# Companies & Finance

| Name                                      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                   | Cost                                                         | Tool Review and Guide                                                                                                                                                  |
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| 527 Explorer                              | ProPublica's 527 Explorer is a database that allows users to examine the finances of organizations known as 527s in the United States, which can raise unlimited sums for political purposes. | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/527-explorer>                                                                                                    |
| BlockExplorer                             | Following a bitcoin trail or following a bitcoin account?                                                                                                                                     | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <p><sub><em>Guide not available</em></sub></p><p><a href="https://blockexplorer.com/"><mark style="background-color:blue;"><https://blockexplorer.com/></mark></a></p> |
| China-related resources                   | Resources for research on companies in China.                                                                                                                                                 |                                                              | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/china-related-resources>                                                                                         |
| Companies House                           | Search companies and individuals in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar.                                                                                                                         | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/companies-house>                                                                                                 |
| EDGAR                                     | Database of corporate filings for the US                                                                                                                                                      | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/edgar>                                                                                                           |
| EDGAR Command Line Interface (edgar-tool) | Tool for the retrieval of corporate and financial data from SEC's EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval) database.                                                        | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/edgar-suite>                                                                                                     |
| Etherscan                                 | An explorer that allows researchers to track wallets, transactions and more on the Ethereum blockchain.                                                                                       | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/etherscan>                                                                                                       |
| EU consolidated corporate registers       | Consolidated company registers covering most of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.                                                                                                    | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/eu-consolidated-corporate-registers>                                                                             |
| EU Sanctions Map                          | Database of sanctions imposed by the European Union                                                                                                                                           | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/eu-sanctions-map>                                                                                                |
| Global Suppliers Online                   | A site dedicated to connect suppliers and buyers of goods from all over the world.                                                                                                            | <mark style="background-color:orange;">Partially Free</mark> | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/global-suppliers-online>                                                                                         |
| ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database              | Find out who’s behind more than 810k offshore companies, foundations and trusts from the Panama Papers, the Offshore Leaks, the Bahamas Leaks and the Paradise Papers investigations.         | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/icij-offshore-leaks-database>                                                                                    |
| ImportGenius                              | Commercial supplier of trade data for 23 countries. Paid service but journalists can ask for free access.                                                                                     | <mark style="background-color:red;">Paid</mark>              | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/importgenius>                                                                                                    |
| ImportYeti                                | Search 60 million US customs sea shipment records, find company suppliers.                                                                                                                    | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/importyeti>                                                                                                      |
| LittleSis                                 | Connects the dots between influential / wealthy individuals in (mostly US) politics and business.                                                                                             | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/littlesis>                                                                                                       |
| Lumen                                     | A research project collecting and publishing legal takedown notices for online content transparency                                                                                           | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/lumen>                                                                                                           |
| North Data                                | Search for people and companies in EU corporate and trade registers + visualize relationships                                                                                                 | <mark style="background-color:orange;">Partially Free</mark> | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/north-data>                                                                                                      |
| OCCRP Aleph                               | Aleph offers a way to research sanctions lists, corporate registries, leaks, and more                                                                                                         | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/occrp-aleph>                                                                                                     |
| Open Ownership                            | Links to beneficial ownership registers.                                                                                                                                                      | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/open-ownership>                                                                                                  |
| OpenCorporates                            | Comprehensive repository of company registries around the world                                                                                                                               | <mark style="background-color:orange;">Partially Free</mark> | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/opencorporates>                                                                                                  |
| OpenSanctions                             | Open-source international database of sanctions data, persons of interest and politically exposed persons.                                                                                    | <mark style="background-color:orange;">Partially Free</mark> | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/opensanctions>                                                                                                   |
| OpenSecrets                               | Data on campaign finance, lobbying, and spending in U.S. politics                                                                                                                             | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/opensecrets>                                                                                                     |
| OSINT Tools Map                           | An interactive worldwide map, showcasing business registries, court records, and other publicly available information to aid OSINT investigations and research.                               | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/osint-tools-map>                                                                                                 |
| RuPEP                                     | Online database of politically exposed persons in Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.                                                                                                 | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/rupep>                                                                                                           |
| SanctionsExplorer                         | A comprehensive database of current and historical OFAC/UN/EU sanctions                                                                                                                       | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/sanctionsexplorer>                                                                                               |
| UN Comtrade Database                      | United Nations free database of global trade.                                                                                                                                                 | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/un-comtrade-database>                                                                                            |
| Wikipedia list of registers               | Wikipedia list of official business registers around the world.                                                                                                                               | <mark style="background-color:green;">Free</mark>            | <https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/wikipedia-list-of-registers>                                                                                     |