UK Companies Search

Search newly registered companies in the United Kingdom. Find companies by name, registration number, website, industry, or simply browse the latest registrations — no setup required.

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What can you do with this actor?

• Browse the latest registered companies in the UK
• Look up any company by its registration number
• Search companies by name (full or partial)
• Find companies associated with a website
• Filter results by date range, industry, or status
• Optionally enrich results with director details, financial data, and filing history

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How to use it

1. Choose your search type

Search type	What it does
Latest	Returns the most recently registered companies
Company number	Looks up one specific company by its registration number
Company name	Finds all companies matching a name or partial name
Website	Finds companies associated with a domain
Date range	Returns companies registered between two dates

2. Fill in the inputs

Common inputs (all search types)

Field	Type	Default	Description
searchType	select	LATEST	Type of search to run
maxResults	number	100	How many results to return (max 1000)
outputFormat	select	DETAILED	DETAILED for all fields, BASIC for essentials only

Date and industry filters (for Latest and Date Range)

Field	Type	Description
dateFrom	date	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
dateTo	date	End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
industryCode	string	SIC industry code (e.g. 62011 for IT consultancy)
status	select	ALL, ACTIVE, DISSOLVED, or LIQUIDATION

Search-specific inputs

Field	Used for	Description
companyNumber	Company number search	8-digit UK registration number
companyName	Name search	Full or partial company name
websiteUrl	Website search	Domain to look up (e.g. example.com)

Enrichment options (optional, any search type)

Field	Default	What it adds
includeDirectors	false	Director names, roles, and appointment dates
includeFilings	false	Recent filings and documents submitted to Companies House

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Output

Each result contains the following fields:

{
  "companyNumber": "12345678",
  "companyName": "EXAMPLE COMPANY LIMITED",
  "status": "Active",
  "incorporationDate": "2024-01-15",
  "companyType": "Private Limited Company",
  "registeredAddress": {
    "addressLine": "123 Business Street",
    "city": "London",
    "postCode": "SW1A 1AA",
    "country": "United Kingdom"
  },
  "sicCodes": [
    {
      "code": "62011",
      "description": "Business and management consultancy activities"
    }
  ],
  "website": "www.example.com",
  "email": "info@example.com",
  "phone": "+44 20 7946 0958",
  "lastUpdate": "2024-05-07T10:30:00Z"
}

When enrichment options are enabled, results also include:

• directors — list of directors with names, appointment dates and nationalities
• recentFilings — list of recent documents filed at Companies House

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Examples

Get the 50 latest companies

{
  "searchType": "LATEST",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Look up a specific company

{
  "searchType": "COMPANY_NUMBER",
  "companyNumber": "12345678",
  "includeDirectors": true
}

Find IT companies registered this year

{
  "searchType": "DATE_RANGE",
  "dateFrom": "2024-01-01",
  "dateTo": "2024-12-31",
  "industryCode": "62011",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "maxResults": 200
}

Search by company name

{
  "searchType": "COMPANY_NAME",
  "companyName": "Tech Solutions",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "outputFormat": "DETAILED"
}

Find a company by website

{
  "searchType": "WEBSITE",
  "websiteUrl": "example.com",
  "includeDirectors": true
}

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Common SIC codes

Code	Industry
41100	Property development
47110	Retail (food, beverages, tobacco)
58110	Book publishing
62011	IT and management consultancy
70210	Public relations
78110	Recruitment agencies
82110	Office administrative services

A full list of SIC codes is available on Companies House.

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Common use cases

• Lead generation — Find newly registered companies in your target market
• Market research — Track new registrations by industry or region
• Sales prospecting — Identify decision makers via director information
• Financial analysis — Pull financial data across a portfolio of companies
• Compliance monitoring — Detect dissolutions and liquidations in your sector

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Keywords

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