UK Companies House Scraper — Directors, PSC & SIC Search

Paste a Companies House advanced-search URL (or a list of company numbers) and get every matching UK company as a clean dataset: registered address, SIC sector, status, director names, and beneficial owners (PSC).

No API key. No account. Public register only. This Actor does not crawl company websites or collect emails from the open web.

Built for: UK B2B suppliers · outbound / SDR · KYB & compliance · market research

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Also available

The company-register suite — pick the job:

Actor	Use when
This Actor — UK Companies House	UK directors and PSC from a search URL or company numbers
French Companies	France INSEE: search URL or SIREN list
Germany Handelsregister	Court + HRB, directors
Switzerland Zefix	CHE UID, officers
Belgium BCE/KBO	Belgian directors, NACE, VAT

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Who is this for?

You are…	Typical goal	Suggested setup
B2B supplier or SaaS vendor	Prospect list by SIC, location, or company age	Search URL · Officers
Outbound SDR / sales team	Decision-maker name before a cold call	Search URL · Officers
Compliance or KYB analyst	Verify PSC ownership and filing status	Company numbers · KYB
Market researcher	Map active businesses in an industry	Search URL · Basic
Recruitment / exec search	SME founders and directors	Search URL · Officers
Legal or accounting firm	Companies with upcoming accounts or confirmation dates	Search URL · Basic, then filter nextAccountsDue

By default you get company name, number, registered address, SIC codes, status, type, and incorporation date. Officers adds director names. KYB adds PSC beneficial owners.

Companies House does not publish emails or company websites. Use director first/last name + company in an email enricher if you need inboxes.

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What it does

Mode	How it works	Best for
Search URL	Paste the address-bar URL from Companies House advanced search. The Actor paginates matching companies, then enriches each one.	Sector / geo lists
Company numbers	Paste numbers you already have (8 digits, or SC / NI prefix).	CRM backfill, KYB checks

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What it extracts

Register (all runs)

Field	Description
companyNumber	Companies House registration number
name	Registered company name
url	Companies House profile link
status	Active, Dissolved, etc.
companyType	Private limited company, PLC, LLP, etc.
incorporatedOn	Incorporation date
registeredAddress	Registered office (plus structured lines / postcode)
sicCodes	SIC sector code(s) with description
nextAccountsDue / lastAccountsMadeUpTo	Accounts dates
nextConfirmationDue	Confirmation statement due date

Officers level

Field	Description
directorName / directorFirstName / directorLastName	Primary active director
directorRole, directorDateOfBirth, directorNationality	Role, month/year of birth, nationality
officers	Full officer list

KYB level

Field	Description
pscName / pscFirstName / pscLastName	Primary beneficial owner
pscNatureOfControl	Share % / voting rights (as published)
psc	Full PSC list

Missing register fields are returned as null. Not-found company numbers are logged and not billed.

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Quick start

1. Open Companies House advanced search
2. Apply filters (name keywords, SIC, status Active, dates, location)
3. Copy the URL from the address bar
4. Open this Actor → paste into Search URL(s) → pick Officers (or KYB) → Start

Set Max companies to 0 to collect every match. Companies House lists 20 companies per page — a long SIC search is a long run; raise the timeout if you uncap.

Example search URLs

Goal	Ready-to-use URL
Active electricians (SIC 43210)	sicCodes=43210&status=active
Active plumbers since 2020	sicCodes=43220&status=active&incorporationFromYear=2020
Restaurants (SIC 56101)	companyNameIncludes=restaurant&sicCodes=56101&status=active
IT consultancies since 2022	sicCodes=62020&status=active&incorporationFromYear=2022

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Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	searchUrl	searchUrl or companyNumbers
searchUrls	string[]	demo URL	Companies House advanced-search URLs
companyNumbers	string[]	—	Numbers to enrich (ignored in Search URL mode)
enrichmentLevel	string	officers	basic, officers, or kyb
maxResults	integer	25	Max companies; 0 = no cap

JSON example (search URL)

{
  "mode": "searchUrl",
  "searchUrls": [
    "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/advanced-search/get-results?companyNameIncludes=restaurant&sicCodes=56101&status=active"
  ],
  "enrichmentLevel": "officers",
  "maxResults": 25
}

JSON example (enrich by number)

{
  "mode": "companyNumbers",
  "companyNumbers": ["00445790", "SC631278"],
  "enrichmentLevel": "kyb"
}

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Output sample

{
  "companyNumber": "09739023",
  "name": "GAS SMART HEATING & PLUMBING SERVICES LIMITED",
  "status": "Active",
  "companyType": "Private limited company",
  "registeredAddress": "Turnpike House, 1208-1210 London Road, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 2UA",
  "addressPostcode": "SS9 2UA",
  "sicCodes": [{ "code": "43220", "description": "Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation" }],
  "directorFirstName": "Kerry John",
  "directorLastName": "Baldassarra",
  "directorRole": "Director",
  "extractedAt": "2026-08-18T08:00:00.000Z"
}

Dataset views: Overview, Outreach / CRM, KYB / Compliance.

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Ready-made examples

Example	Mode	View
Active UK plumbers (SIC 43220)	Search URL · Officers	Overview
Enrich company numbers (KYB)	Company numbers	KYB / Compliance
Active UK restaurants (SIC 56101)	Search URL · Officers	Overview
UK directors for CRM	Company numbers · Officers	Outreach / CRM

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How much does it cost?

Pay per company retrieved — not per compute hour. Not-found numbers are not billed.

Event	Price per company	1,000 companies
Basic (address, SIC, status, type, incorporation date)	$0.002	$2.00
Officers (+ director first/last name, month/year of birth, nationality)	$0.004	$4.00
KYB (+ PSC name, nature of control, notification date)	$0.006	$6.00

Free Apify accounts are capped at 20 companies per run.

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Is it legal to scrape Companies House?

Yes. Companies House is a public UK government register. Data is published under the Open Government Licence, which allows reuse including commercial use.

This Actor only reads data Companies House publishes without login.

If you process director / PSC personal data (names, month/year of birth), your use must comply with UK GDPR.

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Limitations

• No emails on the register. Pair director first/last name + company with an email enricher if you need inboxes. A website appears only when Companies House itself shows a labeled Website on the profile (rare).
• Several SIC codes in one URL. Companies House rejects two sicCodes on the same query. This Actor runs one search per SIC and unions the companies (OR, de-duplicated). For a strict single-code list, paste one SIC only. Other repeated filters (status, type, subtype) are replayed as on the site.
• Large searches. Results are read 20 per page from the public HTML register (not a bulk data dump). A run of tens of thousands of companies is billed per company and needs a higher run timeout (default 2 hours). Preview with Max companies = 25, then set 0 when you are ready.
• DOB privacy. Companies House only shows month and year for directors and PSC.
• Scottish / NI numbers (SC…, NI…) are supported.
• Pacing is built in; there is no Delay or Proxy field in Console.

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Local development

npm install
npm test
node src/main.js        # uses input.json
apify run               # uses storage/key_value_stores/default/INPUT.json

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Support

Contact corentin@outreacher.fr for custom scripts, bespoke enrichment, or bulk exports.