Uk Companies House Scraper
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from $1.00 / 1,000 companies house companies
Uk Companies House Scraper
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UK Companies House Scraper — Pay Per Result
Fetch UK company profiles (and optional officers) through the official Companies House REST API (api.company-information.service.gov.uk). Pass company numbers directly or search by name.
Store search keywords: Companies House scraper · UK company registry · company officers · company number lookup · Companies House API
Why this Actor
| Need | What you get |
|---|---|
| Known company numbers | Batch 09446231, SC123456, etc. in one run |
| Name discovery | Optional searchQuery via /search/companies |
| Due diligence | Registered office, SIC codes, status, accounts/confirmation dates |
| People data | Optional directors & secretaries from /officers |
| Failures that shouldn't bill | 404 / invalid numbers → not charged |
Requires a free Companies House API key (register here).
API endpoints used
| Method | Endpoint | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
GET | /company/{company_number} | Full company profile |
GET | /company/{company_number}/officers | Directors, secretaries (when includeOfficers) |
GET | /search/companies?q=… | Name search (when searchQuery set) |
Base URL: https://api.company-information.service.gov.uk
Authentication: HTTP Basic — API key as username, empty password.
Input
{"companyNumbers": ["09446231"],"searchQuery": "monzo","includeOfficers": true,"maxItems": 25,"apiKey": "<YOUR_COMPANIES_HOUSE_API_KEY>","requestDelayMs": 500}
Provide at least one of companyNumbers or searchQuery. Direct numbers are fetched first; search results fill remaining slots up to maxItems.
Output fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
companyNumber | Registration number |
companyName | Legal name |
companyStatus | e.g. active, dissolved |
companyType | e.g. ltd |
dateOfCreation | Incorporation date |
registeredOfficeAddress | Structured address object |
sicCodes | Standard Industrial Classification codes |
previousCompanyNames | Former names with dates |
accountsNextDue / accountsLastMadeUpTo | Accounts summary |
confirmationStatementNextDue / confirmationStatementLastMadeUpTo | CS summary |
hasCharges / hasInsolvencyHistory | Flags from profile |
officers | Array when includeOfficers is true |
profileUrl | Public Companies House web profile |
source | direct or search |
scrapedAt | ISO timestamp |
Pricing
Pay-per-event for each delivered company row (apify-default-dataset-item).
- 404 companies, invalid numbers, and empty search pages → not charged
- Turn
includeOfficersoff for profile-only pulls (one fewer API call per company)
~$0.50 / 1,000 companies on the Store pricing tab (HTTP-only; failures free).
Local development
npm installnpm run test:parser # fixture tests (no API key)COMPANIES_HOUSE_API_KEY=xxx npm run dry-run # live run (skipped if env unset)
Companies House rate limit: ~600 requests per 5 minutes. Increase requestDelayMs for large batches.
Limitations (honest)
- Requires your own free API key (not shared across users on Apify — each run uses the key you provide)
- Search returns matching companies only; it does not fuzzy-match dissolved/off-register edge cases perfectly
- Officers list is paginated on the API; this Actor fetches the first page (up to API default page size)
- Scottish (
SC) and other prefixed numbers supported; invalid formats are skipped
Issues / feature requests: use the Actor Issues tab.