About Kestrel Alert
Kestrel Alert is a UK early-warning service for businesses that give trade credit. It watches the companies you supply and emails you, in plain English, when something financially significant appears on the public record.
Why does Kestrel Alert exist?
Most businesses check a customer when they open the account and rarely look again. The danger period is the months afterwards, when trouble shows up on the public record as new charges, late accounts and insolvency notices. Those records are free to read, but nobody has time to keep rereading them for every customer. Kestrel Alert does that part and tells you when something changes.
Where does the information come from?
From official sources: Companies House and The Gazette, including its London, Edinburgh and Belfast editions. Plans that cover French customers also use the French public records BODACC and INSEE Sirene. Every alert links to the official record so you can verify it at the source. We don't buy second-hand data from brokers.
Is it a credit score or professional advice?
No. Kestrel Alert is an information service. It tells you what has been filed and what that kind of event generally means. Decisions about credit terms, supply or legal action are yours, and for a significant exposure you should speak to a solicitor or insolvency practitioner.
How are the guides checked?
Each guide shows when it was last updated. Guides that have been fact-checked show that date too, and list the primary UK sources the check relied on.
Who runs Kestrel Alert?
Kestrel Alert is the trading name of a UK sole trader, VAT registered under number GB288460464, not a limited company. The contact address is Suite RA01, 195-197 Wood Street, London, E17 3NU. The privacy notice names the data controller, and you can reach us through the contact page.