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Small Ltd business security risk online?

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  • skyrock
    skyrock Posts: 10 Forumite
    Re..."No one will find that information unless they are looking for information about your business.You can not just stumble on that info without something to go on to begin with."

    go onto google and type in company director then the name of your road/area...........it brings a list up of everyone in that area who is a director and links to all their details. You dont even have to know they have a business in the first place...... you dont even have to know their name. Try it (unless no one in yr road runs a business then try another residential area and see what happens).
  • skyrock
    skyrock Posts: 10 Forumite
    "As you protect yourself behind a limited liability I think its good that the information is easily found, prospective customers/businesses can make a decision as to how safe it is to deal with you."

    I deal with a limited number of long standing loyal satisfied customers, dont need to advertise, not looking for any other customers or wanting to drum up business or have anything on credit. If I was interested in researching another company I would be quite happy to either contact companies house or join a site to find out about them, dont see why its necessary to have the information presented in this way.
  • pitkin2020
    pitkin2020 Posts: 4,029 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    skyrock wrote: »
    "As you protect yourself behind a limited liability I think its good that the information is easily found, prospective customers/businesses can make a decision as to how safe it is to deal with you."

    I deal with a limited number of long standing loyal satisfied customers, dont need to advertise, not looking for any other customers or wanting to drum up business or have anything on credit. If I was interested in researching another company I would be quite happy to either contact companies house or join a site to find out about them, dont see why its necessary to have the information presented in this way.

    Whether you need to advertise or not is irrelevant, even your customer base is irrelevant. You are a limited company same as any other limited company so you will be treated the same.

    As others have already said, either except that the information will be available for all to see in return for limited liability or change your status.
    Everyones opinion is the most important.....no wonder nothing is ever agreed on.
  • skyrock
    skyrock Posts: 10 Forumite
    "Whether you need to advertise or not is irrelevant, even your customer base is irrelevant. You are a limited company same as any other limited company so you will be treated the same."

    ...yes, I DO understand this. The comments about customer base etc I made were to outline to you that I wasnt trying to hide anything from customers and that that wasnt the point of my original post. They werent made to suggest I should be treated any differently.

    "As others have already said, either except that the information will be available for all to see in return for limited liability or change your status."

    Please read my op...thats what I was suggesting. You're telling me something I already know. Please read the posts back. Its a general discussion, im not expecting to change the system. I wanted to bring it to other peoples attention so that they were aware of it and also find out other peoples opinions. Thank you for yours.
    :beer:
  • Premier_2
    Premier_2 Posts: 15,141 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I've just checked the change in my pocket and totted it up.

    It comes to £5.21
    Add that to the £30 in my wallet makes a grand total 'in hand' of £35.21

    OMG :eek: Now the whole world can view it on t'internet.

    Ever looked in a telephone directory? That contains lots of peoples names and addresses, not to mention their phone number :cool:


    I think you worry too much ;)
    "Now to trolling as a concept. .... Personally, I've always found it a little sad that people choose to spend such a large proportion of their lives in this way but they do, and we have to deal with it." - MSE Forum Manager 6th July 2010
  • skyrock
    skyrock Posts: 10 Forumite
    Times your £35 by 1000 tag it to your full name, address and date of birth, maybe link a google map of where you live...then I might be interested.:D

    Dont know whereabouts youre from but round here if they see you buying a butternut squash in asda they'll follow you home.:cool:
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