A Bankruptcy check identifies whether an individual has ever been declared bankrupt or is currently involved in bankruptcy proceedings globally. The search queries national and international bankruptcy and insolvency registries, court databases, and/or financial regulatory sources to locate any personal bankruptcy records.

A Bankruptcy check can help you gain insight into an individual’s financial stability and insolvency history, so you can identify any financial risks when hiring - especially for roles in the financial services industry or where the individual will be responsible for handling money.

Order this check

To order a Bankruptcy check from CertnCentric you must have the applicant’s email address. 

When ordering a check, you will need to select: 

1. The countries you would like to run the check in. You can select multiple countries within the same order.
2. Whether you would like the search run on the applicant’s current name only or would like the search to include any previous names provided by the applicant. 

For more information on ordering checks through CertnCentric, see the Order checks Certn Help article. 

Turnaround time for this check

Turnaround times for this check vary significantly per country and source. This check is offered in 68 countries, which are each fulfilled by different sources. On average, a check can take between 2 and 20 days. 

Countries supported

Please see the full list of supported countries below. 

• Angola
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Belgium
• Botswana
• Brazil
• Burundi
• Canada
• Czechia
• Congo, Democratic Republic of the
• Estonia
• Ethiopia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Ghana
• Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Ireland
• Israel
• Japan
• Kenya
• Latvia
• Liberia
• Lithuania
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Mali
• Malta
• Mozambique
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Nepal
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Norway
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Papua New Guinea
• Peru
• Portugal
• Qatar
• Rwanda
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• South Africa
• Korea, Republic of
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Tanzania, United Republic of
• Thailand
• United Arab Emirates
• Uganda
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• United States of America
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Stages of this check

Bankruptcy checks ordered through CertnCentric go through the following stages:

Applicant experience

When you order a Bankruptcy check your applicant receives an email inviting them to complete an online form for the included checks. Through this process, an applicant will supply Certn with their:

• consent and authorization to run the check,
• full name (including previous names and aliases),
• date of birth,
• address details and when they started living there, as well as
• address details of the position for which they are applying (includes options for no specific address and remote work).

Next steps

After you've placed your order and Certn has received the required details from your applicant, the check begins processing.

You can view the case and check results in the client portal. Learn more in our Manage your cases Certn Help article.

To learn more about this check’s results and what happens if the applicant can’t complete the check, see our Bankruptcy check results Certn Help article.

International Directorship checks in CertnCentric

A Directorship check identifies whether an individual currently holds or has previously held directorship positions. The search queries official registries and company databases to verify an individual's association with any business entities. 

A Directorship check can help you identify any potential conflicts of interest relating to an individual’s past or current directorship appointments and can also help to support the legitimacy of any self-employment or company ownership claims. 

Order this check

To order a Directorship check from CertnCentric you must have the applicant’s email address. 

When ordering a check, you will need to select: 

1. The countries you would like to run the check in. You can select multiple countries within the same order.
2. Whether you would like the search run on the applicant’s current name only or would like the search to include any previous names provided by the applicant. 

For more information on ordering checks through CertnCentric, see the Order checks Certn Help article. 

Turnaround time for this check

Turnaround times for this check vary significantly per country and source. This check is offered in 79 countries, which are each fulfilled by different sources. On average, a check can take between 2 and 20 days. 

Countries supported

Please see the full list of supported countries below. 

• Angola
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Bangladesh
• Bahrain
• Belgium
• Botswana
• Brazil
• Bulgaria
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Canada
• China
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Congo, Democratic Republic of the
• Ethiopia
• Finland
• France
• Georgia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• India
• Indonesia
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Kenya
• Liberia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Mali
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Norway
• Oman
• Papua New Guinea
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Poland
• Portugal
• Qatar
• Romania
• Russian Federation
• Rwanda
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• South Africa
• Korea, Republic of
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Taiwan, Province of China
• Tanzania, United Republic of
• Thailand
• Turkey
• United Arab Emirates
• Uganda
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• United States of America
• Vietnam
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Stages of this check

Directorship checks ordered through CertnCentric go through the following stages:

Applicant experience

When you order a Directorship check your applicant receives an email inviting them to complete an online form for the included checks. Through this process, an applicant will supply Certn with their:

• consent and authorization to run the check,
• full name (including previous names and aliases),
• date of birth,
• address details and when they started living there, as well as
• address details of the position for which they are applying (includes options for no specific address and remote work).

Next steps

After you've placed your order and Certn has received the required details from your applicant, the check begins processing.

You can view the case and check results in the client portal. Learn more in our Manage your cases Certn Help article.

To learn more about this check’s results and what happens if the applicant can’t complete the check, see our Directorship check results Certn Help article.

International Bankruptcy check results in CertnCentric

When a Bankruptcy check is complete, you can view the results from the case details page. The information in the report is populated as each of the checks in the case are completed. 

Learn more about Bankruptcy checks in this Certn Help article.

 

Explanation of results

Bankruptcy check results will contain one of three possible outcomes:

1. Clear, No Match Found
2. Review, Results Found
3. Review, Unable to Complete

On the report, you will be able to view the following information for each country that the check was run in: 

• Search Details: The Search Details section will show the name(s) and date of birth of the applicant used to conduct the search. If Current Name Only was selected when ordering the check, then only the applicant’s current name will show (as this is the only name included in our search), even if they provided previous names on the application. Likewise, if Include Previous Names was selected, and the applicant provided previous known names, then the Search Details will show all names we have run the search on.
  
   
• Result Details: Within the Result Details section you will be able to see: 
  • Alerts: Alerts will highlight anything you need to review, for example if an applicant has active or satisfied bankruptcy findings. 
  • Details: If the outcome was ‘Results Found’ you will be able to see details relating to the findings, including the court details, date filed, claim amount, and status. 
  • Source evidence: If there is a document or certificate available from the source, it will be attached to the report.

Next steps

Review the check results from the case details page by selecting ‘My tasks’ from the left navigation, and then selecting the related case from the list.

Once you’ve reviewed the results of the Bankruptcy check and any other checks in the case, you can record your decision concerning the case. See the Manage your cases Help Article for more information.

International Directorship check results in CertnCentric

When a Directorship check is complete, you can view the results from the case details page. The information in the report is populated as each of the checks in the case are completed. 

Learn more about Directorship checks in this Certn Help article.

 

Explanation of results

Directorship check results will contain one of three possible outcomes:

1. Clear, No Match Found
2. Review, Results Found
3. Review, Unable to Complete

On the report, you will be able to view the following information for each country that the check was run in: 

• Search Details: The Search Details section will show the name(s) and date of birth of the applicant used to conduct the search. If Current Name Only was selected when ordering the check, then only the applicant’s current name will show, even if they provided previous names on the application (as this is the only name included in our search). Likewise, if Include Previous Names was selected, and the applicant provided previous known names, then the Search Details will show all names we have run the search on.
  
   
• Result Details: Within the Result Details section you will be able to see: 
  • Alerts: Alerts will highlight anything you need to review, for example if an applicant has potential Directorship findings that are unconfirmed. 
  • Details: If the outcome was ‘Results Found’ you will be able to see details relating to the findings, including the company name, company number, date appointed, date resigned, company status, appointment type, etc. 
  • Source evidence: If there is a document or certificate available from the source, it will be attached to the report.

Next steps

Review the check results from the case details page by selecting ‘My tasks’ from the left navigation, and then selecting the related case from the list.

Once you’ve reviewed the results of the Directorship check and any other checks in the case, you can record your decision concerning the case. See the Manage your cases Help Article for more information.