Companies are required to release a certain amount of information on a regular basis. How much information they disclose depends on a number of factors, including where they're incorporated, and whether or not they're publicly listed on a stock exchange.
Publicly listed companies must release more information than private companies, which can make it a challenge to find certain types of financial data for private companies.
Company information refers to factual information about companies including:
You can use this data for coursework, projects and when looking for a job.
Information taken from City Library databases must not be used for commercial purposes, including for university placements.
Special login details are required for some databases. Business Students can access these on Business Library Moodle 2024-2025. All other students, please email businesslibrary@city.ac.uk for details.
Some financial resources are only available on specific bookable PCs in the library.
Profit and loss, balance sheet, ratios and trends, stock prices, credit score and rating information for major public and private British companies.
Accessibility statement for Fame
Lists of companies can be created using any combination of 300 search items.
Limitation: Please note that Moody's resources may be used for educational research only, and may not be used for institutional business purposes.
Company financials, stock prices, descriptions, history, property, subsidiaries officers and directors, long - term debt and capital stock.
Accessibility statement for Mergent Online
User Guide available in Business Library Moodle 2024-2025. Non-Business School students and staff should email businesslibrary@city.ac.uk.
Historical corporate and industry related documents from 1909 to the present day.
Accessibility statement for Mergent Archives
Includes digitised manuals from Moody's archives, Ford Equity Research Reports, Annual reports for global companies going back to 1925, and Mergent industry reports from 2003 to 2020.
Full-text coverage of national, regional and international news from a range of sources including newswires. Updated daily and with many titles having a 20 year archive, useful for current affairs and seeing how topics have been reported.
Accessibility statement for Nexis UK
Articles generally have no formatting or images.
Limitation - Users may print and download for personal use only single copies of up to ten documents in Full Text Format from the results of one search.
Users are prohibited from downloading substantial parts of the database and materials cannot be stored for longer than 90 days.
Nexis cannot be used for any non-academic purposes and text data mining is not permitted.
For further information please see Library Services’ Online Resource Policy.
The right to retrieve and store machine-readable copies of Materials is limited to the retrieval of a single copy of a reasonable portion of the Materials included in any individual file of the Online Services using the downloading commands of the Online Services or your web browser software and storage of that copy in machine readable form for no more than 90 days, primarily for one person’s exclusive use, to the extent the storage of those Materials is not further limited or prohibited by the Additional Terms.
Offers full text from a range of sources including international newspapers, trade publications and magazines. Many titles have a 20 year archive and content is updated daily, making it useful for business, industry news and reports.
Accessibility statement for Factiva
Please note that articles generally have no formatting or images.
Limitation
Global private company database. Real-time information on venture capital and angel investor-backed private start-ups. M&A and IPO news, private equity and industry analysis.
Accessibility statement for CB insights
Limitation:
System Requirements: You have to be connected to the university network to register for and access this database.
Registration instructions: Students and staff should email the Business Library to request instructions for creating an account.
Your City email address is only used for log-in, CB Information Services do not use this information for any other purpose.
Global financial markets database providing news, analytics, real time pricing for millions of securities world-wide plus extensive historical pricing and stock charts.
Accessibility statement for Bloomberg
Available on campus only from dedicated terminals:
• 7 bookable terminals in the Financial Resources Zone, Business Library
• 10 non-bookable terminals in the Bloomberg Finance Lab, Bunhill Row
• 10 bookable terminals in the Financial Resources Suite, Northampton Square
Library
Registration instructions: To use Bloomberg, you must create a Bloomberg account.
Certifications: To take Bloomberg Certification in Finance Fundamentals, Market Concept or Environmental Social Governance, see Signing up for Bloomberg for Education.
See our Bloomberg LibGuide for more information.
Detailed financial histories: at least 5 years for listed banks and 3 years for unlisted banks. Includes 'as reported' financial items in English and local languages, using local GAAP and IFRS formats whenever available.
Accessibility statement for BankFocus
Worldwide coverage of Banks. Includes original filings, corporate structures and the facility to represent data graphically.
Limitation: Please note that Moody's resources can only be used for educational research, and cannot be used for institutional business purposes.
Comprehensive financial data, analytics, and insights for global markets, including real-time news, pricing, and specialist research tools. Includes data from Worldscope, I/B/E/S, Lipper and Asset 4.
Accessibility statement for Eikon(LSEG)
Use the Excel Add-in to download data and access Datastream.
Available on campus from dedicated terminals and available remotely.
5 bookable PCs in the Financial Resources Zone, Business Library
8 bookable PCs in the Refinitiv Trading Room, Bunhill Row
3 bookable PCs in the Financial Resources Suite, Northampton Square Library.
Logins: A limited number of Eikon usernames are available for off-site access. These will be issued on a first come, first served basis Monday to Friday 09:00- 17:00 UK time and will expire at 08:00 UK time the following day, if issued on a Friday the username will expire at 08:00 UK time Monday. Complete our online form to request a username and password. Alternatively, email businesslibrary@city.ac.uk.
Detailed research on over 150,000 active audits and over 10,000 accounting firms. Includes detailed categorisations of issues to enable tracking and analysis of public company disclosures.
Accessibility statement for Audit Analytics: Audit and Compliance
WRDS dataset listed under Audit Analytics.
Registration instructions
You need to create an account to use WRDS datasets.
Data on actions, disclosures and correspondence by companies, advisors, regulators and investors. Coverage includes SEC Comment Letters, Litigation, Bankruptcy and Shareholder Activism.
Accessibility statement for Audit Analytics: Corporate and Legal
WRDS dataset listed under Audit Analytics.
Registration instructions
You need to create an account to use WRDS datasets.
For information about how companies carry out research, visit our market research guide.
International market research. Offers a comprehensive mix of company, industry, country and financial data for every major marketplace in the world.
Accessibility statement for MarketLine Advantage
Journal articles, case studies, company profiles, industry reports, SWOT analyses. Covers business and economics, with full text access to the Harvard Business Review.
Accessibility statement for British Source Ultimate
While Business Source Ultimate is primarily used for academic research, you can find market research reports in Business Source Ultimate, too. Search by the company's name, then use the Source Types filter to narrow your results down to Market Research Reports.
Peer-reviewed journal articles, dissertations, conference proceedings, working papers, trade publications, industry reports, and key periodicals including the Wall Street Journal.
Accessibility statement for ProQuest One Business
Also covers ProQuest Accounting & Tax, Asian Business & Reference, Banking Information Source, Entrepreneurship, and the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences.
ProQuest One Business is used mostly for academic research. To find market research reports in ProQuest One Business, use the Advanced Search Screen:
UK, US, China and Global-level research reports for over 400 industries.
Accessibility statement for IBISWorld
Limitation: Please note there is a download limit of 25 reports per session. Specialized Industry Reports are not available as part of our subscription.
User Guides available in Business Library Moodle 2024-2025. Non-Business School students and staff should email businesslibrary@city.ac.uk.
UK Market research reports with a rolling two years' data. The focus is on consumer markets including a specialist coverage of the financial sector.
Accessibility statement for Mintel
Please read conditions of use when logging on.
Industry trends, strategic analysis, market size and market share data across key countries and industries. Includes demographic and economic data and packaging information.
Accessibility statement for Euromonitor Passport
Registration instructions: Business School students should register for an account via Business Library Moodle 2024-2025. Non-Business School students and staff should email businesslibrary@city.ac.uk for registration instructions.