# UK Company Data — Directors, Owners & Firmographics (`foxlabs/uk-company-data`) Actor
Look up any UK company and get directors, persons with significant control (beneficial owners), and firmographics. 5M+ companies from the official Companies House API.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/foxlabs/uk-company-data.md
- **Developed by:** [Berkan Kaplan](https://apify.com/foxlabs) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing
from $4.00 / 1,000 results
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Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
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```bash
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```bash
pip install apify-client
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```bash
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# README
## UK Company Data — Directors, Owners & Firmographics
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Look up any UK company and get **directors, beneficial owners (PSC), and full firmographics** from the official Companies House API. 5M+ companies, zero browser overhead.
- **Directors & Secretaries** — names, roles, appointment dates, nationality
- **Persons with Significant Control** — beneficial owners with control percentages
- **Company Profile** — status, SIC codes, incorporation date, address
Part of the [foXLabs B2B Intelligence Suite](https://apify.com/foxlabs).
### Quick Start
```json
{
"companyNumbers": ["02050399"],
"companyNames": ["Tesco", "BP"]
}
````
### Input
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `companyNumbers` | array | — | 8-digit UK company number. Exact match. |
| `companyNames` | array | — | Company name — best-effort search via Companies House. |
| `api_key` | string | *(built-in)* | Companies House API key. Default provided. |
| `maxResults` | integer | `100` | Max records. |
| `maxConcurrency` | integer | `3` | Keep low — 600 req / 5 min rate limit. |
### Output
```json
{
"company_name": "TESCO PLC",
"company_number": "02050399",
"company_status": "active",
"incorporation_date": "1994-05-09",
"sic_codes": ["47110"],
"officers": [
{ "name": "SMITH, John", "role": "director", "appointed_on": "2020-01-15", "nationality": "British" }
],
"officers_count": 13,
"persons_with_significant_control": [
{ "name": "Mr Maxwell Moody", "natures_of_control": "Owns 75-100% of shares", "notified_on": "2016-04-06" }
],
"psc_count": 1,
"matched": true,
"source": "UK Companies House"
}
```
### Use Cases
- **KYC & Due Diligence** — Verify UK companies and identify beneficial owners
- **Supply Chain** — Map UK supplier corporate structures
- **Compliance** — UK Economic Crime Act / PSC register checks
### Powered By
- **[Companies House](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house)** — UK official company registry
- **got-scraping** — Plain HTTP, zero browser
- **Apify SDK** — Serverless deployment
### Changelog
#### v0.1 — 2026-06-22
- Initial release: Companies House company profile + officers + PSC
- 5M+ UK companies
- Name search & company number lookup
- Built-in default API key
Built by [foXLabs](https://data.foxlabs.com.tr)
# Actor input Schema
## `api_key` (type: `string`):
A default API key is included. Provide your own key at https://developer.company-information.service.gov.uk if you need higher rate limits.
## `companyNumbers` (type: `array`):
8-digit UK company numbers (e.g. 02050399). Exact match from Companies House.
## `companyNames` (type: `array`):
Search Companies House by name. Returns first match. Best-effort — use company number for guaranteed results.
## `sicCode` (type: `string`):
Select a UK SIC industry section to discover companies in that sector. Leave empty for direct lookup with company numbers/names.
## `statusFilter` (type: `string`):
Filter by company status.
## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):
Hard cap on results.
## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):
Parallel requests. Default 3 for rate limits.
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):
Apify Datacenter proxy for accessing the Companies House API.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"companyNumbers": [
"02050399"
],
"companyNames": [],
"sicCode": "",
"statusFilter": "",
"maxResults": 100,
"maxConcurrency": 3,
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": true,
"apifyProxyGroups": []
}
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `dataset` (type: `string`):
No description
# 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 '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"api_key": "",
"companyNumbers": [
"02050399"
],
"companyNames": [],
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": true,
"apifyProxyGroups": []
}
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("foxlabs/uk-company-data").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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
"api_key": "",
"companyNumbers": ["02050399"],
"companyNames": [],
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": True,
"apifyProxyGroups": [],
},
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("foxlabs/uk-company-data").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"api_key": "",
"companyNumbers": [
"02050399"
],
"companyNames": [],
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": true,
"apifyProxyGroups": []
}
}' |
apify call foxlabs/uk-company-data --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=foxlabs/uk-company-data",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "UK Company Data — Directors, Owners & Firmographics",
"description": "Look up any UK company and get directors, persons with significant control (beneficial owners), and firmographics. 5M+ companies from the official Companies House API.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "52kbE9qjsaxdpeODA"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/foxlabs~uk-company-data/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-foxlabs-uk-company-data",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/foxlabs~uk-company-data/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-foxlabs-uk-company-data",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/foxlabs~uk-company-data/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-foxlabs-uk-company-data",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"api_key": {
"title": "Companies House API key (optional — default provided)",
"type": "string",
"description": "A default API key is included. Provide your own key at https://developer.company-information.service.gov.uk if you need higher rate limits."
},
"companyNumbers": {
"title": "Company registration numbers — most precise",
"type": "array",
"description": "8-digit UK company numbers (e.g. 02050399). Exact match from Companies House.",
"default": [],
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"companyNames": {
"title": "Company names (best-effort search)",
"type": "array",
"description": "Search Companies House by name. Returns first match. Best-effort — use company number for guaranteed results.",
"default": [],
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"sicCode": {
"title": "Industry sector — Discovery Mode (SIC 2007)",
"enum": [
"",
"A",
"B",
"C",
"CA",
"CB",
"CC",
"CD",
"CE",
"CF",
"CG",
"CH",
"CI",
"CJ",
"CK",
"CL",
"CM",
"D",
"E",
"F",
"G",
"H",
"I",
"J",
"JA",
"JB",
"JC",
"K",
"L",
"M",
"N",
"O",
"P",
"Q",
"R",
"S",
"T",
"U"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Select a UK SIC industry section to discover companies in that sector. Leave empty for direct lookup with company numbers/names.",
"default": ""
},
"statusFilter": {
"title": "Company status",
"enum": [
"",
"active",
"dissolved",
"liquidation",
"administration",
"receivership",
"voluntary-arrangement",
"converted-closed",
"insolvency-proceedings",
"registered",
"removed"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Filter by company status.",
"default": ""
},
"maxResults": {
"title": "Maximum number of companies",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 1000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Hard cap on results.",
"default": 100
},
"maxConcurrency": {
"title": "Concurrent lookups",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 10,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Parallel requests. Default 3 for rate limits.",
"default": 3
},
"proxyConfiguration": {
"title": "Proxy configuration",
"type": "object",
"description": "Apify Datacenter proxy for accessing the Companies House API.",
"default": {
"useApifyProxy": true,
"apifyProxyGroups": []
}
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"example": "API"
},
"userAgent": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"stats": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inputBodyLen": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2000
},
"rebootCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"restartCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"resurrectCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"computeUnits": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1024
},
"diskMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2048
}
}
},
"buildId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultDatasetId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultRequestQueueId": {
"type": "string"
},
"buildNumber": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1.0.0"
},
"containerUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"usageTotalUsd": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"usageUsd": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
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"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
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"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```