UK Companies House API — UK Company Data (Status, SIC, Accounts)

Independent tool, not affiliated with Companies House.

Extract UK company data from the official Companies House API — the UK company registry, no scraping. Search companies by name or fetch company numbers directly. Get status, SIC codes, registered office, accounts and confirmation-statement dates, plus opt-in officers (directors/secretaries). No API key needed on your side — the actor handles access.

Why Companies House API?

• 🎯 Build prospect lists across every UK industry — with SIC codes for precise targeting.
• 👥 Officers opt-in — directors and secretaries fetched per company, flat one-record-per-officer-friendly.
• ✅ Status clarity — active, dissolved, liquidation and insolvency flags straight from the registry.
• 📅 Filing health — next/last accounts and confirmation-statement dates on every record.
• 📋 Enrich your CRM — flat, one-record-per-company JSON ready for import.

Use cases

UK B2B lead generation · KYC/counterparty verification · director research for outreach · company status and insolvency screening · CRM enrichment

What data you get?

🏷️ Field	Description
🆔 companyNumber	UK company number
🏢 companyName	Company name
✅ companyStatus / statusDetail	Status and status detail
🏛️ type / jurisdiction	Company type and jurisdiction
📅 dateOfCreation / cessationDate	Incorporation / cessation dates
🧭 sicCodes	SIC industry codes
📍 registeredOffice	Registered office address
📄 accounts	Accounts (next/last due dates)
📋 confirmationStatement	Confirmation statement dates
🚨 hasCharges / hasInsolvencyHistory / hasBeenLiquidated	Risk flags
👥 officers	Officers (directors/secretaries, opt-in)
🕰️ previousNames	Previous names

How to use

1. Add the actor to your Apify account and click Run.
2. Enter query (e.g. arup or bakery london) or a companyNumbers list.
3. Enable fetchOfficers to also fetch directors/secretaries (one extra API call per company).
4. Set maxResults to cap the run (default 100, max 1000).
5. Export results as JSON, CSV or Excel.

Input

{
  "query": "bakery london",
  "fetchOfficers": true,
  "maxResults": 100
}

Field	Type	Description	Default
query	string	Company name searched in the official Companies House index	—
companyNumbers	array	Direct list of UK company numbers (e.g. 02461313, 00002086) or names-as-entered	—
fetchOfficers	boolean	Also fetch officers per company (directors/secretaries)	off
maxResults	integer	Cap on companies returned	100 (max 1000)

Output

{
  "companyNumber": "02461313",
  "companyName": "EXAMPLE BAKERY LIMITED",
  "companyStatus": "active",
  "type": "ltd",
  "jurisdiction": "england-wales",
  "dateOfCreation": "1990-01-15",
  "sicCodes": ["107121"],
  "registeredOffice": {"address_line_1": "12 Example Street", "locality": "London", "postal_code": "SW1A 1AA"},
  "accounts": {"next_due": "2027-03-31", "last_made_up_to": "2025-03-31"},
  "hasCharges": false,
  "hasInsolvencyHistory": false
}

Officers appear when fetchOfficers is enabled; all other fields reflect what the registry publishes for the company.

Support

Questions or missing fields? Open an issue on the actor page or contact the developer via Apify.

Attribution

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