Legal entity where all UK public and private companies have to file their accounts. Reports can be ordered where information is not available on FAME or on a company's website. Be aware that limited companies are not obliged to provide extensive information unlike a public company.
FAME contains financial data taken from a company's annual report, e.g. turnover, balance sheet, profit & loss account. It contains data relating to UK and Irish companies.
A database of marketing research reports produced by Mintel. Included within the reports are profiles of companies that produce consumer goods. The focus is on the UK market, but there are also some reports relating to China.
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