Business Entity Search

Business Entity Search delivers compliance-ready company profiles from UK, Australia, Canada, and US registries. Built for legal, risk, procurement, and revenue teams that need fast answers, clear evidence, and transparent pricing.

Features

• Global Coverage: UK (Companies House), Australia (ASIC / ABR), Canada (federal & provincial), USA (state registries).
• Search or Verify: Search by name (top 10 candidates) or jump straight to a registration number lookup.
• Rich Profiles: Status, registered address, directors/officers, filings, and industry codes in one normalized payload.
• Transparent Diagnostics: Match method, ambiguity notes, and timing for audit-friendly runs.
• Integration-Ready: Clean JSON output for CRMs, onboarding flows, risk engines, and enrichment pipelines.

Pricing

Base rate: $2.50 per 1,000 results.

• Free Trial: 10 results/month.
• Paid Tier: $2.50 per 1,000 results.

This competitive pricing makes it ideal for bulk enrichment and large-scale data verification.

Input

The actor accepts the following input fields:

Field	Type	Description
entityName	String	Name of the company to search for (e.g., "Tesco PLC"). Use this OR registrationNumber.
registrationNumber	String	Registration number for direct lookup (e.g., "00445790"). Use this OR entityName.
countryCodes	Array	List of country codes. Optional; defaults to all supported countries (GB/UK, US, AU, CA).

Example Input:

{
    "entityName": "Tesco PLC",
    "countryCodes": ["GB", "US", "AU", "CA"]
}

Output

The actor produces a dataset with detailed company information.

Example Output:

{
    "entityName": "TESCO PLC",
    "registrationNumber": "00445790",
    "country": "GB",
    "status": "Active",
    "registeredAddress": "Tesco House, Shire Park, Kestrel Way, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, AL7 1GA",
    "directors": [
        {
            "name": "TAYLOR, Christopher Jon",
            "role": "Secretary",
            "appointmentDate": "14 April 2025",
            "isActive": true
        }
    ],
    "sicCodes": ["47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores..."],
    "filings": [
        {
            "date": "03 Dec 2025",
            "description": "Cancellation of shares...",
            "link": "https://..."
        }
    ],
    "searchResultsTop10": [...],
    "diagnostics": {
        "registrySource": "companies-house",
        "matchMethod": "exactName",
        "timingMs": { "search": 120, "detail": 350 }
    }
}

Integrations

This actor is designed to work with n8n, Zapier, and Make. You can use the Apify integration in these platforms to trigger the actor and retrieve the dataset items.