🏢 UK Companies House Scraper

Whether you're a due diligence analyst vetting business partners, an investor researching UK companies, or a compliance team verifying corporate registrations, this tool makes it easy to collect structured company data from the UK's official corporate registry.

The UK Companies House Scraper collects company details including registered address, status, type, incorporation date, SIC codes, previous names, and officer information. Search by company name or keyword.

✨ What Does It Do

• 🏢 Company details - collect company name, number, registered address, and incorporation date
• 📋 Status and type - get current company status (Active, Dissolved, etc.) and company type (Ltd, PLC, LLP, etc.)
• 👥 Officers - optionally fetch directors, secretaries, and other officers with their roles and appointment dates
• 🏷️ SIC codes - extract Standard Industrial Classification codes to understand business activities
• 📜 Previous names - track name changes over a company's history
• 📅 Filing dates - get next accounts due date and confirmation statement due date

🔧 Input

• Search Query - company name or keyword to search for (e.g., "technology", "Barclays", "construction London")
• Max Items - how many companies to collect (free users get 10 items, paid users up to 1,000,000)
• Include Officers - fetch officer names and roles for each company (enabled by default, disable for faster runs)

{
    "searchQuery": "technology",
    "maxItems": 50,
    "includeOfficers": true
}

📊 Output

Each company record includes up to 14 data fields. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Field	Description
companyNumber	Unique Companies House registration number
companyName	Official registered company name
registeredAddress	Registered office address
status	Current status (Active, Dissolved, etc.)
companyType	Type of company (Ltd, PLC, LLP, etc.)
incorporatedDate	Date of incorporation
dissolvedDate	Date of dissolution (if applicable)
accountsNextDue	Next accounts filing deadline
confirmationStatementNextDue	Confirmation statement due date
previousNames	List of former company names
sicCodes	Standard Industrial Classification codes
officers	Directors, secretaries, and their appointment dates
companyUrl	Link to the company page on Companies House
scrapedAt	Timestamp when the record was collected

{
    "companyNumber": "12345678",
    "companyName": "TECH SOLUTIONS LTD",
    "registeredAddress": "10 Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AA",
    "status": "Active",
    "companyType": "Private limited Company",
    "incorporatedDate": "15 March 2018",
    "dissolvedDate": "",
    "accountsNextDue": "31 December 2026",
    "confirmationStatementNextDue": "29 March 2027",
    "previousNames": [],
    "sicCodes": ["62020 - Information technology consultancy activities"],
    "officers": [
        {
            "name": "SMITH, John",
            "role": "Director",
            "appointedDate": "15 March 2018"
        }
    ],
    "companyUrl": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12345678",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

💎 Why Choose the UK Companies House Scraper?

Feature	Our Tool	Manual Companies House Search
Batch collection	Up to 1M companies	One at a time
Officer data	Names, roles, dates included	Click into each company
Structured output	JSON, CSV, Excel	HTML pages only
Automated scheduling	Daily/weekly monitoring	Manual visits
SIC codes and history	Included automatically	Multiple page clicks

📋 How to Use

1. Sign Up - Create a free account w/ $5 credit
2. Configure - enter your search query, set how many companies you want, and choose whether to include officers
3. Run It - click "Start" and get structured company data in seconds

No coding, no setup, no manual browsing required.

🎯 Business Use Cases

• 🔍 Due diligence - verify company registrations, directors, and filing status before entering business relationships
• 💼 Investor research - screen UK companies by industry, status, and officer profiles for investment opportunities
• 📊 Market research - analyze company formation trends, industry distribution, and regional patterns
• 🏛️ Compliance teams - monitor company statuses and filing deadlines for regulatory requirements
• 📰 Journalists - investigate corporate structures, director networks, and company histories
• 🏗️ Lead generation - build targeted lists of active UK companies by industry or keyword

❓ FAQ

🏢 What is Companies House? Companies House is the UK government's official register of companies. It holds records for over 5 million companies including their directors, registered addresses, and annual filings.

👥 What officer data is included? Each officer entry includes their full name, role (Director, Secretary, etc.), and appointment date. Disable "Include Officers" for faster runs if you only need company-level data.

🏷️ What are SIC codes? Standard Industrial Classification codes describe what business activities a company performs. They are useful for filtering companies by industry.

⏱️ How long does a run take? About 5 companies per second with officers enabled, or faster without. A run of 50 companies typically completes in about 15 seconds.

🔍 Can I search by company number? The search works by company name or keyword. If you have a specific company number, include the company name in your search query.

🔗 Integrate UK Companies House Scraper with any app

• Make - Automate company monitoring workflows
• Zapier - Get alerts for company status changes
• Slack - Get notified in your team channel
• Google Drive - Export company data to spreadsheets
• Webhooks - Trigger actions when runs complete

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🆘 Need Help?

• Check the FAQ section above for common questions
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⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to UK Companies House or any government agency. It accesses only publicly available data.