Companies House Scraper – UK Company Search API

Companies House scraper for UK company search via the official API: name, number, status, SIC codes, incorporation date and registered office address. Uses your free Companies House API key for live search, or the public Free Company Data Product bulk dump when no key is set. No officer dates of birth or residential addresses.

What does it do?

• Search by company name or exact company number.
• Status, type and incorporation date.
• Up to four SIC codes.
• Registered office address (public register address only).
• Link to the official Companies House company page.
• Officers / PSC personal details are not included (no full DOB, no home addresses).

Use cases

• KYB / compliance: verify a UK company number and status before onboarding.
• Lead gen (B2B): enrich UK company lists with SIC and registered office.
• Research: track new or active companies matching a name via Companies House search.
• AI agents: look up a company via Apify MCP with your free CH key (JSON).

Input

Field	Description
apiKey	Free API key from the Companies House Developer Hub (Basic auth username). Leave empty to use the monthly Free Company Data Product bulk dump instead.
query	Search by company name (API) or substring match on bulk dump. Example: Tesco
companyNumbers	Exact UK company numbers (8 chars, zero-padded). Example: 00445790
companyStatus	Optional status filter. Example: active
maxItems	Max companies to return. Example: 50

Example input:

{
  "companyNumbers": [
    "16092999",
    "00445790"
  ],
  "maxItems": 5
}

Output

Real output (sample from a prior run on 27 Oct 2026, Europe/Madrid):

[
  {
    "companyNumber": "16092999",
    "companyName": "!ABRIDGE TAX LTD",
    "companyStatus": "active",
    "companyType": "Private Limited Company",
    "dateOfCreation": "2024-11-21",
    "sicCodes": [
      "62020 - Information technology consultancy activities"
    ],
    "registeredOfficeAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "82 GREAT NORTH ROAD",
      "addressLine2": "GREAT NORTH BUSINESS CENTRE",
      "locality": "HATFIELD",
      "postalCode": "AL9 5BL",
      "country": "UNITED KINGDOM"
    },
    "addressSnippet": "82 GREAT NORTH ROAD, GREAT NORTH BUSINESS CENTRE, HATFIELD, AL9 5BL, UNITED KINGDOM",
    "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16092999",
    "source": "Companies House Free Company Data Product",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/)."
  }
]

Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, read through the API, or send to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n or webhooks. You can also run this Actor from AI agents through the Apify MCP server.

Pricing

Pay per event: $3.00 per 1,000 companies plus $0.00005 per run start. There is no extra platform usage charge beyond Apify’s normal platform fees if any apply to your plan.

FAQ

Do I need an API key? Recommended for live search. Create a free key at the Companies House Developer Hub. Without a key the Actor falls back to the monthly Free Company Data Product (bulk CSV), which is slower and not real-time.

Is commercial use allowed? Yes. Companies House publishes register data under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (acknowledge the source).

Personal data? This Actor returns company-level public register fields only. It does not return officer/PSC dates of birth or residential (home) addresses.

Rate limits (API mode)? Companies House allows about 600 requests per 5 minutes per API key. The Actor paces requests and backs off on HTTP 429.

Can AI agents use it? Yes. Call it through the Apify API, or from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client via the Apify MCP server.

Data source and license

Source: Companies House REST API and/or the Free Company Data Product. Register data is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — copy, publish, distribute, adapt and exploit commercially with attribution: "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0." Not affiliated with Companies House or the UK Government.

This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the data source. You are responsible for using the data in line with the source's license and terms.