# UK New Companies Monitor (Companies House) (`kubapi/uk-new-companies-monitor`) Actor

Find newly incorporated UK companies by SIC code, location and name, straight from the official Companies House register. Daily new-company alerts with a monitor mode and webhook.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/kubapi/uk-new-companies-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Kuba Software](https://apify.com/kubapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$2.00 / 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?

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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.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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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 New Companies Monitor (Companies House)

Find **newly incorporated UK companies** as soon as they appear in the official Companies House register. Filter by industry (SIC code), location and company name, and get a clean list with the registered address and a link to each company's record. Turn on **monitor mode** to receive only the companies that are new since your last run.

Useful for accountants, banks, insurers, software and service vendors, incorporation agents and anyone who sells to brand-new businesses.

### What you get

For every company:

- Company name and number, type, status
- Incorporation date and days since incorporation
- SIC codes (industry)
- Registered office address, split into street, town, region, postcode and country
- Link to the Companies House record

### How to use it

1. Choose SIC codes, a location or a name filter (all optional).
2. Set how many days back to look (1 to 90).
3. Run it. To get alerts, enable **monitor mode** and schedule the Actor daily.

#### Input

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `sicCodes` | Industry codes, for example `62012` (software). Empty means every industry. |
| `location` | Town, county or postcode area of the registered office. |
| `nameIncludes` | Text the company name must contain. |
| `companyStatus` | `active` (default), `dissolved` or `all`. |
| `incorporatedWithinDays` | How far back to look, 1 to 90 (default 7). |
| `maxItems` | Cap of companies returned and charged in one run. |
| `monitorMode` | Report only companies not seen before. First run saves a baseline. |
| `monitorKey` | Name of the monitor; use one per search. |
| `emitOnFirstRun` | Return everything on the first monitor run. |
| `webhookUrl` | http(s) address that receives new companies as a JSON POST. |

#### Sample output

```json
{
  "companyNumber": "16000001",
  "companyName": "ACME WIDGETS LTD",
  "status": "active",
  "type": "ltd",
  "incorporatedOn": "2026-09-23",
  "daysSinceIncorporation": 2,
  "sicCodes": ["62012", "62020"],
  "locality": "Leeds",
  "postalCode": "LS1 1AA",
  "address": "1 High Street, Leeds, LS1 1AA, England",
  "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16000001"
}
```

### Pricing

Pay per company returned. You are not charged for companies that are filtered out, and you can cap spending with `maxItems`.

### Data source and licence

Data comes from the official Companies House public data API. Companies House content is published under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/), which allows commercial use. This Actor returns company-level data only (no officers or personal details).

### Disclaimer

This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by Companies House or the UK Government. Data is provided as published and may be incomplete or delayed; check the official register before relying on it for legal or financial decisions.

# Actor input Schema

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

Industry codes (SIC 2007), for example 62012 (software) or 43210 (electrical installation). A company matches if it has any of them. Leave empty for every industry.

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

Town, county or postcode area of the registered office, for example Leeds or SW1.

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

Only companies whose name contains this text.

## `companyStatus` (type: `string`):

Newly incorporated companies are almost always active.

## `incorporatedWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

How far back to look, from 1 to 90 days.

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

Upper limit of companies returned (and charged) in one run.

## `monitorMode` (type: `boolean`):

Report only companies not seen in a previous run with the same monitor name. The first run saves a baseline and reports nothing, unless you enable 'Report everything on the first run'. Schedule the Actor daily.

## `monitorKey` (type: `string`):

Runs with the same name share their memory. Use a different name for each search you monitor.

## `emitOnFirstRun` (type: `boolean`):

In monitor mode, return all current matches on the first run instead of only saving a baseline.

## `webhookUrl` (type: `string`):

In monitor mode, the new companies are also sent as a JSON POST to this http(s) address. Works with Slack, Zapier, Make, n8n or your own server.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sicCodes": [],
  "companyStatus": "active",
  "incorporatedWithinDays": 7,
  "maxItems": 500,
  "monitorMode": false,
  "monitorKey": "default",
  "emitOnFirstRun": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `companies` (type: `string`):

Table of matching companies: name, number, incorporation date, type, SIC codes, town, postcode and link to the 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("kubapi/uk-new-companies-monitor").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("kubapi/uk-new-companies-monitor").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 '{}' |
apify call kubapi/uk-new-companies-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/IIJvPWpSSLzd6W7OK/builds/q9PTwryhItgN4YKrx/openapi.json