# Companies & Finance | Name | Description | Cost | Tool Review and Guide | | ----------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 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. | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/527-explorer](/toolkit/more/all-tools/527-explorer.md) | | BlockExplorer | Following a bitcoin trail or following a bitcoin account? | Free |

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| | China-related resources | Resources for research on companies in China. | | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/china-related-resources](/toolkit/more/all-tools/china-related-resources.md) | | Companies House | Search companies and individuals in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar. | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/companies-house](/toolkit/more/all-tools/companies-house.md) | | EDGAR | Database of corporate filings for the US | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/edgar](/toolkit/more/all-tools/edgar.md) | | 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. | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/edgar-suite](/toolkit/more/all-tools/edgar-suite.md) | | Etherscan | An explorer that allows researchers to track wallets, transactions and more on the Ethereum blockchain. | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/etherscan](/toolkit/more/all-tools/etherscan.md) | | EU consolidated corporate registers | Consolidated company registers covering most of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/eu-consolidated-corporate-registers](/toolkit/more/all-tools/eu-consolidated-corporate-registers.md) | | EU Sanctions Map | Database of sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United Nations | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/eu-sanctions-map](/toolkit/more/all-tools/eu-sanctions-map.md) | | Global Suppliers Online | A site dedicated to connect suppliers and buyers of goods from all over the world. | Partially Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/global-suppliers-online](/toolkit/more/all-tools/global-suppliers-online.md) | | 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. | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/icij-offshore-leaks-database](/toolkit/more/all-tools/icij-offshore-leaks-database.md) | | ImportGenius | Commercial supplier of trade data for 23 countries. Paid service but journalists can ask for free access. | Paid | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/importgenius](/toolkit/more/all-tools/importgenius.md) | | ImportYeti | Search 60 million US customs sea shipment records, find company suppliers. | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/importyeti](/toolkit/more/all-tools/importyeti.md) | | LittleSis | Connects the dots between influential / wealthy individuals in (mostly US) politics and business. | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/littlesis](/toolkit/more/all-tools/littlesis.md) | | Lumen | A research project collecting and publishing legal takedown notices for online content transparency | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/lumen](/toolkit/more/all-tools/lumen.md) | | North Data | Search for people and companies in EU corporate and trade registers + visualize relationships | Partially Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/north-data](/toolkit/more/all-tools/north-data.md) | | OCCRP Aleph | Aleph offers a way to research sanctions lists, corporate registries, leaks, and more | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/occrp-aleph](/toolkit/more/all-tools/occrp-aleph.md) | | Open Ownership | Links to beneficial ownership registers. | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/open-ownership](/toolkit/more/all-tools/open-ownership.md) | | OpenCorporates | Comprehensive repository of company registries around the world | Partially Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/opencorporates](/toolkit/more/all-tools/opencorporates.md) | | OpenSanctions | Open-source international database of sanctions data, persons of interest and politically exposed persons. | Partially Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/opensanctions](/toolkit/more/all-tools/opensanctions.md) | | OpenSecrets | Data on campaign finance, lobbying, and spending in U.S. politics | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/opensecrets](/toolkit/more/all-tools/opensecrets.md) | | OSINT Tools Map | An interactive worldwide map, showcasing business registries, court records, and other publicly available information to aid OSINT investigations and research. | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/osint-tools-map](/toolkit/more/all-tools/osint-tools-map.md) | | RuPEP | Online database of politically exposed persons in Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/rupep](/toolkit/more/all-tools/rupep.md) | | SanctionsExplorer | A comprehensive database of current and historical OFAC/UN/EU sanctions | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/sanctionsexplorer](/toolkit/more/all-tools/sanctionsexplorer.md) | | UN Comtrade Database | United Nations free database of global trade. | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/un-comtrade-database](/toolkit/more/all-tools/un-comtrade-database.md) | | Wikipedia list of registers | Wikipedia list of official business registers around the world. | Free | [https://bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/more/all-tools/wikipedia-list-of-registers](/toolkit/more/all-tools/wikipedia-list-of-registers.md) | --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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