# Companies House API: List company owners > 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 Ceased owners and withdrawn statements are included only when asked for. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Companies House. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/list-owners - Method: `find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/list_owners`, version 1 - Website: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk - Returns: company name and number, owners (name, kind, nature of control, dates, nationality, residence, address), register statement - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `company` | string | yes | `"14785367"` | Company name, company number, or Companies House company link, for example Monzo Bank. | | `include_ceased` | boolean | no | `true` | Include ceased owners and withdrawn statements, for example false. Default false. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026. Its input: ```json { "company": "14785367", "include_ceased": true } ``` Its output: ```json { "owners": [ { "kind": "individual", "name": "Mr Gary Andrew Hoffman", "country": null, "page_link": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14785367/persons-with-significant-control#psc-name-2", "ceased_date": "2023-09-12", "nationality": "British", "notified_date": "2023-04-06", "birth_month_year": "October 1960", "nature_of_control": [ "Owns 75% or more of shares", "Controls 75% or more of voting rights", "Right to appoint or remove directors" ], "registered_address": null, "country_of_residence": "United Kingdom" } ], "company_link": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14785367", "company_name": "MONZO BANK HOLDING GROUP LIMITED", "company_number": "14785367", "register_statement": "The company knows or has reasonable cause to believe that there is no registrable person or registrable relevant legal entity in relation to the company" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/list_owners","input":{"company":"14785367","include_ceased":true}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Who are the people with significant control of Monzo Bank Limited? - Show me the registered owners and controllers for company number 09446231. - Which individuals hold more than 25% of shares in Tesco PLC according to Companies House? - List the beneficial owners of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, including any who have ceased to be owners. - Find the persons with significant control register entries for Ocado Group plc on company-information.service.gov.uk. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "company" ], "properties": { "company": { "type": "string", "description": "Company name, company number, or Companies House company link, for example Monzo Bank." }, "include_ceased": { "type": "boolean", "default": false, "description": "Include ceased owners and withdrawn statements, for example false." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "company_name", "company_number", "company_link", "owners", "register_statement" ], "properties": { "owners": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "kind", "nature_of_control", "notified_date", "ceased_date", "nationality", "country_of_residence", "birth_month_year", "registered_address", "country", "page_link" ], "properties": { "kind": { "type": "string" }, "name": { "type": "string" }, "country": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "page_link": { "type": "string" }, "ceased_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date" }, "nationality": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "notified_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date" }, "birth_month_year": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "nature_of_control": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "registered_address": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "country_of_residence": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } }, "additionalProperties": false } }, "company_link": { "type": "string" }, "company_name": { "type": "string" }, "company_number": { "type": "string" }, "register_statement": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Companies House API: List company directors](https://fous.com/methods/find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/list-directors.md): Lists a UK company's current and resigned directors, secretaries and other officers, found by company name, number or Companies House link. - [Companies House API: Search companies](https://fous.com/methods/find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search-companies.md): 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. - [Companies House API: Get UK company profile](https://fous.com/methods/company-information.service.gov.uk/get-company-profile.md): 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. - [Companies House API: List company filing history](https://fous.com/methods/find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/list-filing-history.md): Lists a UK company's Companies House filings, newest first, with date, form code, type, description, page count and PDF link. 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