{"id":75658,"date":"2026-10-25T14:30:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T14:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseleague.com\/blog\/how-to-read-a-company-profile\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T15:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T15:20:09","slug":"how-to-read-a-company-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseleague.com\/blog\/how-to-read-a-company-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"How to read a company profile on Enterprise League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-75662\" src=\"https:\/\/enterpriseleague.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/read-company-profile-featured.webp\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" alt=\"How to read a company profile: a sketch of a profile for a fictional company, Example Ltd, beside three questions to ask of every field: what it tells you, what it doesn&#039;t, and how to check it yourself.\" style=\"display:block;width:100% !important;height:auto !important;min-height:0 !important;max-height:none !important\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"el-read-profile\" style=\"color:#454545;font-size:16px;line-height:1.65\">\n<p>An Enterprise League company profile is a public page about one business. We build most profiles from public sources, and a company that claims its page can update it. Profiles do not show the date each fact was checked, so confirm the facts that matter at the source before you buy.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#F3F8FD;border-left:4px solid #1D79BE;border-radius:4px;padding:18px 20px 8px;margin:6px 0 30px\">\n<p style=\"font-weight:700;color:#0B1A3A;padding-bottom:6px\">In short<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding:0 0 0 20px;margin:0\">\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:8px\">Most profiles are built from public sources. Once a company claims its page, it manages the details.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:8px\">Profiles do not show the date each fact was checked.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:8px\">Before you buy, check the facts that matter at the source: the official register, the company&#8217;s own website and a written quote.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>A profile is a starting point for your own checks. Here is what each part tells you.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:4px auto 30px;max-width:560px\"><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseleague.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/company-profile-diagram.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-75664\" src=\"https:\/\/enterpriseleague.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/company-profile-diagram.webp\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1890\" alt=\"Sketch of an Enterprise League company profile for a fictional company, Example Ltd, numbered in the order of this guide: 1, company details in the header and overview; 2, the verification badge, Verified by Enterprise League; 3, data quality; 4, products and services; 5, contact details, the official website link and the Contact button.\" style=\"display:block;width:100% !important;height:auto !important;min-height:0 !important;max-height:none !important\" srcset=\"https:\/\/enterpriseleague.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/company-profile-diagram.webp 1200w, https:\/\/enterpriseleague.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/company-profile-diagram-980x1544.webp 980w, https:\/\/enterpriseleague.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/company-profile-diagram-480x756.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:#3A4A6B;padding-top:8px\">The parts of a profile, numbered in the order this guide explains them. Example Ltd is a made-up company.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:23px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:600;color:#0B1A3A;padding:12px 0 8px\">1. The company&#8217;s details<\/h2>\n<p>The page opens with the name, location and industry, then a summary, the Overview and categories. Contact Details can add a founder, year founded, company type and employees.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 30px\">\n<li style=\"border-left:3px solid #1D79BE;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#0B1A3A\">What it tells you<\/strong>Who the company says it is. If the page shows &#8220;We built this page from public sources&#8221; or &#8220;Claim this profile&#8221;, nobody from the company has claimed it or checked these details. On a claimed profile, the company manages them.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border-left:3px solid #6A7894;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#0B1A3A\">What it doesn&#8217;t tell you<\/strong>Whether the company is registered, still trading, or the size it says.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border-left:3px solid #0E6245;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#0B1A3A\">Check it yourself<\/strong>Find the company in its official register, such as Companies House in the UK, and compare the name, address and type.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:23px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:600;color:#0B1A3A;padding:12px 0 8px\">2. The verification badge<\/h2>\n<p>Some profiles show a tick beside the name and &#8220;Verified by Enterprise League&#8221;.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 30px\">\n<li style=\"border-left:3px solid #1D79BE;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#0B1A3A\">What it tells you<\/strong>A company earns the badge for free. The owner shows the company exists, with a registry record or a document, and that they work there, with a code sent to a company email address or a document. A person reads every case.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border-left:3px solid #6A7894;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#0B1A3A\">What it doesn&#8217;t tell you<\/strong>It is not a rating, and says nothing about the quality of the work or the finances. On a profile nobody has claimed yet, a person on our team checked the company&#8217;s details by hand when we added it to the directory.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border-left:3px solid #0E6245;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#0B1A3A\">Check it yourself<\/strong>Details change, so before a large order compare the name and address with the official register.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:23px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:600;color:#0B1A3A;padding:12px 0 8px\">3. Data quality<\/h2>\n<p>Next to the badge, &#8220;Data quality&#8221; shows &#8220;Complete&#8221; with a grade, or &#8220;Partial&#8221;.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 30px\">\n<li style=\"border-left:3px solid #1D79BE;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#0B1A3A\">What it tells you<\/strong>Our own rating of how complete the contact details are and how long ago they were last updated.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border-left:3px solid #6A7894;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#0B1A3A\">What it doesn&#8217;t tell you<\/strong>Whether the details are right. Nobody confirms them for this grade, and &#8220;Complete&#8221; can appear with no phone number or email address listed.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border-left:3px solid #0E6245;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#0B1A3A\">Check it yourself<\/strong>Test the contact details, as described below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:23px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:600;color:#0B1A3A;padding:12px 0 8px\">4. What the company offers<\/h2>\n<p>Products and Services list what the company sells, with a price or &#8220;Request a quote&#8221;. The company writes them, or, on an unclaimed profile, they come from public sources.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 30px\">\n<li style=\"border-left:3px solid #1D79BE;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#0B1A3A\">What it tells you<\/strong>What the company says it sells.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border-left:3px solid #6A7894;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#0B1A3A\">What it doesn&#8217;t tell you<\/strong>We do not test products or confirm prices, stock or delivery times.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border-left:3px solid #0E6245;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#0B1A3A\">Check it yourself<\/strong>Get a written quote and agree the terms before you pay. To compare suppliers, browse <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseleague.com\/directory\/web-development\/gb\">web development companies in the United Kingdom<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:23px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:600;color:#0B1A3A;padding:12px 0 8px\">5. How to contact the company<\/h2>\n<p>Contact Details can show a phone number, email and address. &#8220;Visit Official Website&#8221; opens the company&#8217;s site, a Locations map shows any address we hold, and the Contact button lets you message the company without an account.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 30px\">\n<li style=\"border-left:3px solid #1D79BE;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#0B1A3A\">What it tells you<\/strong>The ways to reach the company that we hold.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border-left:3px solid #6A7894;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#0B1A3A\">What it doesn&#8217;t tell you<\/strong>Whether that number, inbox or address still reaches the company.<\/li>\n<li style=\"border-left:3px solid #0E6245;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin-bottom:14px\"><strong style=\"display:block;color:#0B1A3A\">Check it yourself<\/strong>Call the number listed on the company&#8217;s own website, and check the email address uses the website&#8217;s domain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:23px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:600;color:#0B1A3A;padding:12px 0 8px\">Each field at a glance<\/h2>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;margin:0 0 30px\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"padding:10px 12px;background:#F3F8FD;color:#0B1A3A;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom\">Field<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px 12px;background:#F3F8FD;color:#0B1A3A;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom\">Source<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px 12px;background:#F3F8FD;color:#0B1A3A;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom\">How to check it<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top;font-weight:600;color:#0B1A3A\">Name, location, industry<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top\">Public sources, or the company once claimed<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top\">The official register<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top;font-weight:600;color:#0B1A3A\">Founded, type, employees, founder<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top\">Public sources, or the company<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top\">The register; the company&#8217;s website<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top;font-weight:600;color:#0B1A3A\">Verification badge<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top\">Enterprise League<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top\">Ask the company for its registration number and look it up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top;font-weight:600;color:#0B1A3A\">Data quality<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top\">Enterprise League&#8217;s own grade<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top\">Test the contact details<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top;font-weight:600;color:#0B1A3A\">Products and services<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top\">The company, or public sources<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top\">A written quote<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top;font-weight:600;color:#0B1A3A\">Phone, email, address, website<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top\">Public sources, or the company<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px 12px;vertical-align:top\">The company&#8217;s own website<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:23px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:600;color:#0B1A3A;padding:12px 0 8px\">Something wrong?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom:6px\">If you have an Enterprise League account:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"padding-left:22px;list-style:decimal\">\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:6px\">Sign in and open the profile.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:6px\">Select the three-dot menu beside the tabs, and choose Report Profile.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:6px\">Pick a reason, such as &#8220;It&#8217;s spam or a scam&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:6px\">Select Confirm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Reporting needs an account. 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