# Fast UK Companies House Scraper — Companies, Officers & PSCs (`rbbscrap/fast-companies-house-scraper`) Actor

Ultra-fast UK Companies House registry intelligence scraper. Extract official corporate profiles, company status, incorporation dates, SIC codes, officers/directors, and Persons with Significant Control (PSCs) with zero browser bloat.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rbbscrap/fast-companies-house-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Hector](https://apify.com/rbbscrap) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

## 🏛️ Fast UK Companies House Scraper — Companies, Officers & PSCs

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Ultra-fast, enterprise-grade scraper for the **official UK Companies House Register**. Search and extract corporate profiles, status, incorporation dates, SIC industry classifications, active and resigned officers/directors, and **Persons with Significant Control (PSCs / Beneficial Owners)** without heavy browser bloat.

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### 💎 Why This High-Ticket Niche Matters

Corporate due diligence, AML (Anti-Money Laundering), KYC (Know Your Customer), and executive recruiting are billion-dollar B2B markets. Risk intelligence platforms (Bureau van Dijk, Kyckr, LexisNexis) charge **$10 to $50 per single company search**. Corporate lawyers, compliance teams, and credit analysts rely daily on official company records.

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### ⚡ Comparison vs Existing Competitors

| Feature | Competitor Scrapers (`scrapesage`, etc.) | **Fast Companies House Scraper (Ours)** |
|---|---|---|
| **Pricing Model** | $0.004/company + $0.002/officer | **Flat low-cost compute (~$0.15 / 1,000 records)** |
| **RAM Footprint** | 512 MB – 1024 MB | **256 MB (Ultra-lightweight API-First)** |
| **Execution Speed** | 10 – 30 seconds | **Sub-second (1 – 2 seconds)** |
| **All-in-One Enrichment** | Charges extra to emit director leads | **Included: Company, Directors, and PSCs in 1 row** |
| **Filing Overdue Flags** | Often missing or text-only | **Boolean indicators: accountsOverdue & confirmationStatementOverdue** |
| **Resilience & Uptime** | Chokes on rate limits | **100% Guaranteed Non-Empty Output** |

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### 🛠️ Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | String | `"DeepMind"` | Company name or 8-digit UK company number (`"07386378"`, `"Revolut"`, `"08804411"`) |
| `companyStatus` | String (enum) | `"active"` | Filter status (`active`, `dissolved`, `liquidation`, `all`) |
| `extractOfficers` | Boolean | `true` | Extract names, roles, appointment dates, and nationalities of directors |
| `extractPsc` | Boolean | `true` | Extract Persons with Significant Control (beneficial ownership %) |
| `maxItems` | Integer | `30` | Maximum companies to extract |

***

### 📦 Output Dataset Sample

```json
{
  "companyName": "DEEPMIND TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED",
  "companyNumber": "07386378",
  "companyStatus": "active",
  "companyType": "private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption",
  "incorporationDate": "2010-09-23",
  "registeredOfficeAddress": "5 New Street Square, London, United Kingdom, EC4A 3TW",
  "jurisdiction": "england-wales",
  "sicCodes": [
    { "code": "62012", "description": "Business and domestic software development" },
    { "code": "72190", "description": "Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering" }
  ],
  "accountsNextDue": "2025-09-30",
  "accountsOverdue": false,
  "confirmationStatementNextDue": "2025-10-07",
  "confirmationStatementOverdue": false,
  "officersCount": 3,
  "officers": [
    {
      "name": "HASSABIS, Demis, Sir, Dr",
      "role": "Director",
      "appointmentDate": "2010-09-23",
      "nationality": "British",
      "occupation": "Scientist / CEO"
    }
  ],
  "pscCount": 1,
  "pscs": [
    {
      "name": "Alphabet Inc.",
      "natureOfControl": "Ownership of shares - 75% or more and Voting rights - 75% or more",
      "kind": "corporate-entity-person-with-significant-control"
    }
  ],
  "companyRegistryUrl": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07386378",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-27T22:00:00.000Z"
}
```

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Company name or 8-digit UK company number (e.g., 'DeepMind', '07386378', 'Revolut', '08804411', 'Dyson', 'ARM Limited').

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

Filter by corporate standing.

## `extractOfficers` (type: `boolean`):

Include full list of active and resigned directors, secretaries, and roles.

## `extractPsc` (type: `boolean`):

Include Persons with Significant Control (beneficial ownership percentage, control nature).

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

Maximum number of companies to extract.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Select Apify Proxy.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "DeepMind",
  "companyStatus": "active",
  "extractOfficers": true,
  "extractPsc": true,
  "maxItems": 30
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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("rbbscrap/fast-companies-house-scraper").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("rbbscrap/fast-companies-house-scraper").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 rbbscrap/fast-companies-house-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rbbscrap/fast-companies-house-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/8b4RUrD7tYFWVRjlJ/builds/cLZIkBu35tu55drdC/openapi.json