For some assessments you may be required to locate company information, including annual or financial reports.
You can use our eResources to find lots of useful background information on companies, as well as 10 years of figures for larger publicly listed companies.
Before you choose your company or industry, you may wish to check what information is available.
Facts and figures for smaller companies can be hard to locate:
Don't forget books!
Check the Library Catalogue for books on larger companies.
Use the International directory of company histories on Floor 1A.
This includes summaries of company developments and significant events.
These tell you about a company in their own words and also give you financial information.
Most annual reports are online via the company's website. Look for links to Corporate information, Investor relations or similar.
Larger companies financial information for 10 years is amalgamated and can be analysed for profit/loss, turnover, ratios, stocks and shares and much more using:
Financial figures and graphs for major UK companies from their consolidated accounts and peer comparisons.
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For more information or for older reports try:
Companies House Beta Search - publicly available company information (this government department controls the incorporation and dissolution of all UK limited companies).
SEC filings and forms EDGAR - inside information about US public companies, including company profiles and press releases plus the filings made to the Securities Exchange Commission giving financial data and management reports.
London Stock Exchange - share prices, statistics and FTSE indices.
Use ProQuest Business to find articles, market research and newspapers on a company by limiting your search using the options provided:
Full-text academic journal articles, market research reports, trade publications, newspapers and e-books on a wide variety of topics.
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Use the FT to find the most recent news on a particular company and use newspaper archives for older materials:
Search The Times Digital Archive, The Financial Times Historical Archive, The 17th and 18th Century Burney Newspaper Collection and 19th Century British Newspapers.
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Additional information for some companies can be located in:
A database providing access to over one million statistics, forecasts, dossiers, reports and infographics including data on business, technology, politics and society covering countries and regions around the world.
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Articles, case studies, research reports, campaigns, awards and company profiles within marketing and advertising.
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Business intelligence for the retail industry including strategic developments, customer trends, innovation and competitor activity. Please note, you may need to access this resource from a personal or University network connection and/or device. Logins from an employer workplace connection or device may be blocked due to firewall restrictions.
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Mintel and Cobra may provide useful market research and industry information:
Market research reports, trends and consumer data on a wide range of topics.
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Covers legal, financial and employment issues as well as market insights, synopses and trends for all types of business start-ups.
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