How to Remove Google Results That Link Your Name to a Company You’re No Longer Involved With
You left the company.
The partnership ended.
Maybe it folded, maybe it went sideways, maybe you just moved on.
But Google won’t let you forget it.
If your name is still tied to a business — especially one that:
- Has bad reviews
- Was part of a legal issue
- Faced public backlash
- Was dissolved or struck off
…it can follow you around for years, popping up when people search your name and dragging your reputation down with it.
That’s why Reputation Ace exists — to remove, suppress, or neutralise those old connections from Google UK and give you back control.
🔗 Why Google Keeps Linking You to a Business You Left
Search engines don’t care about:
- Employment contracts ending
- Companies shutting down
- Resignations or restructures
They care about what’s still indexed and what links your name to web pages, including:
- News articles
- Company directories
- Business blogs
- Review sites
- Government databases (like Companies House)
- Social media pages
Once your name is out there — especially in titles or metadata — it stays locked in unless you actively cut it out.
🚨 Why It’s a Problem
Even if you’re building a new company or personal brand, people searching your name might find:
- Old associations that look bad
- Negative reviews from your previous company
- Legal or financial records that list you as a director
- Blog posts or forums where you were mentioned in passing
That can result in:
- Lost leads
- Awkward investor questions
- Background check issues
- Reputational damage that you don’t deserve
🛠️ How Reputation Ace Untangles You From Your Past Online
We’ve helped countless clients detach their name from old businesses in search results.
Here’s how:
✅ 1. Identify Every Online Link Between Your Name & the Old Company
We do a deep content audit to find:
- All websites still listing your name
- Where your name appears in metadata, headings, or tags
- What ranks in the top 100 Google results
We go beyond the obvious — and track down the hidden backlinks and search triggers too.
✅ 2. Remove or Edit Content Where Possible
If the old company’s content still shows your name:
- We contact the webmaster with a takedown or edit request
- If the business no longer exists, we request deindexing of the entire page
- For blog posts or news mentions, we provide a legal reason to remove or redact your name
- We cite UK GDPR Article 17 (“Right to Be Forgotten”) if the content is outdated or harmful
We’ve successfully removed content from:
- News sites
- Company listings
- Archived pages
- Social blogs
- Old team bios
✅ 3. Suppress What Can’t Be Removed
If we can’t remove the content (some third-party sites are stubborn), we outrank it using:
- Authority articles about your current work
- LinkedIn optimisation
- New business listings under your solo name
- Press releases about your new company
- Personal interviews and branded blog posts
- Videos or feature pages that flood Google’s index
We match keyword intent and authority to push the old company associations off Page 1.
✅ 4. Monitor and Protect Your Personal Brand
Once you’re clean, we keep you clean.
We monitor:
- New mentions
- Changes in rankings
- Fresh posts from archive sites
And deploy fresh, relevant content to keep your name where it belongs — on Page 1, on your terms.
🧠 Real Case Example:
A web designer from Leeds was linked to a failed crypto startup from 2021. He had nothing to do with the collapse — but his name was still listed on the team page, and the company was mentioned in several blogs.
He came to us before applying for a new agency job.
Reputation Ace:
- Got his name removed from 4 live articles
- Deindexed 2 others via Google
- Created a fresh personal brand package
- Optimised his new portfolio site to rank for “UX expert Leeds”
Now, when you search his name — the old crypto stuff is gone.
He controls the narrative. He got the job.
✋ Stop Letting Google Define You By What You Left Behind
People change.
Businesses change.
Search results shouldn’t hold you hostage to your past.
Let us cut the tie.
Ready to Start Fresh? Contact Reputation Ace
📞 0800 088 5506
📧 info@reputationace.co.uk
🌐 www.reputationace.co.uk