Finding company information
Directories of company information
International directory of company histories
4th Floor Reference--338.7409-INT
Waterlow's unquoted companies
4th Floor Reference--338.470942
The Library has lots of material on specific companies and sectors; use Unicorn to locate these items. Search Business Source Complete to find journal articles about specific companies.
Financial information
Amadeus
Amadeus (Analyse Major Databases from European Sources) contains financial information on over 13 million public and private companies in around 40 European countries.
Fame
Covers UK and Irish companies.
Morningstar Company Intelligence
In depth analysis of the top companies in the UK.
OneSource Global Business Browser
Covers UK and international market, industry and company information. Use to find: Datamonitor and other market research reports; Company information including financial data.
Osiris
Worldwide coverage of listed companies, banks and insurance companies.
Zephyr
Contains information about mergers and acquisitions, IPO and venture capital deals with links to financial company information.
Datastream
Covers company, financial and economic data. Use to find: historical company information; financial data; charts and tables that can be downloaded into MS Word documents. Access at the ARC (see Other libraries for management).
Business Source Complete
Contains profiles of the world’s 5,000 largest companies. Click on the arrow next to the 'More' tab at the top of the main search screen to search the company profiles. The profiles are produced mainly by Datamonitor and contain sections such as company overview, products and services, competitors, etc.
Reading Central Library has access to the Corporate Researcher database which covers all UK limited companies. This allows you to search for companies by geographic area, turnover, industry sector and various other criteria.
Annual Reports
Annual reports are good sources of data about companies including financial information. Most companies have their own web sites. There are two major sites, which provide links to companies:
Northcote
This online research tool links you to listed company information, including Financial Reports, Webcasts and Press Releases. Access is free of charge, but you need to register to use the site.