# Look up UK companies by name or company number

**Use case:** 

Look up UK companies by company number or by name in the official Companies House register. This example fetches two companies by number and the best match for "monzo bank". Each row has status, type, incorporation date, SIC codes with descriptions, registered office, accounts and confirmation statement due dates and previous names. $2 per 1,000 companies. No directors or personal data.

## Input

```json
{
  "companyNumbers": [
    "00445790",
    "SC095000"
  ],
  "searchQueries": [
    "monzo bank"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerSearch": 1,
  "maxCompanies": 500,
  "fetchProfiles": true,
  "includeFilingHistory": false,
  "maxFilingsPerCompany": 10
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "companyNumber": {
    "label": "Number"
  },
  "companyName": {
    "label": "Name"
  },
  "statusText": {
    "label": "Status"
  },
  "typeText": {
    "label": "Type"
  },
  "incorporatedOn": {
    "label": "Incorporated"
  },
  "sic": {
    "label": "SIC",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "registeredOfficeText": {
    "label": "Registered office"
  },
  "accounts": {
    "label": "Accounts",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Companies House",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The UK Companies House — New Company Leads by SIC & Date Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Look up UK companies by name or company number". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/ZtWMxpgoForXY9Bm0) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Look up UK companies by name or company number" task

The UK Companies House — New Company Leads by SIC & Date Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like company numbers, search by company name, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Look up UK companies by name or company number" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as number, name, status, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Look up UK companies by name or company number" task via API](https://apify.com/saliga/uk-companies-house.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [UK Companies House — New Company Leads by SIC & Date](https://apify.com/saliga/uk-companies-house.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/saliga/uk-companies-house.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/saliga/uk-companies-house.md

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