# Changelog of Companies House Scraper: UK Company Search, No API Key (`rod_analytics/uk-companies-house`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rod_analytics/uk-companies-house/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/rod_analytics/uk-companies-house.md

## Changelog

### 0.1.8 (2026-10-06)

- No API key needed: the built-in Companies House key is now live. Name search, advanced search, PSC, filings, charges and officers work out of the box. Your own key is optional and always takes priority.
- New title: Companies House Scraper: UK Company Search, No API Key.
- Prefill adds a name search for "tesco" next to the 10 company numbers.
- Fix: charges are always read from the charges list. The profile flag `has_charges` can be false for companies that have charges, e.g. Tesco PLC.
- README and input descriptions updated for the built-in key.

### 0.1.6 (2026-10-05)

- New title: Companies House Scraper: UK Company Search & Officers.
- Prefill looks up 10 well-known UK companies by number. It needs no API key and returns 10 rows in seconds.
- The API key field moved to the last input section, "Optional: your own API key".
- Built-in key support: when the Actor has a hosted Companies House key, name search, advanced search, PSC, filings, charges and officers work without a buyer key. A buyer key always takes priority. A run on the built-in key uses at most 300 requests per 5 minutes.
- If the built-in key is rejected, the run falls back to keyless company-number lookups instead of failing.
- Tiered prices for paid Apify plans: Bronze -10 %, Silver -20 %, Gold -30 %. The Free plan price is unchanged.
- README rewritten: keyless vs key feature table, quick start, pricing table, MCP section, related Actors.

### 0.1.5 (2026-09-28)

- User-side problems end SUCCEEDED with one free help row.
- Free rows for company numbers that are not found or not valid.

### 0.1.0 (2026-09-27)

- First public version: name search, number lookup, advanced search, PSC, filings, charges, officers, keyless lookup fallback.