# LightRay

> Know any company before you meet or call. Send its name and city, here or on WhatsApp, and in minutes get the background and any questions to ask.

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## Pages

- [Home](https://www.lightray.ai/)
- [Who it's for: audit, deals, wealth, research, law](https://www.lightray.ai/who): For people who read about companies all day: partners, deal teams, analysts and advisers who check a company before a meeting, a deal or a signature.
- [Company reports in mature and emerging markets](https://www.lightray.ai/regions): Company data no longer stops at a border. How LightRay reads mature markets, where data floods in, and emerging ones, where it must be proven first.
- [How it works: one name in, a company report back](https://www.lightray.ai/how-it-works): One name in. The background, and any questions to ask.
- [Contact LightRay: more reports, help and firms](https://www.lightray.ai/contact): Write to LightRay about more reports, help with a report, your firm or your data, or email hello@lightray.ai. We reply to the work email you give.
- [Cookies](https://www.lightray.ai/cookies)
- [What you get in a LightRay company report](https://www.lightray.ai/features): Every report gives the background, any questions to ask and what to do next: the right company, the main point, a map of who is around it and next steps.
- [Integrations](https://www.lightray.ai/integrations): Use LightRay where you already work.
- [Help](https://www.lightray.ai/help): Answers on reports, WhatsApp and your data.
- [Our approach: how a LightRay report is made](https://www.lightray.ai/about): How LightRay reads a company: the right company first, then the people and companies around it, then what the record shows.
- [Your data, in plain words](https://www.lightray.ai/your-data): What LightRay keeps, why and for how long, what happens to your documents, and how to have your data removed. The privacy notice is the full text.
- [What LightRay keeps, and how it is protected](https://www.lightray.ai/security): What LightRay keeps, for how long, how it is protected, who handles it for us, and how to have it deleted.
- [Pricing: three free reports, then pay as you go](https://www.lightray.ai/pricing)

## Guides

- [How to find out who owns a UK company](https://www.lightray.ai/guides/who-owns-a-uk-company): Search the company on the UK register of companies. Its people with significant control show who owns or controls more than 25%, and its officers show the directors.
- [How to check an Indian company's directors and filings](https://www.lightray.ai/guides/indian-company-directors): Look the company up on India's company register. Its master data shows its status, capital and directors, each with a director identification number (DIN); its filed documents can be viewed for a small fee.
- [How to check a US company before you do business](https://www.lightray.ai/guides/check-a-us-company): The US has no national company register: each state keeps its own. Start with the state where the company was formed, then court records and, for a listed company, its filings with the securities regulator.
- [What to check before you meet a company](https://www.lightray.ai/guides/before-you-meet-a-company): Five things: who owns it, who runs it, what it has filed lately, any court matters, and what the press says. Together they tell you what to ask.
- [How to check a Singapore company](https://www.lightray.ai/guides/check-a-singapore-company): Search the company free on Singapore's company register. A Business Profile (S$5.50) adds its directors and shareholders on record.
- [How to check a Hong Kong company](https://www.lightray.ai/guides/check-a-hong-kong-company): Search the company free on Hong Kong's company register. A Company Particulars report (HK$22) shows directors and shareholders on record.
- [How to check an Australian company](https://www.lightray.ai/guides/check-an-australian-company): Search the company free on Australia's company register and its business number search. A current company extract (A$10) adds directors and a Pty Ltd company's largest shareholders.
- [What to check before you take on a new client](https://www.lightray.ai/guides/before-you-take-on-a-client): Check who owns and runs the client, what it has filed, any court matters and its press. Then check every name you find against your other clients.
- [How to check a supplier before you sign](https://www.lightray.ai/guides/check-a-supplier): Check the supplier's registration, owners, charges over its assets, court matters and press. Then ask it for recent accounts and two customer references.

## Optional

- [LightRay terms of use](https://www.lightray.ai/terms)
- [LightRay privacy notice](https://www.lightray.ai/privacy)
- [Terms for documents you provide](https://www.lightray.ai/terms/documents)