You Enter a Company Name or Number
Start with the registered company name or Companies House number. Using the company number is the most precise way to identify a legal entity.
From public register data to a clearer company report
How Check Company UK Works
Check Company UK helps you search public UK company information without having to work through raw Companies House data yourself. You search for a company or director, we request the relevant public records, and the result is organised into a simpler report.
Company search flow
Four Steps From Search to Company Report
We Query Companies House
The request is sent server-to-server to the Companies House public data API. Check Company UK does not maintain its own master copy of the UK companies register.
Relevant Public Data Is Collected
Depending on the company record, the report can request profile, officer, PSC, filing, charges and insolvency information available through the API.
The Information Is Organised
Raw register fields are presented in a more readable report so you can review the company status, registration details and other available public information in one place.
Where Does the Information Come From?
Company information displayed by Check Company UK is sourced from public Companies House data. Companies House is the registrar of companies in the United Kingdom and makes public company information available through its services and API.
Check Company UK is an independent service. It is not Companies House, is not operated by the UK Government and does not alter the underlying Companies House record.
For a more detailed explanation of the individual data sources used by the site, see our Data Sources page.
Company report
What the Company Report Can Include
The precise information available depends on the company and what is present in the public record. The current report can combine several categories of Companies House data.
Company Details
Company name, company number, company type, incorporation date, registered office and other profile information.
Company Status
The statutory company status recorded in the Companies House profile, such as active or dissolved.
Directors & Officers
Public company officer appointments, including roles, appointment dates and resignation dates where available.
Persons with Significant Control
PSC information returned for the company where persons with significant control are registered and available.
Recent Filing History
Recent Companies House filing-history records that help provide context around company submissions and events.
Charges & Insolvency
Recorded charges and Companies House insolvency information are requested where the company profile indicates that relevant data exists.
Director search
Director Search Uses a Separate Lookup Flow
Find an Officer Without Knowing the Company
The Director Search lets you enter an officer's name, choose a matching Companies House officer record and then review the company appointments associated with that record.
Only Professional Appointment Data Is Displayed
The Director Search is designed to minimise personal data. It focuses on the officer name, appointment count, company, company number, company status, role and appointment or resignation dates.
What Check Company UK Does Not Do
Check Company UK does not certify that a company is safe, trustworthy, solvent or suitable to do business with. Public company data is useful evidence, but it should not be treated as a complete due-diligence decision on its own.
The service does not change or verify information filed at Companies House. It presents public register information in a clearer format and highlights relevant fields available from the source.
Dynamic search results and company reports are not intended to become standalone search-engine profile pages; they are kept outside the site's indexable SEO architecture.
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Use the Check That Matches Your Question
Find a UK Company
Search by company name or company number.
Check Registration Details
Review registration number, incorporation and registered details.
Check Company Status
Review the current Companies House company status.
Search Directors
Find officer records by name and review company appointments.
Check Insolvency Information
Review Companies House insolvency information for a company.
Search Companies House Data
Understand and search the broader public company register.
Start With the Search You Need
Search a company by name or number, or use Director Search when you know the person rather than the business.