# UK Companies House Scraper - New Companies & Filings (No Key) (`api-co/companies-house-uk`) Actor

Search the UK Companies House register without an API key: new companies by location, SIC code and incorporation date (no 5,000 cap), name or number lookup, accounts/confirmation due dates with overdue flags, previous names and filing history PDFs. Company data only.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/api-co/companies-house-uk.md
- **Developed by:** [Emilio Cisneros](https://apify.com/api-co) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 companies

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## UK Companies House Scraper - Company Search, New Companies & Filings (No API Key)

Search the **UK Companies House register** and export companies to JSON, CSV or Excel. **No API key needed.** You can:

- **Find new companies** (lead generation): filter by **registered office location** (town or postcode), **SIC code**, **incorporation date range**, status, company type and name words. For example, every software company incorporated in Manchester last month.
- **Get past the register's 5,000-result cap**: large date ranges are split automatically.
- **Look up company numbers** or **search by name**.
- **Full profile** (optional): accounts and confirmation statement dates with **overdue flags**, SIC descriptions, previous names, and charges/insolvency flags.
- **Filing history** (optional): date, form type, description and **PDF document link** for recent filings.

The data comes from the official public register at find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk, fetched politely (2 requests/second).

### Privacy by design

This Actor collects **company-level data only**. It does **not** collect officers', directors' or PSCs' names, birth dates, nationalities or addresses, so you avoid processing personal data you don't need.

### Why this Actor

| | This Actor | Typical Companies House Actors |
|---|---|---|
| API key needed | **No** | Often yes |
| New-company search by location + SIC + date | **Yes** | Rarely |
| >5,000 results per search | **Yes** (auto-split) | No |
| Overdue accounts/confirmation flags | **Yes** | No |
| Price | **$1.50 / 1,000 companies** | $4+ / 1,000 |

### Input examples

**Software companies incorporated in Manchester since September 2026**

```json
{ "mode": "advanced", "location": "Manchester", "sicCodes": ["62012", "62020"], "incorporatedFrom": "2026-09-01", "statuses": ["active"], "maxItems": 1000 }
```

**Company lookup with filings**

```json
{ "mode": "numbers", "companyNumbers": ["00445790", "SC123456"], "includeFilings": true, "maxFilings": 10 }
```

### Output

```json
{ "companyNumber": "00445790", "companyName": "TESCO PLC", "status": "Active", "companyType": "Public limited Company", "incorporatedOn": "1947-11-27",
  "registeredOfficeAddress": "Tesco House, Shire Park, Kestrel Way, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, AL7 1GA", "sicCodes": ["47110"],
  "sic": [{ "code": "47110", "description": "Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating" }],
  "accountsDueBy": "2027-08-26", "accountsOverdue": false, "confirmationStatementDueBy": "2027-07-02", "confirmationStatementOverdue": false,
  "previousNames": [{ "name": "TESCO STORES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED", "from": "1947-11-27", "to": "1981-12-14" }], "hasCharges": true,
  "filings": [{ "date": "2026-09-16", "type": "SH03", "description": "Purchase of own shares.", "documentUrl": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00445790/filing-history/.../document?format=pdf&download=0", "pages": 4 }],
  "registerUrl": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00445790" }
```

### Pricing (pay per event)

- **$0.0015 per company** ($1.50 per 1,000).
- **+$0.001 per full profile** (advanced/name modes, when *Include full profile* is on). In numbers mode the profile is included.
- **+$0.001 per filing history**, when *Include filing history* is on.
- Invalid or unknown company numbers are free error records.

### Notes

The register data is public and Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence. Companies House doesn't verify the accuracy of filed information.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

advanced = filter the register by location, SIC code, incorporation date, status and type (great for new-company leads). name = search by company name. numbers = look up specific company numbers.

## `location` (type: `string`):

Town, city or postcode in the registered office address, e.g. Manchester, EC1A or Leeds.

## `sicCodes` (type: `array`):

Nature-of-business codes, e.g. 62012 (software development), 70229 (management consultancy), 56101 (restaurants).

## `incorporatedFrom` (type: `string`):

Only companies incorporated on/after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Large ranges are split automatically to get past the register's 5,000-result cap.

## `incorporatedTo` (type: `string`):

Only companies incorporated on/before this date (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `statuses` (type: `array`):

Status filter.

## `companyTypes` (type: `array`):

Register type codes, e.g. ltd, plc, llp, limited-partnership, private-limited-guarant-nsc.

## `nameIncludes` (type: `string`):

Company name must include this word.

## `nameExcludes` (type: `string`):

Company name must not include this word.

## `dissolvedFrom` (type: `string`):

Dissolved on/after (YYYY-MM-DD; use with status dissolved).

## `dissolvedTo` (type: `string`):

Dissolved on/before (YYYY-MM-DD).

## `query` (type: `string`):

Name to search for (name mode).

## `companyNumbers` (type: `array`):

Company numbers or register URLs (numbers mode), e.g. 00445790, SC123456.

## `includeProfile` (type: `boolean`):

Add accounts and confirmation statement dates (with overdue flags), SIC descriptions, previous names, and charges/insolvency flags. One extra 'company profile' event per company (always included in numbers mode at no extra charge).

## `includeFilings` (type: `boolean`):

Add the latest filings (date, form type, description, PDF link). One extra 'filing history' event per company.

## `maxFilings` (type: `integer`):

How many recent filings to include.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many companies. You are only charged per company returned.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "advanced",
  "location": "Manchester",
  "sicCodes": [
    "62012"
  ],
  "statuses": [
    "active"
  ],
  "includeProfile": false,
  "includeFilings": false,
  "maxFilings": 25,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One item per UK company from the Companies House register.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "location": "Manchester",
    "sicCodes": [
        "62012"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("api-co/companies-house-uk").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "location": "Manchester",
    "sicCodes": ["62012"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("api-co/companies-house-uk").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "location": "Manchester",
  "sicCodes": [
    "62012"
  ]
}' |
apify call api-co/companies-house-uk --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,api-co/companies-house-uk"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/WtmhsZV8iBeec94lh/builds/bJ485KzDssLhtqxf5/openapi.json