Annual Filings (International)

Monitor international annual reports and filings from UK, EU, Canada, and Australia for strategic challenges and opportunities.

International annual filings provide insights similar to US 10-K reports but for companies headquartered outside the United States. These filings reveal strategic challenges, operational risks, and growth priorities that can inform timely and relevant outreach.

Why This Insight Matters

  • Global coverage — Extend your signal coverage beyond US-listed companies
  • Strategic disclosure — Annual reports contain candid assessments of challenges
  • Regulatory requirements — Companies must disclose material risks and concerns
  • Timing — Filing dates create natural outreach windows

Available Subtypes

United Kingdom (Companies Act / Strategic Report)

SignalSubtype EnumDescription
Increased competitive pressureannualFilingUkCompetitivePressureCompany highlights increased competitive pressure
Major restructuringannualFilingUkMajorRestructuringCompany announces major restructuring
Margin compressionannualFilingUkMarginCompressionCompany cites margin compression

European Union (URD - Universal Registration Document)

SignalSubtype EnumDescription
Digital transformation challengesannualFilingEuDigitalTransformationChallengesCompany highlights digital transformation challenges
Customer retention declineannualFilingEuCustomerRetentionDeclineCompany notes declining customer retention
Rising operational risksannualFilingEuOperationalRisksCompany reports rising operational risks

Canada (Annual Information Form - AIF)

SignalSubtype EnumDescription
Customer concentration riskannualFilingCanadaCustomerConcentrationRiskCompany warns of customer concentration risk

Australia (ASX Annual Report)

SignalSubtype EnumDescription
Revenue growth slowdownannualFilingAustraliaRevenueGrowthSlowdownCompany reports slowing revenue growth

Response Fields

Core Fields

FieldTypeExampleDescription
insightTypestring"companyHighlight"Type identifier
insightSubtypestring"annualFilingUkCompetitivePressure"Specific subtype
companyNamestring"UK Enterprise Ltd"Company name

Filing Metadata

FieldTypeExampleDescription
variables.filing_typestring"Strategic Report"Type of filing
variables.filing_datestring"2024-03-15"Filing date
variables.fiscal_yearstring"2023"Fiscal year covered

Disclosure Details

FieldTypeExampleDescription
variables.key_disclosurestring"Increased competitive pressure from new market entrants..."Main disclosure excerpt
variables.market_segmentstring"Enterprise Software"Affected market segment
variables.competitors_mentionedstring[]["Competitor A", "Competitor B"]Named competitors
variables.management_responsestring"Investing in product differentiation..."How management is responding
variables.detected_atstring"2024-03-20T00:00:00Z"When insight was detected

Resolution Fields

FieldTypeExampleDescription
companyUrlstring"ukenterprise.co.uk"Company website domain
companyLinkedinUrlstring"linkedin.com/company/ukenterprise"Company LinkedIn URL
Full JSON Response Example
{
  "insightType": "companyHighlight",
  "insightSubtype": "annualFilingUkCompetitivePressure",
  "companyName": "UK Enterprise Ltd",
  "companyUrl": "ukenterprise.co.uk",
  "companyLinkedinUrl": "linkedin.com/company/ukenterprise",
  "variables": {
    "filing_type": "Strategic Report",
    "filing_date": "2024-03-15",
    "fiscal_year": "2023",
    "key_disclosure": "Increased competitive pressure from new market entrants has impacted our market share in the enterprise segment.",
    "market_segment": "Enterprise Software",
    "competitors_mentioned": ["Competitor A", "Competitor B"],
    "management_response": "Investing in product differentiation and customer success initiatives.",
    "detected_at": "2024-03-20T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

API Usage

Generate Content API

{
  "enabledInsights": ["annualFilingUkCompetitivePressure", "annualFilingEuCustomerRetentionDecline"],
  "disabledInsights": []
}

Generate Insights API

{
  "insightSubtype": "annualFilingUkMajorRestructuring"
}

Example Output

"Saw in your latest Strategic Report that competitive pressure from new entrants is a focus area—always a tough dynamic to navigate. We've been helping similar enterprise software companies differentiate through [your value prop]. Worth comparing notes?"

Coverage

  • Refresh: Annual (aligned with filing schedules)
  • Coverage: 5-25% of international companies (varies by region)
  • Best for: Selling to UK/EU/Canada/Australia headquartered companies