UK Companies House Scraper
Pricing
from $2.00 / 1,000 company (result)s
Use this when you need UK companies from the official Companies House register: new incorporations, companies by name, SIC code, location, status or type, with registered address, SIC codes, accounts dates and officers (directors). Uses your free Companies House API key. Pay per result.
You can access the UK Companies House Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.
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