Product Releases and Updates

Q2 / 2026

14.O4.2O26

_RELEASES

Probability of Distress (PoD®) BETA

The Probability of Distress (PoD®) is now available in BETA on the platform. PoD® is a next-generation risk model that provides a forward-looking view of financial distress using a combination of financial and behavioural data. It introduces a probability-based score, risk bands, and recommended credit and contract limits. PoD® is accessible via Risk Assessment in the platform and can be used alongside existing H-Score® workflows.

O8.O4.2O26

_RELEASES

All Creditors Data

All Creditors data is now available on the platform, sourced from a company’s Statement of Affairs. The dataset provides visibility across six creditor types: Secured, Preferential, Unsecured, Associated Company, International, and Other. Creditor data is available in Company Information under Creditors, with indicators in the Health Profile. Filtering and Excel export are supported.

Vigilance™ V2 Monitoring

Vigilance™ V2 Abnormal Behaviour Indicator (ABI) monitoring options released to main platform and the monitoring API. This release extends monitoring coverage to include the full set of 25 ABIs introduced in Vigilance™ V2, enabling users to track changes across both existing and newly released indicators.

Q1 / 2026

17.O3.2O26

_RELEASES

Director and PSC Identity Verification

Identity Verification (IDV) status for Directors and Persons with Significant Control (PSCs) is now available on the platform. The dataset uses Companies House data to show whether individuals have completed identity verification, with clear indicators highlighting verified, due, and overdue statuses. IDV information is displayed within Director and PSC records to support compliance monitoring under ECCTA.

O8.O1.2O26

_RELEASES

Stela-AI Assistant Chatbot

The Stela-AI Assistant is now available on the online platform. It provides in-platform answers to questions about Company Watch features, data, and processes using published resources from the Knowledge Base and Resource Hub.

Deliberate Tax Defaulters Data

Deliberate Tax Defaulters data is now available on the platform and in PDF reports (Gold subscribers only). The dataset highlights organisations publicly named by HMRC for deliberate tax non-compliance and is surfaced within Company Information and flagged in the Health Profile as a Red Warning.

UK Acquisitions Data

UK Acquisitions data is now available on the platform and in PDF reports (Gold subscribers only). The dataset captures acquisitions involving UK public companies and is designed to highlight changes in ownership, structure, or commercial exposure. Acquisition events are also shown in the Health Profile as Information notifications.

Additional Payment Practice Fields

Three new Total Invoice Value fields have been added to Payment Practice data. These fields are available across the platform, PDF reports, and the API.

_CHANGES

Portfolio Performance Improvements

Filtering and sorting of portfolio company listings has been optimised to improve performance when working with larger datasets.

Accounts Classification Update

Latest Year Accounts Type thresholds have been updated to reflect revised Micro, Small, and Medium company definitions.

Q4 / 2025

12.12.2O25

_RELEASES

Cyber Risk Report PDF Export

A PDF export option has been added to the Cyber Risk Report, allowing reports to be downloaded.

28.11.2O25

_UPDATES

ISO 27001 Recertification

Company Watch successfully renewed its ISO/IEC 27001 certification, reaffirming our commitment to maintaining robust information security controls.

21.1o.2O25

_RELEASES

Vigilance™ V2 API

Vigilance™ V2 data is now available via the API. This provides access to all 25 abnormal behaviour indicators across five core risk areas, allowing customers to integrate Vigilance™ data directly into their own systems and workflows.