Each status used in Singapore, in English, with the standard status the Prometiam API returns and what it means for doing business with the company.
Every register words its company states differently. This guide lists the status values used in Singapore, what each means in English, and the standard status the Prometiam API returns for it, so the same question (is this company still alive, in trouble or gone?) has the same answer across countries. The register’s own value stays available as local_status.
Coverage and limits for Singapore: company records only (no officers, no registry-compliance signal, no share capital, no cessation date, no region, no VAT (GST) number, no insolvency notices); local companies, limited liability partnerships and registered foreign company branches only, sole proprietorships, general partnerships and limited partnerships are never served; liquidation, judicial management and receivership show in the company status. Contains information from ACRA Information on Corporate Entities and Entities Registered with ACRA from the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) via data.gov.sg, made available under the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0 (https://data.gov.sg/open-data-licence). Adapted by Prometiam; not an official ACRA extract.
| Register status | local_status | status in the API | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live, Live Company or Registered: registered and operating | active | active | active |
| Gazetted To Be Struck Off: removal from the register has been announced | active_strike_off_pending | active_strike_off_pending | active |
| Under Judicial Management | in_administration | in_administration | distress |
| Live with a Receiver or Receiver and Manager appointed | in_receivership | in_receivership | distress |
| In Liquidation - Creditors voluntary winding up, or Compulsory Winding Up (Insolvency) | in_liquidation_insolvent | in_liquidation_insolvent | winding_up |
| In Liquidation, or a members’, partners’ or simplified winding up | in_liquidation | in_liquidation | winding_up |
| In Liquidation - Compulsory Winding Up, where the register states no insolvency | in_compulsory_liquidation | in_compulsory_liquidation | winding_up |
| Struck Off, Dissolved, Ceased Registration, Revoked or Deregistered | deregistered | deregistered | closed |
| Amalgamated or Converted To LLP: the company’s UEN ends, and the LLP that replaced it is not named | merged | merged | closed |
active): The register shows no dissolution, insolvency or removal. That is the normal state, but not a guarantee of solvency or good standing: check filings and payment behaviour as your policy requires.active_strike_off_pending): The register has started to remove the company, usually for unfiled accounts or returns. It can still trade and can often avoid removal by putting its filings right. Treat it as a compliance warning and ask the company to explain before you extend credit or onboard it.in_administration): An administrator, not the directors, runs the company. Deal with the administrator, who decides which contracts continue, and expect claims against the company to be frozen or handled inside the procedure.in_receivership): A receiver controls specific assets, usually for a secured lender. The company may still trade, but the secured assets are not available to other creditors.in_liquidation_insolvent): Bankruptcy or judicial liquidation: the company is being wound up to pay its creditors. File your claim with the liquidator or trustee, do not ship on credit, and expect contracts to be ended or handled by the liquidator.in_liquidation): The company is being wound up and no longer trades normally. Stop new credit, file any claim, and ask who the liquidator is.in_compulsory_liquidation): The company is wound up by order of a court or the register for non-compliance, not because of insolvency. Treat it as winding up: no new business, and file claims with the liquidator.deregistered): Removed from the register: the legal person no longer exists (in the US: dissolved, revoked, withdrawn or no longer listed in that state). It cannot sign, be sued or be paid, so invoice a successor or the former owners and check whether it merged. Some registers can restore or reinstate an entity, so check before you treat it as final.merged): Merged into another company, which takes over its rights and obligations. Find the successor and deal with it.Singapore’s status comes from ACRA’s entity status: liquidation (members’, creditors’ or compulsory), judicial management and receivership are separate states, and struck-off, dissolved and amalgamated companies are deregistered or merged. There are no insolvency notices.
# companies whose standard status is active_strike_off_pending curl -H "Authorization: Bearer rk_live_..." \ "https://api.prometiam.com/functions/v1/risk-api/companies/search?country=SG&name=<company name>&status=active_strike_off_pending" # or filter by the register's own value # &local_status=active_strike_off_pending
status is the same list in every country; local_status is the register’s own value. Use one or the other, not both. Outside Spain a status filter must be combined with a name or an identifier.
Singapore company data API guide, the free UEN lookup, and legal forms in Singapore. All countries: company status meanings.
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