# Companies House API

> 5 public methods for Companies House (company-information.service.gov.uk), each 1 credit per completed run.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Companies House.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/company-information.service.gov.uk

## Methods

### [Search companies](https://fous.com/methods/find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search-companies.md)

`find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search_companies`, read. Searches the UK Companies House register by company name and returns each company's status, type, incorporation date and registered office address, in result order.

Returns: company name, number, status, company type, incorporation date, registered office address, link

### [List company directors](https://fous.com/methods/find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/list-directors.md)

`find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/list_directors`, read. Lists a UK company's current and resigned directors, secretaries and other officers, found by company name, number or Companies House link.

Returns: officer names, roles, appointment and resignation dates, nationality, occupation, residence, birth month and year, correspondence address, appointments link

### [List company owners](https://fous.com/methods/find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/list-owners.md)

`find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/list_owners`, read. Lists a UK company's people with significant control and any register statement, from the public Companies House register. Ceased owners and withdrawn statements are included only when asked for.

Returns: company name and number, owners (name, kind, nature of control, dates, nationality, residence, address), register statement

### [Get UK company profile](https://fous.com/methods/company-information.service.gov.uk/get-company-profile.md)

`company-information.service.gov.uk/get_company_profile`, read. Looks up a UK company on Companies House by name, company number or Companies House link and returns its public registration details; a name prefers an active exact match.

Returns: company name, number, status, type, incorporation and dissolution dates, registered office, nature of business, accounts and confirmation statement dates, previous names

### [List company filing history](https://fous.com/methods/find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/list-filing-history.md)

`find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/list_filing_history`, read. Lists a UK company's Companies House filings, newest first, with date, form code, type, description, page count and PDF link. Finds the company by name, company number or Companies House link; a category picks accounts, confirmation statements, officers, address, capital, charges or incorporation filings.

Returns: company name, company number, filings (date, type, description, pages, PDF link, page link, form code, transaction ID)