How we list businesses
Where the listings come from, what each check means and how often we check again.
We list 26 plumbers that work in the Cotswolds. Listings were last checked on 15 October 2026.
How a firm gets on the register
- We find the firm on its own website, on Companies House or on a trade register.
- We confirm that it is trading: a working website, an active company record or a current register entry.
- We search the public registers and record the date of each check.
- We check each listing again at least every 90 days.
What a check looks like
This mark means we found the firm on that register on the date shown. Select it to open the firm’s record. Where the register has no page for each firm, it opens the register’s own search, and the listing says so.
Where the data comes from
We build the list from primary sources: firms’ own websites, Companies House and the public registers of trade bodies. We do not copy listings, reviews or photos from other directories.
Each firm’s page lists every source we used, with the date we checked it.
Who we list
We list a firm when it says it does plumber work in the Cotswolds and we can confirm it is trading, from a working website, an active company record or a current trade register entry. We leave out firms whose website is gone and whose company is dissolved.
What the checks mean
A check means we found the firm on that register on the date shown. Where the register has a page for each firm, the check links to that record. Where the register has only a search, the check links to that search and the listing says “Search the register”.
We show a check only when the name on the register matches the firm’s name, its registered company name, or another name that the firm’s website or Companies House shows it uses. If the names do not match, we leave the check off until we can confirm it.
If we did not find a firm on a register, we show nothing for that register. We never say a firm is “not registered”, because a search can miss a firm that trades under a different name.
We do not check the quality of the work, prices or insurance. Always ask for proof of insurance and a written quote.
Which towns get a page
Each of our 13 towns has a page with a local guide. Smaller places appear on the page of the nearest town.
We list a firm on a town page only when we have evidence that it covers the town: the firm’s own website says so, the firm told us, or the firm is based there. Each firm’s page lists where that evidence comes from. A firm can be based outside the Cotswolds and still cover a town here, so each listing shows both where it is based and the towns it covers.
If fewer than 3 listed firms cover a town, its page says so and links to nearby towns.
Which firms get a page
Every firm we list appears in the lists. A firm also gets a page of its own when we know at least one service it offers and we have a phone number or a website for it.
How we sort listings
On a town page, firms based in the area come first. Then come firms based nearby, sorted by distance. Firms with no distance come last, in alphabetical order. Nobody pays for position.
How often we check
We check each listing at least every 90 days. Firms can ask us to correct or remove a listing at any time.
Changes to the register
- Directory launched with 26 plumbing firms. Every listing checked against the firm’s own website and, where found, Companies House, WaterSafe, APHC and CIPHE.