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CompanyDesk

Selected company data from the UK company register

Selected company data from official and open sources. Not a query of the register itself and not a register extract.

Name in the national language: Companies House

Companies House keeps the register of companies for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The entries and the documents filed are publicly accessible.

Register and data source

Register
Companies House
Registering authority
Registrar of Companies (Companies House)
Registration number
Company number, eight characters, for example 00445790

CompanyDesk shows selected information from Companies House such as company name, legal form, registered office and status and, where the source provides them, directors and secretaries and annual accounts filed as iXBRL with balance sheet analysis.

CompanyDesk is not official register information. It shows selected, processed information from the sources named, as of the date indicated in each case; it is neither complete nor official and does not replace an extract from the registering authority. Details under Data sources and licences and Disclaimer.

Companies House, the register of the United Kingdom

Companies House is the registration authority (Registrar of Companies) of the United Kingdom and an executive agency of the Department for Business and Trade. It incorporates and dissolves limited companies, examines and stores the information required to be filed under the Companies Act 2006 and makes it publicly available, for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Who is registered

Registered are in particular private and public limited companies, limited liability partnerships and other companies falling under the Companies Act 2006. Sole traders and ordinary partnerships are not registered.

Inspection and documents

The register can be inspected by anyone free of charge through the “Find and update company information” service, including the documents filed such as accounts and confirmation statements. Companies House issues certified copies on request for a fee.

Official bodies

Frequently asked questions

Is the Companies House search free of charge?

Yes. Inspection of the register and of the documents filed is free of charge. Certified copies are subject to a fee.

What is the company number?

Every registered company receives an eight-character number, which may begin with letters depending on the part of the country, for example SC for Scottish companies.

Is CompanyDesk Companies House?

No. CompanyDesk shows selected information from Companies House with source and date. Only the Companies House register is authoritative.

Status of these explanations: October 2026. They give an overview and do not replace legal advice; the official bodies named are authoritative.

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