Before you hand over a deposit for landscaping materials for a garden redesign or patio installation, run the company through Verafy. The same intelligence that protects M&A deals protects your home project.
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Confirm the company is genuinely registered and still active — not dissolved or trading under a borrowed name.
See the director's full history — how many other companies they've run into liquidation before yours.
Spot phoenix operators who dissolve after taking deposits and reopen under a near-identical name to dodge warranty claims.
Check for CCJs and insolvency history before you sign anything or pay a penny.
Is checking a landscaping company worth it for a smaller job?
For a quick tidy-up, probably not. For a full garden redesign, patio, or driveway job with a meaningful deposit, it's exactly the same risk profile as hiring a builder — worth the same few minutes of checking.
What's the biggest red flag for landscaping companies specifically?
A large deposit requested before any work starts, combined with a company that's either very new or has a director linked to previous dissolved companies in the same trade — Verafy surfaces both in one search.
How current is the data Verafy shows?
It's pulled live from Companies House at the moment you search — not a cached database that could be months out of date.