Hi macaonghus,
The United States equivalent is EDGAR, operated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
From the home page:
"All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file
registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms
electronically through EDGAR. Anyone can access and download this
information for free. Here you'll find links to a complete list of
filings available through EDGAR and instructions for searching the
EDGAR database."
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Request for Answer Clarification by
macaonghus-ga
on
31 Jan 2005 03:23 PST
I thought EDGAR was just for listed companies, I am looking for
specific private companies which have traded for years and have
turnover of around $2 million, and they are not there.
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Clarification of Answer by
efn-ga
on
31 Jan 2005 09:09 PST
Hi macaonghus,
Sorry I missed that point.
Getting this kind of information is a two-step process. First, you
must determine in which state the business is registered. Then you
must seek information from the Secretary of State of that state. You
may have to pay for the information.
A FAQ answer from the National Association of Secretaries of State says:
"Q: How can I find out more about the status of a business or corporation?
A: Currently, state governments do not offer a "national" database
that can be searched. However, many states have their own online
databases that you can use to get information on businesses and
corporations. If you know which state your target corporation is
registered in, you can check the state site by visiting our Business
Registration & Filings page, and choosing the state from the
scroll-down list. If your state does not offer a searchable database,
try calling the state business office for assistance."
Source:
http://www.nass.org/faqs.html#four
A commercial service called KnowX can search by name or corporate ID
number and tell you in which states a name is registered. However, to
get more information than that, you have to pay them.
http://www.knowx.com/infoam.exe?form=corp/search.htm
Once you know the state, you can pursue information from that state's
Secretary of State. The National Association of Secretaries of State
doesn't actually have a list of state websites on the Business
Registration and Filing Services page as the FAQ answer says, but that
page links to other more specialized pages that do have those lists.
Business Registration and Filing Services
http://www.nass.org/busreg/busreg.html
Corporate Registration
http://www.nass.org/busreg/corpreg.html
Uniform Commercial Code Filings
http://www.nass.org/busreg/uccfilings.html
Other Filings
http://www.nass.org/busreg/otherfilings.html
I hope this is a more satisfactory answer.
--efn
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Request for Answer Clarification by
macaonghus-ga
on
31 Jan 2005 10:12 PST
Thats a good answer and I am happy to accept it and rate it a 5. If
you want to find the website where I can check California-registered
companies, I will add a tip.
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Clarification of Answer by
efn-ga
on
31 Jan 2005 13:56 PST
I can't work on that right now, but if you can give me ten hours, I'm
sure I can help you.
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Request for Answer Clarification by
macaonghus-ga
on
31 Jan 2005 13:56 PST
Sure, anytime in the next 3 days is fine.
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Clarification of Answer by
efn-ga
on
31 Jan 2005 18:55 PST
For information about California businesses, a good place to start is
the California Business Search page of the California Business Portal
in the Secretary of State's website.
http://kepler.ss.ca.gov/list.html
Only a limited amount of information is available on-line. The
Corporate Records page tells you about how you can buy more.
http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/corp/corp_irc.htm
You can get information about Uniform Commercial Code filings through
the UCC Connect service. You can "conduct web inquiries, place
orders, and submit filings" without subscribing to the service, but
you will have to identify yourself fairly thoroughly.
http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/ucc/ucc.htm
https://uccconnect.ss.ca.gov/acct/acct-login.asp
I hope this meets your need.
--efn
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