# UK Companies House Search: New Companies by SIC Code & Date (`sefran1/uk-companies-house-search`) Actor

Find UK companies on Companies House by SIC code, incorporation date, name, location and status. New company lists in seconds: number, name, SIC, type, incorporation date, postcode. No API key. $2.50 per 1,000.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sefran1/uk-companies-house-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Iberia Channel Desk](https://apify.com/sefran1) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.50 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## 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

## UK Companies House Search: new UK companies by SIC code, date and location

Get **lists of UK companies straight from Companies House**: filter by **SIC code, incorporation date (e.g. the last 7 days), company name, registered-office location, status and company type**. Perfect for **new-business lead lists**, market monitoring and KYB pre-checks. No API key, no login, no proxy: one search returns up to 5,000 companies in a few seconds.

### Sample output (real run, default input: software companies incorporated in the last 7 days)

| Company | Number | Incorporated | Primary SIC | Postcode district |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HORNECRAFT LTD | 17526830 | 2026-10-17 | 62012 Business and domestic software development | WC2H |
| KITWRITE STUDIO LTD | 17526785 | 2026-10-17 | 62012 Business and domestic software development | SW15 |
| CONEST LABS LIMITED | 17526770 | 2026-10-17 | 58290 Other software publishing |  |
| LIGHT IS A WAVE LTD | 17526851 | 2026-10-17 | 58210 Publishing of computer games |  |
| TRIDENT LABS LTD | 17526762 | 2026-10-17 | 58290 Other software publishing |  |

One full row:

```json
{
  "companyNumber": "17526830",
  "companyName": "HORNECRAFT LTD",
  "status": "active",
  "companyType": "ltd",
  "companyTypeLabel": "Private limited company",
  "companySubtype": null,
  "incorporatedOn": "2026-10-17",
  "ageDays": 0,
  "dissolvedOn": null,
  "registeredOn": "2026-10-17",
  "sicCodes": [
    "62012"
  ],
  "sicDescriptions": [
    "Business and domestic software development"
  ],
  "primarySicCode": "62012",
  "primarySicDescription": "Business and domestic software development",
  "postcode": "WC2H 9JQ",
  "postcodeArea": "WC",
  "postcodeDistrict": "WC2H",
  "country": "United Kingdom",
  "companyUrl": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/17526830"
}
```

### Use cases

- **New-company leads**: every new restaurant (56101), consultancy (70229), e-commerce shop (47910) or software company (62012) registered this week. Accountants, banks, insurers, web agencies and payroll providers use this to reach new businesses first.
- **Market monitoring**: count incorporations per SIC code and month.
- **Competitor / sector watch**: companies whose name includes a keyword (e.g. "ai", "solar", "care").
- **Insolvency watch**: companies in liquidation or administration in your sector.
- **Daily feed**: schedule it daily with `daysBack: 1` and send new rows to Google Sheets, Slack or a webhook.

### Input

| Field | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `sicCodes` | `["62012","62020"]` | 5-digit SIC 2007 codes |
| `daysBack` | `7` | Incorporated in the last N days |
| `incorporatedFrom` / `incorporatedTo` | `2026-09-01` | Exact dates instead of daysBack |
| `companyNameIncludes` | `ai` | |
| `location` | `Manchester` | Registered-office town, county or postcode |
| `statuses` | `["active"]` | active, dissolved, liquidation, administration... |
| `companyTypes` | `["ltd"]` | ltd, plc, llp... |
| `maxItems` | `50` | Newest first, up to 5,000 |

### Output fields

`companyNumber`, `companyName`, `status`, `companyType`, `companyTypeLabel`, `companySubtype`, `incorporatedOn`, `ageDays`, `dissolvedOn`, `registeredOn`, `sicCodes`, `sicDescriptions`, `primarySicCode`, `primarySicDescription`, `postcode`, `postcodeArea`, `postcodeDistrict`, `country`, `companyUrl`.

Export to JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or read through the API.

### Use from an AI agent (API or MCP)

Add `https://mcp.apify.com?tools=sefran1/uk-companies-house-search` to Claude, Cursor, VS Code or any MCP client. Or call the API:

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/sefran1~uk-companies-house-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"sicCodes":["56101"],"daysBack":30,"location":"London","maxItems":500}'
```

### Pricing

Pay per result: **$0.0025 per company ($2.50 per 1,000)**. No subscription. A search that finds nothing finishes successfully with an empty dataset and costs only the tiny start fee (nothing is charged per result).

### Privacy, data source and limits

- **Company-level data only.** No officers, directors or persons with significant control. The registered office is reduced to **postcode and country**, because many small companies use a home address.
- Source: the public Companies House register, via the "Advanced company search" export on find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Companies House register information is public and free to reuse; check the official record before relying on a result.
- Companies House exports at most 5,000 matches per search. Split large searches by date range.
- Not affiliated with Companies House.

# Actor input Schema

## `sicCodes` (type: `array`):

5-digit SIC 2007 codes, e.g. 62012 (software development), 56101 (restaurants), 68100 (buying/selling real estate), 70229 (management consultancy), 47910 (online retail), 41100 (property development).

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

Quick date filter. Ignored if 'Incorporated from' is set.

## `incorporatedFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional exact start date.

## `incorporatedTo` (type: `string`):

Optional end date.

## `companyNameIncludes` (type: `string`):

e.g. 'ai', 'property', 'consulting'.

## `companyNameExcludes` (type: `string`):

No description

## `location` (type: `string`):

Town, county or postcode, e.g. Manchester, Kent, EC1.

## `statuses` (type: `array`):

active, dissolved, liquidation, receivership, administration, voluntary-arrangement, converted-closed, insolvency-proceedings. Default: active.

## `companyTypes` (type: `array`):

ltd, plc, llp, limited-partnership, private-limited-guarant-nsc, charitable-incorporated-organisation... Empty = all.

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

Newest first. Companies House exports at most 5,000 matches per search; split bigger searches by date.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sicCodes": [
    "62012"
  ],
  "daysBack": 7,
  "statuses": [
    "active"
  ],
  "companyTypes": [],
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# 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 = {
    "sicCodes": [
        "62012"
    ],
    "daysBack": 7,
    "statuses": [
        "active"
    ],
    "companyTypes": [],
    "maxItems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sefran1/uk-companies-house-search").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 = {
    "sicCodes": ["62012"],
    "daysBack": 7,
    "statuses": ["active"],
    "companyTypes": [],
    "maxItems": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sefran1/uk-companies-house-search").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 '{
  "sicCodes": [
    "62012"
  ],
  "daysBack": 7,
  "statuses": [
    "active"
  ],
  "companyTypes": [],
  "maxItems": 50
}' |
apify call sefran1/uk-companies-house-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,sefran1/uk-companies-house-search"
        }
    }
}
```

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/RWph9ewzgVLsstQuO/builds/I93g5k9CguFD3Kjxj/openapi.json