Company records in the United Kingdom

Your agent looks up companies in the United Kingdom through UK Company Data. The data comes from Companies House (UK Government).

UK Company Data

Look up a UK company at Companies House by company number or name. Returns name, status, incorporation date, SIC codes and registered address.

Source
Companies House (UK Government)
Price per call
€0.05 · x402 $0.054
Returns
Name and number, Status, Address, Officers
Last recorded test
4 Nov 2026, 100% of its tests passed on their latest run
Method
An AI model takes part in producing the answer. Check it before acting on it.

What your agent sends

FieldTypeRequiredWhat it is
company_namestringNoRegistered company name
company_numberstringNoUK Companies House number (8 characters, including any letter prefix); company names are also accepted for compatibility

Example answer

Example output (published, not live)
{
  "status": "active",
  "address": "424 London Road, Westcliff-On-Sea, SS0 9LA, England",
  "sic_codes": [
    "82911"
  ],
  "has_charges": false,
  "company_name": "FALSE DEMANDS - DO NOT PAY AS SOMEONE ELSE USING COMPANY NAME LTD",
  "jurisdiction": "england-wales",
  "business_type": "ltd",
  "company_number": "10843886",
  "dissolution_date": null,
  "incorporation_date": "2017-06-30"
}

Fields that come back

FieldTypeAppears
statusstringAlways (present in every successful answer)
addressstringAlways (present in every successful answer)
sic_codesarrayUsually (present for most inputs)
has_chargesbooleanAlways (present in every successful answer)
company_namestringAlways (present in every successful answer)
jurisdictionstring or nullAlways (present in every successful answer)
business_typestringAlways (present in every successful answer)
company_numberstringAlways (present in every successful answer)
tier_2_availablebooleanAlways (present in every successful answer)
ubo_availabilitystringAlways (present in every successful answer)
incorporation_datestringAlways (present in every successful answer)
legal_representativesarrayUsually (present for most inputs)
tier_2_available_reasonstringAlways (present in every successful answer)
ubo_availability_reasonstringAlways (present in every successful answer)
total_legal_representativesintegerNot stated
match_confidence—Sometimes (present only for some inputs)
matched_registry_name—Sometimes (present only for some inputs)

How to call it

# Needs an API key. max_price_cents caps what this call may cost.
curl -X POST https://api.strale.io/v1/do \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STRALE_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "capability_slug": "uk-company-data",
    "inputs": {
      "company_number": "00445790"
    },
    "max_price_cents": 5
  }'

Limitations

  • Sole traders and unregistered partnerships are excluded

    Data from Companies House API — LLPs and Scottish LPs included, but sole traders and partnerships are not registered

    What to do instead: For sole traders, check HMRC's contractor verification or use the business name with google-search

Bundled checks for the United Kingdom

Screen the company or its people

Results are matches for a person to review, not a verdict.