditsafeCompanyIdentificationV2.
company_summary	A CreditsafeCompanySummaryV2.
contact_information	A CreditsafeCompanyContactInformationV2.
credit_score	A CreditsafeCompanyCreditScoreV2.
directors	A CreditsafePersonDirectorsV2.
financial_statements	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyFinancialStatementV2 entries.
group_structure	A CreditsafeCompanyGroupStructureV2.
local_financial_statements	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyFinancialStatementV2 entries.
negative_information	A CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationV2.
order_number	Unique Creditsafe identifier for this specific order request.
other_information	A CreditsafeCompanyOtherInformationV2.
share_capital_structure	A CreditsafeCompanyShareCapitalStructureV2.
payment_data	A CreditsafeCompanyPaymentDataV2.
company_id	Company’s Id.
language	ISO 639-1 notation language that the report is returned in.

CreditsafeCompanyReportFullPdfV2

A detailed report about a company in PDF format.

report_pdf

Base64-encoded contents of the PDF report

CreditsafeCompanyPaymentDataV2

generic

A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyKeyValueV2 entries.

CreditsafeCompanyShareCapitalStructureV2

Class ShareCapital.

issued_share_capital	This is the issued and paid share capital from shareholders.
nominal_share_capital	The maximum amount of share capital the company is authorised by its constitutional documents to issue to shareholders.
share_holders	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyShareHolderV2 entries.

CreditsafeCompanyShareHolderV2

Information on a share holder.

address	A CreditsafeAddressV2.
share_percent	Percentage this share holder has in shares.
name	Name of the share holder.

CreditsafeCompanyOtherInformationV2

bankers	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyBankerV2 entries.
advisors	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyAdvisorV2 entries.
employees_information	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyEmployeeInformationV2 entries.

CreditsafeCompanyEmployeeInformationV2

number_of_employees	Number of staff that the company employ directly.
year	Year that the figures were reordered.

CreditsafeCompanyAdvisorV2

auditor_name	Full name of the company who is responsible for auditing.
solicitor_name	Name of solicitors.

CreditsafeCompanyBankerV2

address	A CreditsafeAddressV2.
bank_code	Bank code associated with the bank.
name	Name of bank that the company holds an account with.

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationV2

nl	A CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationNLV2.
de	A CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDEV2.
generic	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyKeyValueV2 entries.

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDEV2

bankruptcy	A CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDEBankruptcyV2.
insolvency_information	A CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDEInsolvencyInformationV2.
director_events	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDEDirectorEventV2 entries.

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDEDirectorEventV2

name	The name of the entity (in the case of DE, the company director/members of the board of owners) that has the negative information against them.
type	A look up stating the type. ‘P’ = Person.
date	The date the negativeEvent occurred/is registered.
description	The description of the negativeEvent that is raised against the entity.
code	The code that corresponds to the event description.

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDEInsolvencyInformationV2

insolvency_events	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDEInsolvencyEventV2 entries.
dateof_insolvency	Date of insolvency application.
trustee	A CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDETrusteeV2.

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDETrusteeV2

Class TrusteeData.

name	Name of the trustee in charge of the insolvency.
title	Title trustee.
first_name	First name trustee.
last_name	Last name trustee.
code	Name and ZIP code of trustee.
city	City where trustee is located.
telephone_number	Phone number trustee.
fax_number	Fax number trustee.
email_address	Email address of the trustee.

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDEInsolvencyEventV2

reference_number_court	File number of the insolvency at the court.
created_at	Record creation time.

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDEBankruptcyV2

has_bankruptcy

Indicates if there is bankruptcy information for the company.

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationNLV2

court_items

A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationNLCourtItemV2 entries.

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationNLCourtItemV2

Class CourtData.

court_action	Indicates if there is a court action.
date_of_bankruptcy	Date of company’s bankruptcy.
address	Address of the receiver that deals with the bankruptcy of this company.

CreditsafeCompanyGroupStructureV2

ultimate_parent	A CreditsafeCompanyCompanyV2.
immediate_parent	A CreditsafeCompanyCompanyV2.
subsidiary_companies	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyCompanyV2 entries.
affiliated_companies	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyCompanyV2 entries.

CreditsafeCompanyCompanyV2

Basic information about a company.

address	A CreditsafeAddressV2.
creditsafe_number	CreditSafe number
date_last_account	Date of last account
date_last_change	Date of last change
trade_names	Trading names.
vat_numbers	VAT Numbers.
country	The ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 country code of the company’s country.
registration_number	Company registration number according to country’s Chambre of Commerce, optional.
name	Company name.
id	Creditsafe company identifier used to retrieve a report.
type	Company type information (Ltd, NonLtd etc.), optional.
status	Company status information (Active, Closed etc.), optional.
office_type	Company office type information (Headoffice etc.), optional.

CreditsafeCompanyFinancialStatementV2

Information on a financial statement.

balance_sheet	A CreditsafeCompanyBalanceSheetV2.
consolidated_accounts	Are the accounts consolidated.
currency	Currency the figures are displayed in.
number_of_weeks	Number of weeks in the year.
other_financials	A CreditsafeCompanyOtherFinancialsV2.
profit_and_loss	A CreditsafeCompanyProfitAndLossV2.
ratios	A CreditsafeCompanyRatiosV2.
type	The type of financial statement.
year_end_date	Year to which the annual account relates to.

CreditsafeCompanyRatiosV2

creditor_days	Trade Creditors / Turnover x 365 days. This is a calculation that predicts the average time taken for the company to settle its invoices for goods and services provided by it suppliers.
current_debt_ratio	Total Current Liabilities / Shareholders Funds. This measures the amount of short term debt in relation to the value of shareholders funds.
current_ratio	Total Current Assets / Total Current Liabilities. This is an indication of a company’s ability to meet short-term debt obligations; the higher the ratio, the more liquid the company is.
debtor_days	Trade Debtors / Turnover x 365 days. This is a calculation that predicts the average time taken for the company to collect its invoices for goods and services provided to its customers.
equity_in_percentage	Shareholder Funds / (Total Current Assets + Tangible Fixed Assets) x 100. This ratio shows the worth of the company (shareholders funds) as a percentage of total current and tangible assets. .
gearing	Bank Overdraft & Loans + Total Long Term Liabilities/Shareholders funds x 100. This is the relationship between the size of the companies debt in proportion to Equity (Shareholders Funds).
liquidity_ratio_or_acid_test	Current assets - Stocks/Current Liabilities. This, like the current ratio, measures how quickly in the short term a company can meet its debts. However, this ratio excludes stock as there is no guarantee the value of Stocks can be realised quickly.
pre_tax_profit_margin	Pre-tax profits / Turnover x 100. This shows the percentage of Profit on each pound of sales or the equivalent of retailers ‘mark-up’.
return_on_capital_employed	Pre-Tax Profit / Capital Employed x 100. This ratio measures the profits a business yields in return for the money (Capital) invested.
return_on_net_assets_employed	Pre-Tax Profits / Net Assets x 100. This shows the ‘return’ in percent on the net assets of the company. The higher the percentage the more profitable the company.
return_on_total_assets_employed	Pre-Tax Profits / Total Assets x 100. This shows the ‘return’ or ‘profit’ on each pound of Assets used as a percentage.
sales_or_net_working_capital	Turnover / (Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities). The higher the ratio the higher the volume of Sales made per the companies working capital.
stock_turnover_ratio	Stocks / Turnover x 100. This shows the number of times the trading stock of a company is ‘turned over’ in a trading period. If the ratio is low this indicates that relatively little money is tied up in Stocks.
total_debt_ratio	Total Short Term & Long Term Debt / Shareholder Funds x 100. This shows the relative indebtedness of a company in relation to the worth of the company.

CreditsafeCompanyProfitAndLossV2

Information from the profit and loss statement.

depreciation	The amount written off Tangible Fixed Assets during the year.
dividends	The total amount of profits distributed to shareholders.
financial_expenses	Interest expenses incurred during the year.
financial_income	Interest income earned during the year.
operating_costs	Costs incurred in the general running of the business.
operating_profit	The results of the company after deducting Operating Costs from its Revenue.
other_appropriations	Other miscellaneous items that are deducted / added to affect the Retained Profit / Loss of a company.
pension_costs	The cost of pension benefits for employees of the company.
profit_after_tax	The results of the company after deducting any charge for taxation.
profit_before_tax	The results of the company before deducting any charge for taxation.
retained_profit	The results of the company after all income and expenses have been credited /debited.
revenue	Income earned from normal business activities, including the sale of goods and services.
tax	Taxation payable on the profits of the company.
wages_and_salaries	Wages and salaries paid to employees of the company.

CreditsafeCompanyOtherFinancialsV2

Other financial information.

net_worth	Often referred to as the ‘book value’ of the business this equals Shareholders Funds less Intangible Assets.
working_capital	Total Current Assets less Total Current Liabilities. This represents the surplus/deficit of funds from normal trading activities.

CreditsafeCompanyBalanceSheetV2

bank_liabilities	Amount due within one year owing to banks for overdrafts and loans.
bank_liabilities_due_after1year	Amount due after one year owing to banks for overdrafts and loans.
called_up_share_capital	The issued and paid share capital from shareholders.
cash	Cash at bank, cash in hand and cash equivalents.
consolidated_accounts	Are the accounts consolidated.
finished_goods	Goods held that are ready for sale or use.
goodwill	The premium paid or accumulated on the purchase of an asset.
group_payables	Amounts due within one year to related businesses.
group_payables_due_after1year	Amounts due after one year to related businesses.
group_receivables	Amounts due within one year from related businesses.
investments	Long term investments including shares and securities.
land_and_buildings	Land and buildings owned by the company for long term use.
loans_to_group	Long term loans made by the company to related businesses.
miscellaneous_fixed_assets	Long term assets other than Tangible Assets, Intangible Assets, Investments or Loans.
miscellaneous_liabilities	Other amounts due within one year owing by the company.
miscellaneous_liabilities_due_after1_year	Other amounts due after one year owing by the company.
miscellaneous_receivables	Amounts due within one year owing to the company other than trade and group receivables.
other_current_assets	Any short term assets that have not already been included as Inventory, Receivables or Cash.
other_intangible_assets	Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill such as Trade Marks, Patents, Research & Development etc.
other_inventories	Other amounts classed as Inventory but not included above.
other_loans	Other long term loans made by the company.
other_loans_or_finance	Loans or finance due within one year owing to parties other than banks or related businesses.
other_loans_or_finance_due_after1_year	Loans or finance due after one year owing to parties other than banks or related businesses.
other_reserves	Other capital and reserves that form part of shareholders equity.
other_tangible_assets	Tangible fixed assets other than Land & Buildings or Plant & Machinery.
plant_and_machinery	Plant and machinery owned by the company for long term use.
raw_materials	Materials held by the company that have not yet been processed.
receivables_due_after1year	Amounts due after one year owing to the company (including trade and group receivables due after one year).
revenue_reserves	The accumulation of profits/losses from previous trading periods.
share_premium	The excess of the amount received on the issue of shares over their value.
total_assets	The total of Current and Fixed Assets.
total_current_assets	The total of Stocks, Debtors, Cash and other assets due within one year.
total_current_liabilities	Total short term liabilities of the company.
total_fixed_assets	The total of Tangible and Intangible Assets.
total_intangible_assets	Assets that have a value but no physical existence.
total_inventories	The total of stocks held by the company and work in progress.
total_liabilities	The total of Total Long Term Liabilities and Total Current Liabilities.
total_long_term_liabilities	Total long term liabilities of the company.
total_other_fixed_assets	Total long term assets other than Tangible Assets or Intangible Assets.
total_receivables	Total amounts receivable by the company.
total_shareholders_equity	The total capital and reserves of the company.
total_tangible_assets	Physical assets owned by the company for long term use.
trade_payables	Amount due within one year owing to suppliers for goods and services provided on credit.
trade_payables_due_after1year	Amount due after one year owing to suppliers for goods and services provided on credit.
trade_receivables	Amounts due within one year from customers for goods and services supplied on credit.
work_in_progress	Goods or contracts that are in the process of manufacture or completion.

CreditsafePersonDirectorsV2

current_directors	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafePersonDirectorV2 entries.
previous_directors	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafePersonPreviousDirectorV2 entries.

CreditsafePersonPreviousDirectorV2

resignation_date	The date of resignation.
address	A CreditsafeAddressV2.
director_type	Type of director (example Person or Company).
id	Director id.
positions	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafePersonPositionV2 entries.
name	The director’s name.
date_of_birth	The director’s date of birth.
gender	The director’s gender.

CreditsafePersonDirectorV2

address	A CreditsafeAddressV2.
director_type	Type of director (example Person or Company).
id	Director id.
positions	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafePersonPositionV2 entries.
name	The director’s name.
date_of_birth	The director’s date of birth.
gender	The director’s gender.

CreditsafePersonPositionV2

name - date_appointed -

CreditsafeCompanyCreditScoreV2

Current and previous credit rating.

current_credit_rating	A CreditsafeCompanyCreditRatingV2.
previous_credit_rating	A CreditsafeCompanyCreditRatingV2.

CreditsafeCompanyContactInformationV2

main_address	A CreditsafeAddressV2.
other_addresses	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeAddressV2 entries.

CreditsafeCompanySummaryV2

company_status	A CreditsafeCompanyStatusV2.
credit_rating	A CreditsafeCompanyCreditRatingV2.
latest_shareholders_equity_figure	The total of Called up Share Capital, Revenue Reserves, Share Premium and Other Reserves.
latest_turnover_figure	Latest value for the previous year’s Net Sales.
main_activity	A CreditsafeCompanyActivityV2.
country	Country where the company is registered.
number	Number reserved for future use with the Creditsafe Global number.
company_registration_number	Official company registration number.
business_name	Registered company name/trading name of the business.

CreditsafeCompanyCreditRatingV2

common_description	Description of the credit score.
common_value	Value of the credit score.
credit_limit	Amount of advisable credit.
provider_description	Provider description.
provider_value	A CreditsafeValueV2.

CreditsafeCompanyIdentificationV2

basic_information	A CreditsafeCompanyBasicInformationV2.
activity_classifications	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyActivityClassificationV2 entries.

CreditsafeCompanyActivityClassificationV2

activities	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyActivityV2 entries.
classification	Activity classification.

CreditsafeCompanyActivityV2

classification	Activity classification.
activity_code	Activity code of the company, and is used to identify the sector.
activity_description	Activity description relating to the activity code.

CreditsafeCompanyBasicInformationV2

Basic information on a company.

company_status	A CreditsafeCompanyStatusV2.
contact_address	A CreditsafeAddressV2.
legal_form	A CreditsafeDescriptionV2.
principal_activity	A CreditsafeDescriptionV2.
business_name	The trading name of business.
company_registration_number	Official registration number.
country	Country where the company is registered.
dateof_company_registration	The date the company was registered.
dateof_starting_operations	The date the company began trading.
registered_company_name	Registered company name.
vat_registration_number	Local VAT Number.

CreditsafeDescriptionV2

Generic description.

code	Description code.
description	Description.
value	Value.

CreditsafeAddressV2

An Address.

city	Address city.
country	Address country.
full_address	Full address.
house_number	Address house number.
postal_code	Address postal code.
street	Address street.
telephone	Phone number.

CreditsafeCompanyStatusV2

Information about the status of the company.

description	The description of the status.
status	The status of the company.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationV2

de	A CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationDEAdditionalInformationV2.
nl	A CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLAdditionalInformationV2.
generic	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyKeyValueV2 entries.

CreditsafeCompanyKeyValueV2

key	Additional information key.
value	Additional information value.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLAdditionalInformationV2

payment_expectations_summary	A CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLPaymentExpectationsSummaryV2.
miscellaneous	A CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLMiscellaneousV2.
industy_comparison	A CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLIndustryComparisonV2.
industry_quartile_analysis	A CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLIndustryQuartileAnalysisV2.
financial_items	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLFinancialItemV2 entries.
kvk_filings	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLKvkFilingV2 entries.
letters_of_liablility_information403	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLLetterOfLiabilityInformation403V2 entries.
comments	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationCommentV2 entries.
historical_events	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationHistoricalEventV2 entries.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLLetterOfLiabilityInformation403V2

financial_year	Displays the year of the 403 Statement.
company_name	Displays the mother company’s name that has deposit the 403 Statement.
company_number	Displays the mother company’s chamber of commerce number that has deposit the 403 Statement.
date_submitted	Shows when the 403 statement has been deposit by the mother company.
letter_of_liability1_start_date	Shows the start date for this 403 statement.
letter_of_liability1_submitted_date	Shows the submit date for this 403 statement.
letter_of_liability1_removal_submitted	Shows when the removal date for this 403 statement has been submitted.
letter_of_liability1_removal_date	Shows the removal date for this 403 statement.
letter_of_liability2_start_date	Shows the start date for this 403 statement.
letter_of_liability2_submitted_date	Shows the submit date for this 403 statement.
letter_of_liability2_removal_submitted	Shows when the removal date for this 403 statement has been submitted.
letter_of_liability2_removal_date	Shows the removal date for this 403 statement.
letter_of_liability1_start_date_parent2	Shows the start date for this 403 statements of mother company 2.
letter_of_liability1_submitted_date_parent2	Shows the submit date for this 403 statement of mother company 2.
letter_of_liability1_removal_submitted_parent2	Shows when the removal date for this 403 statement has been submitted of mother company 2.
letter_of_liability1_removal_date_parent2	Shows the removal date for this 403 statement of mother company 2.
letter_of_liability2_start_date_parent2	Shows the start date for this 403 statements of mother company 2.
letter_of_liability2_submitted_date_parent2	Shows the submit date for this 403 statement of mother company 2.
letter_of_liability2_removal_submitted_parent2	Shows when the removal date for this 403 statement has been submitted of mother company 2.
letter_of_liability2_removal_date_parent2	Shows the removal date for this 403 statement of mother company 2.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLKvkFilingV2

date	The date of the KVK filing.
event	A description of the KVK filing.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLFinancialItemV2

date_year_end	The end date of the financial period that the accounts relate to.
judgement	The auditing judgement (have the accounts been approved?).
consolidated_subsidiaries	The number of consolidated subsidiaries.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLIndustryQuartileAnalysisV2

payment_expectation_days	A CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLIndustryQuartileAnalysisDayV2.
day_sales_outstanding	A CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLIndustryQuartileAnalysisDayV2.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLIndustryQuartileAnalysisDayV2

lower	The lower value for the company ranked 1/4 divided by industry code.
median	The middle value of the estimated number of days taken to pay the business.
upper	The higher value for the company ranked 3/4 divided by industry code.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLIndustryComparisonV2

industry_average_credit_rating	The average credit rating for the company’s activity code.
industry_average_credit_limit	The average credit limit for the company’s activity code.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLMiscellaneousV2

date_of_legal_form	The date the company changed its legal form.
date_of_cessation_trading	Date when the company has stopped trading.
exporter	Indicates if a company exports into foreign countries.
importer	Indicates if a company imports from foreign countries.
rsin_number	The Legal Entities and Partnerships Information Number.
branch_number	The branch number.
negative_rating	The negative credit rating if it exists for a company.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLPaymentExpectationsSummaryV2

suspension_of_payments_mora	Indicates if the company has a suspensions of payments.
payment_expectation_days	The estimated number of days until payment from the business.
day_sales_outstanding	The estimated number of days taken to pay the business.
industry_average_payment_expectation_days	This is the guideline expectations, based upon our analysis, as to this company’s payment behaviour.
industry_average_day_sales_outstanding	The number of days it takes this company to collect their debts.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationDEAdditionalInformationV2

miscellaneous	A CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationDEMiscellaneousV2.
image_accounts	A CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationDEImageAccountV2.
beneficiary_owners	A CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationDEOwnerV2.
turnover_ranges	A CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationDETurnoverRangeV2.
comments	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationCommentV2 entries.
historical_events	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationHistoricalEventV2 entries.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationHistoricalEventV2

date	The date of the event.
description	A description of the event.
previous_value	The previous value before the event.
current_value	The current value after the event.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationCommentV2

Class Commentary.

text	The commentary text shows different trends within the business which have changed.
sentiment	This shows an arrow indicating if the trend has improved or decreased etc.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationDETurnoverRangeV2

year	Turnover year.
range	Turnover range.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationDEOwnerV2

name	Owner Name.
city	Owner city.
postal_code	Owner postal code.
country	Owner country.
share_percent	The percentage of shares owned.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationDEImageAccountV2

serial_number	The identification number of the image document.
start_date	Financial statement date start.
end_date	Financial statement date end.
published_date	Financial statement date published at German „Bundesanzeiger”.
document_type	The document type.
financials_type	The financials type. Is one of: 0 = Individual, 1 = Consolidated.

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationDEMiscellaneousV2

Miscellaneous information about German companies.

turnover_range	A banding that gives an estimation of the company’s turnover.
commercial_register_city	The city in which the company is registered.
commercial_register_zip	The postal code in which the company is registered.
financials_quality	The quality standard of the accounts data.
current_rating	A CreditsafeValueV2.
previous_rating	A CreditsafeValueV2.
premise_type	The type of premises this business is run from for example house or office ect.
small_office	(Small office/Home Company) This signifies if a business is trading from a consumers address. 0 = No, 1 = Yes, NULL = no data available.
fax_number	The Fax number of the business.
company_type	This indicates if the company is a branch or headquarter.
negative_rating	The negative credit rating if it exists for a company.
complementary_company	Details the complementary company.
business_purpose	A text description of the companies business purpose in German language.

CreditsafeValueV2

A generic value.

max_value	Max value.
min_value	Min value.
value	Value.

CreditsafeCompany

Basic information about a company.

name

Company name.

registration_number

Company registration number according to country’s Chambre of Commerce, optional.

type

Company type information (Ltd, NonLtd etc.), optional.

status

Company status information (Active, Closed etc.), optional.

office_type

Company office type information (Headoffice etc.), optional.

address

Company full address, optional.

available_report_types

List of report types that are available for ordering for this company. Possible Values:

Basic	Basic credit report. Currently not in use.
Full	Complete credit report. Use creditsafeGetReportFull to retrieve the record, if online_reports is set to true.

available_languages

List of languages (in ISO 639-1 notation) that reports are available in for this company.

Creditsafe company identifier used to retrieve a report.

country

The ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 country code of the company’s country.

online_reports

Whether available reports can be retrieved online. creditsafeGetReportFull will not return a report if this value is false.

CreditsafeCompanyReportFull

A detailed report about a company.

company_id	Company’s Id string.
order_number	Unique Creditsafe identifier for this specific order request.
language	ISO 639-1 notation language that the report is returned in.
company_summary	A CreditsafeLtdCompanySummary
company_identification	A CreditsafeLtdCompanyIdentification
credit_score	A CreditsafeLtdCreditScore
contact_information	A CreditsafeLtdContactInformation
share_capital_structure	A CreditsafeLtdShareCapitalStructure
directors	A CreditsafeLtdDirectors
other_information	A CreditsafeLtdOtherInformation
group_structure	A CreditsafeLtdGroupStructure. Optional.
financial_statements	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeLtdFinancialStatement entries.
additional_information	A CreditsafeAdditionalInformation, see Country specific additional information. Optional.
document	A base64 encoded document file, optional. Contents determined by the ‘document’ parameter of creditsafeGetReportFull.

CreditsafeCompanyV2

Basic information about a company.

name

Company name.

registration_number

Company registration number according to country’s Chambre of Commerce, optional.

type

Company type information (Ltd, NonLtd etc.), optional.

status

Company status information (Active, Closed etc.), optional.

office_type

Company office type information (Headoffice etc.), optional.

address

Company full address, optional.

available_report_types

List of report types that are available for ordering for this company. Possible Values:

Basic	Basic credit report. Currently not in use.
Full	Complete credit report. Use creditsafeGetReportFull to retrieve the record, if online_reports is set to true.

available_languages

List of languages (in ISO 639-1 notation) that reports are available in for this company.

Creditsafe company identifier used to retrieve a report.

country

The ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 country code of the company’s country.

online_reports

Whether available reports can be retrieved online. creditsafeGetReportFull will not return a report if this value is false.

CreditsafeLtdCompanySummary

Key figures and information about a company.

business_name	Registered company name/trading name of the business.
country	Country where the company is registered.
number	Number reserved for future use with the Creditsafe Global number. Optional.
company_registration_number	Official company registration number. Optional.
main_activity	A CreditsafeCompanyActivity with description of the main company activity. Optional.
company_status	Company status, E.g. Trading, Non Trading, Dissolved, Liquidation etc. Optional.
latest_turnover_figure	Latest value for the previous year’s Net Sales. Optional.
latest_shareholders_equity_figure	The total of Called up Share Capital, Revenue Reserves, Share Premium and Other Reserves. Optional.
credit_rating	Credit score used by the supplier in that particular country.
credit_limit	Amount of credit advisable at any one time.
rating_description	Description of the credit score. Optional.

CreditsafeLtdCompanyIdentification

Current and previous contact information and company data.

basic_information	A CreditsafeLtdCompanyBasicInformation
activities	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyActivity entries. Optional.
previous_names	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeChangedString entries. Any previous name under which the company was registered. Optional.
previous_legal_forms	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeChangedString entries. The previous legal type of the company e.g. S.A., GmbH, Ltd, N.V. etc. Optional.

CreditsafeChangedString

A value which has changed value at some point in time.

value	Value as of date_changed.
date_changed	Date the value was changed to the given value. Optional.

CreditsafeLtdCreditScore

Current and previous credit rating.

current_credit_rating	Credit score used by the supplier in that particular country.
current_rating_description	Description of the credit score. Optional.
current_credit_limit	Amount of credit advisable at any one time.
current_contract_limit	A yardstick for the maximum contract capacity on a single contract over a 12-month period. This measurement views the applicant as a supplier of goods and services whereas a credit limit assesses the applicant as a purchaser. Optional.
previous_credit_limit	Previous limit before it was last changed. Optional.
previous_credit_rating	Previous rating before it was last changed. Optional.
previous_rating_description	Description of the previous rating. Optional.
date_of_latest_rating_change	Last date that the credit rating changed. Optional.

CreditsafeLtdContactInformation

Current and previous addresses.

main_address	A CreditsafeStreetAddressWithTelephone, containing the registered address of the company
other_addresses	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeStreetAddressWithTelephone entries, containing other trading address of the company, optional
previous_addresses	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeStreetAddress entries, containing previous addresses where the company was officially registered, optional
email_addresses	Email addresses for the company, optional
websites	Website addresses of the company, optional

CreditsafeLtdShareCapitalStructure

Information on share capital and share holders.

nominal_share_capital	The maximum amount of share capital the company is authorised by its constitutional documents to issue to shareholders. Optional.
issued_share_capital	This is the issued and paid share capital from shareholders. Optional.
share_holders	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeShareHolder entries. Optional.

CreditsafeLtdDirectors

Information on current and previous directors.

current_directors	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeDirector entries, optional.
previous_directors	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafePreviousDirector entries, optional.

CreditsafeLtdOtherInformation

Information on bankers, advisors and the number of employees.

bankers	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeBanker entries, optional. Name of bank that the company holds an account with.
advisors	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeAdvisor entries, optional.
employees_information	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeEmployeeInformation entries, optional

CreditsafeLtdGroupStructure

Information on how this company relates to related companies.

ultimate_parent	A CreditsafeCompanyListEntry. Full company name of Ultimate Holding Company. Optional.
immediate_parent	A CreditsafeCompanyListEntry. Full company name of Immediate Holding Company. Optional.
subsidiary_companies	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyListEntry entries. Full company name of subsidiary. Optional.
affiliated_companies	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeCompanyListEntry entries. Full company name of Affiliate. Optional.

CreditsafeLtdCompanyBasicInformation

Basic information on a company.

business_name	The trading name of business.
registered_company_name	Registered company name.
company_registration_number	Official registration number. Optional.
country	Country where the company is registered
vat_registration_number	Local VAT Number. Optional.
vat_registration_date	Registration date of the local VAT number. Optional.
dateof_company_registration	The date the company was registered. Optional.
dateof_starting_operations	The date the company began trading. Optional.
commercial_court	The local commercial court the company was registered at. Optional.
legal_form	The legal type of the company e.g. S.A., GmbH, Ltd, N.V. etc. Optional.
typeof_ownership	Whether the company is wholly, part owned etc. Optional.
company_status	E.g. Active, Non Trading, Dissolved, Liquidation etc. Optional.
report_currency	Local currency that all figures are report in inc credit limit
principal_activity	A CreditsafeCompanyActivity. Description of companies main activity. Optional.
contact_address	Registered address of the company
contact_telephone_number	Registered telephone number. Optional.

CreditsafeStreetAddressWithTelephone

Address and telephone number.

address	Registered address of the company
country	Country the address is in. Optional.
telephone	Registered telephone number. Optional.

CreditsafeCompanyListEntry

Id, name and country of a company

country	The country the company is located. Optional.
company_name	The name of the company.
company_id	Company Id, can be used to get a report in creditsafeGetReportFull. Optional.
number	Number reserved for future use with the Creditsafe Global number. Optional.

CreditsafeLtdFinancialStatement

Information on a financial statement.

profit_and_loss	A CreditsafeProfitAndLossFigures. Optional.
balance_sheet	A CreditsafeBalanceSheet. Optional.
other_financials	A CreditsafeOtherFinancials. Optional.
ratios	A CreditsafeFinancialRatios. Optional.

CreditsafeCompanyActivity

Activity code and description.

activity_code	SIC/NACE Industry activity code
activity_description	Description of activity

CreditsafeStreetAddress

Address.

address	Address.
country	Country. Optional.

CreditsafeShareHolder

Information on a share holder.

name	Name of the share holder.
address	Address of the share holder. Optional.
share_percent	Percentage this share holder has in shares. Optional.

CreditsafeDirector

Information on a director.

name	Full name of director.
address	Address of the director. Optional.
gender	Male or Female. Optional.
appointment_date	Date of appointment. Optional.
date_of_birth	Date of birth. Optional.
position	Position within the company. Optional.

CreditsafePreviousDirector

Information about a resigned director.

director	A CreditsafeDirector.
resignation_date	Date the director resigned. Optional.

CreditsafeBanker

Information on a banker.

name	Name of bank that the company holds an account with
address	Address where the bank is registered. Optional.
bank_code	Bank code associated with the bank. Optional.

CreditsafeAdvisor

Information on auditors and solicitors.

auditor_name	Full name of the company who is responsible for auditing. Optional.
solicitor_name	Name of solicitors. Optional.

CreditsafeEmployeeInformation

Information about the number of employees in a given year.

year	Year that the figures were reordered
number_of_employees	Number of staff that the company employ directly

CreditsafeProfitAndLossFigures

Information from the profit and loss statement.

year_end_date	Year to which the annual accounts relate to
number_of_weeks	Number of weeks in the year
currency	Currency the figures are displayed in
consolidated_accounts	Are the accounts consolidated. Optional.
revenue	Income earned from normal business activities, including the sale of goods and services. Optional.
operating_costs	Costs incurred in the general running of the business. Optional.
operating_profit	The results of the company after deducting Operating Costs from its Revenue. Optional.
wages_and_salaries	Wages and salaries paid to employees of the company. Optional.
pension_costs	The cost of pension benefits for employees of the company. Optional.
depreciation	The amount written off Tangible Fixed Assets during the year. Optional.
amortisation	The amount written off Intangible Fixed Assets during the year. Optional.
financial_income	Interest income earned during the year. Optional.
financial_expenses	Interest expenses incurred during the year. Optional.
extraordinary_income	Income arising due to events of a non-recurring nature. Optional.
extraordinary_costs	Costs incurred due to events of a non-recurring nature. Optional.
profit_before_tax	The results of the company before deducting any charge for taxation. Optional.
tax	Taxation payable on the profits of the company. Optional.
profit_after_tax	The results of the company after deducting any charge for taxation. Optional.
dividends	The total amount of profits distributed to shareholders. Optional.
minority_interests	Profits attributable to shareholders holding a minority interest in the company. Optional.
other_appropriations	Other miscellaneous items that are deducted / added to affect the Retained Profit / Loss of a company. Optional.
retained_profit	The results of the company after all income and expenses have been credited /debited. Optional.

CreditsafeBalanceSheet

Information from the balance statement.

year_end_date	Year to which the annual accounts relate to
number_of_weeks	Number of weeks in the year
currency	Currency the figures are displayed in
consolidated_accounts	Are the accounts consolidated - Y = Yes, N = No. Optional.
land_and_buildings	Land and buildings owned by the company for long term use. Optional.
plant_and_machinery	Plant and machinery owned by the company for long term use. Optional.
other_tangible_assets	Tangible fixed assets other than Land & Buildings or Plant & Machinery. Optional.
total_tangible_assets	Physical assets owned by the company for long term use. Optional.
goodwill	The premium paid or accumulated on the purchase of an asset. Optional.
other_intangible_assets	Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill such as Trade Marks, Patents, Research & Development etc. Optional.
total_intangible_assets	Assets that have a value but no physical existence. Optional.
investments	Long term investments including shares and securities. Optional.
loans_to_group	Long term loans made by the company to related businesses. Optional.
other_loans	Other long term loans made by the company. Optional.
miscellaneous_fixed_assets	Long term assets other than Tangible Assets, Intangible Assets, Investments or Loans. Optional.
total_other_fixed_assets	Total long term assets other than Tangible Assets or Intangible Assets. Optional.
total_fixed_assets	The total of Tangible and Intangible Assets
raw_materials	Materials held by the company that have not yet been processed. Optional.
work_in_progress	Goods or contracts that are in the process of manufacture or completion. Optional.
finished_goods	Goods held that are ready for sale or use. Optional.
other_inventories	Other amounts classed as Inventory but not included above. Optional.
total_inventories	The total of stocks held by the company and work in progress. Optional.
trade_receivables	Amounts due within one year from customers for goods and services supplied on credit. Optional.
group_receivables	Amounts due within one year from related businesses. Optional.
receivables_due_after1year	Amounts due after one year owing to the company (including trade and group receivables due after one year)
miscellaneous_receivables	Amounts due within one year owing to the company other than trade and group receivables. Optional.
total_receivables	Total amounts receivable by the company. Optional.
cash	Cash at bank, cash in hand and cash equivalents. Optional.
other_current_assets	Any short term assets that have not already been included as Inventory, Receivables or Cash. Optional.
total_current_assets	The total of Stocks, Debtors, Cash and other assets due within one year. Optional.
total_assets	The total of Current and Fixed Assets. Optional.
trade_payables	Amount due within one year owing to suppliers for goods and services provided on credit. Optional.
bank_liabilities	Amount due within one year owing to banks for overdrafts and loans. Optional.
other_loans_or_finance	Loans or finance due within one year owing to parties other than banks or related businesses. Optional.
group_payables	Amounts due within one year to related businesses. Optional.
miscellaneous_liabilities	Other amounts due within one year owing by the company. Optional.
total_current_liabilities	Total short term liabilities of the company. Optional.
trade_payables_due_after1year	Amount due after one year owing to suppliers for goods and services provided on credit. Optional.
bank_liabilities_due_after1year	Amount due after one year owing to banks for overdrafts and loans. Optional.
other_loans_or_finance_due_after1year	Loans or finance due after one year owing to parties other than banks or related businesses. Optional.
group_payables_due_after1year	Amounts due after one year to related businesses. Optional.
miscellaneous_liabilities_due_after1year	Other amounts due after one year owing by the company. Optional.
total_long_term_liabilities	Total long term liabilities of the company. Optional.
total_liabilities	The total of Total Long Term Liabilities and Total Current Liabilities. Optional.
called_up_share_capital	The issued and paid share capital from shareholders. Optional.
share_premium	The excess of the amount received on the issue of shares over their value. Optional.
revenue_reserves	The accumulation of profits/losses from previous trading periods. Optional.
other_reserves	Other capital and reserves that form part of shareholders equity. Optional.
total_shareholders_equity	The total capital and reserves of the company. Optional.

CreditsafeOtherFinancials

Other financial information.

contingent_liabilities	Potential liabilities that are not recognised in the balance sheet. Optional.
working_capital	Total Current Assets less Total Current Liabilities. This represents the surplus/deficit of funds from normal trading activities. Optional.
net_worth	Often referred to as the ‘book value’ of the business this equals Shareholders Funds less Intangible Assets. Optional.

CreditsafeFinancialRatios

Calculation results which give information on the financial situation of the company.

pre_tax_profit_margin	Pre-tax profits / Turnover x 100. This shows the percentage of Profit on each pound of sales or the equivalent of retailers ‘mark-up’. Optional.
return_on_capital_employed	Pre-Tax Profit / Capital Employed x 100. This ratio measures the profits a business yields in return for the money (Capital) invested. Optional.
return_on_total_assets_employed	Pre-Tax Profits / Total Assets x 100. This shows the ‘return’ or ‘profit’ on each pound of Assets used as a percentage. Optional.
return_on_net_assets_employed	Pre-Tax Profits / Net Assets x 100. This shows the ‘return’ in percent on the net assets of the company. The higher the percentage the more profitable the company. Optional.
sales_or_net_working_capital	Turnover / (Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities). The higher the ratio the higher the volume of Sales made per the companies working capital. Optional.
stock_turnover_ratio	Stocks / Turnover x 100. This shows the number of times the trading stock of a company is ‘turned over’ in a trading period. If the ratio is low this indicates that relatively little money is tied up in Stocks. Optional.
debtor_days	Trade Debtors / Turnover x 365 days. This is a calculation that predicts the average time taken for the company to collect its invoices for goods and services provided to its customers. Optional.
creditor_days	Trade Creditors / Turnover x 365 days. This is a calculation that predicts the average time taken for the company to settle its invoices for goods and services provided by it suppliers. Optional.
current_ratio	Total Current Assets / Total Current Liabilities. This is an indication of a company’s ability to meet short-term debt obligations; the higher the ratio, the more liquid the company is. Optional.
liquidity_ratio_or_acid_test	Current assets - Stocks/Current Liabilities. This, like the current ratio, measures how quickly in the short term a company can meet its debts. However, this ratio excludes stock as there is no guarantee the value of Stocks can be realised quickly. Optional.
current_debt_ratio	Total Current Liabilities / Shareholders Funds. This measures the amount of short term debt in relation to the value of shareholders funds. Optional.
gearing	Bank Overdraft & Loans + Total Long Term Liabilities/Shareholders funds x 100. This is the relationship between the size of the companies debt in proportion to Equity (Shareholders Funds). Optional.
equity_in_percentage	Shareholder Funds / (Total Current Assets + Tangible Fixed Assets) x 100. This ratio shows the worth of the company (shareholders funds) as a percentage of total current and tangible assets. Optional.
total_debt_ratio	Total Short Term & Long Term Debt / Shareholder Funds x 100. This shows the relative indebtedness of a company in relation to the worth of the company. Optional.

CreditsafeCompanyUpdate

A reference to an updated creditsafe company.

company_id	Company Id, can be used to get a report in creditsafeGetReportFull.
changes	A list of changes that occurred for the company.
date_last_update	Date when the last change has occurred for the company

CreditsafeAdditionalInformation

Country specific additional information. Only one of the following elements will be set, depending on the country of the requested company.

nl	CreditsafeNlAdditionalInformation, set for companies in the Netherlands. Optional.
be	CreditsafeBeAdditionalInformation, set for companies in Belgium. Optional.

CreditsafeNlAdditionalInformation

Additional information for a company in the Netherlands.

negative_information	A CreditsafeNlNegativeInformation. Optional.
misc	A CreditsafeNlMisc.
industry_quartile_analysis	A CreditsafeIndustryQuartilyAnalysis.
payment_expectations_summary	A CreditsafeNlPaymentExpectationsSummary.
letters_of_liability_information_403	A CreditsafeNlLettersOfLiabilityInformation403. Optional.

CreditsafeNlNegativeInformation

Negative information for a company in the Netherlands.

court_data

A CreditsafeNlCourtData. Optional.

CreditsafeNlCourtData

Court information for a company in the Netherlands.

facts	A CreditsafeNlCourtDataFacts.
receiver_details	A CreditsafeNlCourtDataReceiver. Optional.

CreditsafeNlCourtDataFacts

Court facts information for a company in the Netherlands.

court_action	Indicates if there is a court action.
date_of_bankruptcy	Date of company’s bankruptcy
details	The verdict from the bankruptcy court

CreditsafeNlCourtDataReceiver

Bankruptcy receiver information for a company bankruptcy in the Netherlands.

name	Name of the receiver that deals with the bankruptcy of this company.
address	Address of the receiver that deals with the bankruptcy of this company.

CreditsafeNlMisc

Miscellaneous information for a company in the Netherlands.

ceased_trading_date	Date of when the company has stopped trading. Optional
exporter	Indicates if a company exports into foreign countries
importer	Indicates if a company imports from foreign countries

CreditsafeIndustryQuartilyAnalysis

Quartily information for a company.

payment_expectation_days	A CreditsafeQuartiles for the number of days until payment.
day_sales_outstanding	A CreditsafeQuartiles for the number of outstanding day sales.

CreditsafeQuartiles

Statistical spread for a specific number.

lower	Lower quartile. 25th percentile.
median	Median. 50th percentile.
upper	Upper quartile. 75th percentile.

CreditsafeNlPaymentExpectationsSummary

Payment expectation information for a company in the Netherlands.

suspension_of_payments_mora	Indicates if the company has a Suspensions of Payments. Optional.
payment_expectation_days	The estimated number of days until payment from the business. Optional.
day_sales_outstanding	The estimated number of days taken to pay the business. Optional.
industry_average_payment_expectation_days	The estimated industry average number of days until payment.
industry_average_day_sales_outstanding	The estimated industry average number of days taken to pay.

CreditsafeNlLettersOfLiabilityInformation403

Letters of Liability (403 Statements) for a company in the Netherlands.

financial_year	Year the letters are valid for.
company_name	Name of the company that has filed the letter.
company_number	Registration number for the company that has filed the letter.
date_submitted	Date of submission
letters_of_liability	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeNlLettersOfLiability entries.
letters_of_liability_2nd_parent	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeNlLettersOfLiability entries. Used in the rare case that a second parent company has also filed a letter. Optional.

CreditsafeNlLettersOfLiability

A Letters of Liability (403 Statement) for a company in the Netherlands.

start_date	The start date for this 403 statement.
submitted_date	The submit date for this 403 statement, optional.
removal_submitted_date	The removal submit date for this 403 statement, optional.
removal_date	The removal date for this 403 statement, optional.

CreditsafeBeAdditionalInformation

Additional information for a company in Belgium.

negative_information	A CreditsafeBeNegativeInformation. Optional.
misc	A CreditsafeBeMisc. Optional.
industry_quartile_analysis	A CreditsafeIndustryQuartilyAnalysis. Optional.
payment_expectations_summary	A CreditsafeBePaymentExpectationsSummary. Optional.
industry_comparison	A CreditsafeBeIndustryComparison. Optional.
registered_contractors	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeBeRegisteredContractor entries. Optional.
events	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeBeEvent entries. Optional.

CreditsafeBeNegativeInformation

Negative information for a company in Belgium.

nsso_details	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeBeNSSODetail entries. Optional.
protested_bills	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeBeProtestedBill entries. Optional.
bankruptcy_events	A Patterns::{Type}Array of CreditsafeBeBankruptcyEvent entries. Optional.

CreditsafeBeNSSODetail

Details about a NSSO (National Social Security Office) labour court case against a company.

business_number	Registered number of the business.
name_of_defendant	The business name of the defendant.
legal_form_of_defendant	The description of the legal form of the business.
date_of_summons	The date the case was brought against the business.
labour_court	The court where the case was brought against the business.

CreditsafeBeProtestedBill

A protested bill.

drawee_name	The name of the business the bill is against.
drawee_address	The address of the business the bill is against.
bill_amount	The amount of the bill brought against the business.
bill_currency	The currency of the Bill Amount.
maturity_of_bill_in_months	The time since the bill was brought against the business.
payment_date	The date the bill was settled.
name_of_drawer	The name of the business that issued the bill.
city_of_drawer	The city of Drawer.

CreditsafeBeBankruptcyEvent

A bankruptcy event

bankruptcy_type	The type of bankruptcy proceeding including bankruptcy, withdrawal, closing.
company_name	The name of the business the bankruptcy is brought against.
street_of_registered_office	The street of the registered office of the bankrupt company.
city_of_registered_office	The city of the registered office of the bankrupt company.
postcode_of_registered_office	The postcode of the registered office of the bankrupt company.
nace_bel_code	The industry code of the bankrupt company.
nace_bel_description	The industry description of the bankrupt company.
commercial_court	The court where the bankruptcy was brought against the company.
source_date	The date the bankruptcy was received.
source	The source of the bankruptcy data.
date_of_decreee_of_bankruptcy	The date of the bankruptcy ruling.
closing_date_of_summons	The closing date of the bankruptcy.
name_of_trustee	The name of the trustee (manager) of the bankrupt business.
street_of_trustee	The street of the trustee.
city_of_trustee	The city of the trustee.
postcode_of_trustee	The postcode of the trustee.

CreditsafeBeMisc

Miscellaneous information for a company in Belgium.

fax_number

Fax number of the company. Optional

CreditsafeBePaymentExpectationsSummary

Payment expectation information for a company in Belgium.

payment_expectation_days	The estimated number of days until payment from the business.
day_sales_outstanding	The estimated number of days taken to pay the business.

CreditsafeBeIndustryComparison

Industry sector comparison for a company in Belgium.

activity_code	Activity code of the company, and is used to identify the sector.
activity_description	Activity description relating to the activity code.
industry_average_payment_expectation_days	The estimated industry average number of days until payment for companies in this sector.
industry_average_day_sales_outstanding	The estimated industry average number of days taken to pay for companies in this sector.
industry_average_credit_rating	The estimated industry average credit rating for companies in this sector.

CreditsafeBeRegisteredContractor

Registered contractor for a company in Belgium.

registration_number	Contractor registration number.
contractor_description	Description of the registered activity.
striking_off_date	Date the business was removed from the register. Optional.

CreditsafeBeEvent

An official event for a company in Belgium.

serial_number	The serial number of the event.
description	A description of the event.

Netherlands (NL)

3 search variants available, reports contain country specific information.

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id	CreditSafe identification number. 20 characters, regular expression ‘^(NL)\d{3}/(X)/(\d{12}\|\d{8})$’.

Find companies using registration number

country

An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Value must be ‘NL’ (Netherlands).

registration_number

County specific registration code. 8 characters, regular expression ‘\d{8}’.

office_type

Type of company. Optional. One of the following:

HeadOffice	Company is a head office.
Branch	Company is a branch office.

Find companies using name, address and/or phone number

country

An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Value must be ‘NL’ (Netherlands).

office_type

Type of company. Optional. One of the following:

HeadOffice	Company is a head office.
Branch	Company is a branch office.

name

Name of the company. Minimum length 2, optional.

name_match_type

How to match the text in the name parameter. Optional, defaults to ‘MatchBlockOrWords’. One of the following:

MatchBeginning	Matches exact first chararcters of the string.
MatchBlockOrWords	Matches either a block of text anywhere in the string or whole words (order insensitive).
MatchWords	Matches whole words (order insensitive).

street

Address street name. Optional.

house_number

Address house number. Optional.

city

Address city name. Optional.

postal_code

Address postal code. Optional.

phone_number

Company phone number. Optional.

Belgium (BE)

3 search variants available, reports contain country specific information.

Find companies using unique Creditsafe ID

id	CreditSafe identification number. 17 characters, regular expression ‘^(BE)\d{3}/(X)/\d{9}$’.

Find companies using registration number

country	An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Value must be ‘BE’ (Belgium).
registration_number	County specific registration code. 9 characters, regular expression ‘\d{9}’.

Find companies using name, address and/or phone number

country

An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Value must be ‘BE’ (Belgium).

name

Name of the company. Minimum length 2, optional.

name_match_type

How to match the text in the name parameter. Optional, defaults to ‘MatchBlockOrWords’. One of the following:

MatchBeginning	Matches exact first chararcters of the string.
MatchBlockOrWords	Matches either a block of text anywhere in the string or whole words (order insensitive).
MatchWords	Matches whole words (order insensitive).

street

Address street name. Optional.

house_number

Address house number. Optional.

city

Address city name. Optional.

postal_code

Address postal code. Optional.

phone_number

Company phone number. Optional.

France (FR)

3 search variants available.

Find companies using unique Creditsafe ID

id	CreditSafe identification number. 17 to 22 characters, regular expression ‘^(FR)\d{3}/(X)/(\d{9}\|\d{14})$’.

Find companies using registration number

country

An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Value must be ‘FR’ (France).

registration_number

County specific registration code. 9 to 14 characters, regular expression ‘(\d{9}|\d{14})’.

status

Status of the company. Optional. One of the following:

Active	Company is active.
NonActive	Company is non-active.
Pending	Negative information is found.
Other	Specific notification is mentioned.
Active, NonActive	Company is either active or non-active.

office_type

Type of company. Optional. One of the following:

HeadOffice	Company is a head office.
Branch	Company is a branch office.

Find companies using name, address and/or phone number

country

An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Value must be ‘FR’ (France).

status

Status of the company. Optional. One of the following:

Active	Company is active.
NonActive	Company is non-active.
Pending	Negative information is found.
Other	Specific notification is mentioned.
Active, NonActive	Company is either active or non-active.

office_type

Type of company. Optional. One of the following:

HeadOffice	Company is a head office.
Branch	Company is a branch office.

name

Name of the company. Minimum length 2, optional.

name_match_type

How to match the text in the name parameter. Optional, defaults to ‘ClosestKeywords’. One of the following:

MatchBeginning	Matches exact first chararcters of the string.
ClosestKeywords	Matches whole words as well as similar words.
ExactValue	Matches the whole text.

address

Freeform address input. Minimum length 2, optional.

address_match_type

How to match the text in the address parameter. Optional, defaults to ‘MatchBlock’. One of the following:

MatchBlock

MatchBlock.

postal_code

Address postal code. Optional.

phone_number

Company phone number. Optional.

United Kingdom (GB)

3 search variants available.

Find companies using unique Creditsafe ID

id	CreditSafe identification number. Minimum length 8, regular expression ‘^(GB)\d{3}/(0\|1)/.+$’.

Find companies using registration number

country	An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Value must be ‘GB’ (United Kingdom).
registration_number	County specific registration code. Minimum length 2.

Find companies using name, address and/or phone number

country

An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Value must be ‘GB’ (United Kingdom).

status

Status of the company. Optional. One of the following:

Active	Company is active.
NonActive	Company is non-active.
Pending	Negative information is found.
Other	Specific notification is mentioned.
Active, NonActive	Company is either active or non-active.

name

Name of the company. Minimum length 2, optional.

name_match_type

How to match the text in the name parameter. Optional, defaults to ‘MatchBlockOrWords’. One of the following:

MatchBeginning	Matches exact first chararcters of the string.
MatchBlockOrWords	Matches either a block of text anywhere in the string or whole words (order insensitive).
ExactValue	Matches the whole text.

street

Address street name. Optional.

city

Address city name. Optional.

postal_code

Address postal code. Optional.

phone_number

Company phone number. Optional.

Ireland (IE)

3 search variants available.

Find companies using unique Creditsafe ID

id	CreditSafe identification number. Minimum length 8, regular expression ‘^(IE)\d{3}/(0)/.+$’.

Find companies using registration number

country	An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Value must be ‘IE’ (Ireland).
registration_number	County specific registration code. Minimum length 2.

Find companies using name, address and/or phone number

country

An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Value must be ‘IE’ (Ireland).

status

Status of the company. Optional. One of the following:

Active	Company is active.
NonActive	Company is non-active.
Pending	Negative information is found.
Other	Specific notification is mentioned.
Active, NonActive	Company is either active or non-active.

name

Name of the company. Minimum length 2, optional.

name_match_type

How to match the text in the name parameter. Optional, defaults to ‘MatchWords’. One of the following:

MatchBeginning	Matches exact first chararcters of the string.
MatchBlock	Matches a block of text anywhere in the string.
MatchWords	Matches whole words (order insensitive).

address

Freeform address input. Minimum length 2, optional.

address_match_type

How to match the text in the address parameter. Optional, defaults to ‘MatchBlockOrWords’. One of the following:

MatchBeginning	MatchBeginning.
MatchBlockOrWords	MatchBlockOrWords.
MatchWords	MatchWords.

postal_code

Address postal code. Optional.

Germany (DE)

3 search variants available.

Find companies using unique Creditsafe ID

id	CreditSafe identification number. Minimum length 14, regular expression ‘^(DE)\d{3}/(0\|1)/DE\d{8}$’.

Find companies using registration number and/or address

country	An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Value must be ‘DE’ (Germany).
registration_number	County specific registration code. Minimum length 4.
city	Address city name. Optional.

Find companies using name, address and/or phone number

country

An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Value must be ‘DE’ (Germany).

status

Status of the company. Optional. One of the following:

Active	Company is active.
NonActive	Company is non-active.
Pending	Negative information is found.
Other	Specific notification is mentioned.
Active, NonActive	Company is either active or non-active.

name

Name of the company. Minimum length 2, optional.

name_match_type

How to match the text in the name parameter. Optional, defaults to ‘MatchWords’. One of the following:

MatchBeginning	Matches exact first chararcters of the string.
MatchBlock	Matches a block of text anywhere in the string.
ExactValue	Matches the whole text.
MatchWords	Matches whole words (order insensitive).

street

Address street name. Optional.

city

Address city name. Optional.

postal_code

Address postal code. Optional.

phone_number

Company phone number. Optional.

Sweden (SE)

3 search variants available.

Find companies using unique Creditsafe ID

id	CreditSafe identification number. 18 to 20 characters, regular expression ‘^(SE)\d{3}/(0\|1)/\d{10,12}$’.

Find companies using registration number

country	An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Value must be ‘SE’ (Sweden).
registration_number	County specific registration code. 10 to 12 characters, regular expression ‘\d{10,12}’.

Find companies using name, address and/or phone number

country

An ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code. Value must be ‘SE’ (Sweden).

status

Status of the company. Optional. One of the following:

Active	Company is active.
NonActive	Company is non-active.
Pending	Negative information is found.
Other	Specific notification is mentioned.
Active, NonActive	Company is either active or non-active.

name

Name of the company. Minimum length 3, optional.

name_match_type

How to match the text in the name parameter. Optional, defaults to ‘MatchBlockOrWords’. One of the following:

MatchBlockOrWords	Matches either a block of text anywhere in the string or whole words (order insensitive).
ClosestKeywords	Each query word is matched with a set of keywords describing each company and a set of closest matches is returned

street

Address street name. Minimum length 3, optional.

city

Address city name. Minimum length 3, optional.

postal_code

Address postal code. Minimum length 5, optional.

phone_number

Company phone number. Minimum length 3, optional.

Service methods

creditsafeGetReportFull

Parameters

Returns

creditsafeSearch

Parameters

Returns

creditsafeSearchV2

Parameters

Returns

creditsafeGetReportFullV2

Parameters

Returns

creditsafeGetReportFullPdfV2

Parameters

Returns

CreditsafeSearchResultV2

CreditsafeCompanyV2

CreditsafeAddressV2

creditsafeSearchCriteria

Parameters

Returns

CreditsafeSearchCriteria

CreditsafeSearchCriteriaCombination

CreditsafeSearchCriteriaParam

CreditsafeCompanyReportFullV2

CreditsafeCompanyReportFullPdfV2

CreditsafeCompanyPaymentDataV2

CreditsafeCompanyShareCapitalStructureV2

CreditsafeCompanyShareHolderV2

CreditsafeCompanyOtherInformationV2

CreditsafeCompanyEmployeeInformationV2

CreditsafeCompanyAdvisorV2

CreditsafeCompanyBankerV2

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationV2

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDEV2

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDEDirectorEventV2

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDEInsolvencyInformationV2

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDETrusteeV2

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDEInsolvencyEventV2

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationDEBankruptcyV2

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationNLV2

CreditsafeCompanyNegativeInformationNLCourtItemV2

CreditsafeCompanyGroupStructureV2

CreditsafeCompanyCompanyV2

CreditsafeCompanyFinancialStatementV2

CreditsafeCompanyRatiosV2

CreditsafeCompanyProfitAndLossV2

CreditsafeCompanyOtherFinancialsV2

CreditsafeCompanyBalanceSheetV2

CreditsafePersonDirectorsV2

CreditsafePersonPreviousDirectorV2

CreditsafePersonDirectorV2

CreditsafePersonPositionV2

CreditsafeCompanyCreditScoreV2

CreditsafeCompanyContactInformationV2

CreditsafeCompanySummaryV2

CreditsafeCompanyCreditRatingV2

CreditsafeCompanyIdentificationV2

CreditsafeCompanyActivityClassificationV2

CreditsafeCompanyActivityV2

CreditsafeCompanyBasicInformationV2

CreditsafeDescriptionV2

CreditsafeAddressV2

CreditsafeCompanyStatusV2

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationV2

CreditsafeCompanyKeyValueV2

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLAdditionalInformationV2

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLLetterOfLiabilityInformation403V2

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLKvkFilingV2

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLFinancialItemV2

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLIndustryQuartileAnalysisV2

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLIndustryQuartileAnalysisDayV2

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLIndustryComparisonV2

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLMiscellaneousV2

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationNLPaymentExpectationsSummaryV2

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationDEAdditionalInformationV2

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationHistoricalEventV2

CreditsafeCompanyAdditionalInformationCommentV2