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Companies House API: Search companies

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.

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.

Page optionalpage

Search results page to start from, for example 2.

1 (default)

Whole number 1 or more.

Max Results optionalmax_results

Maximum number of companies to return, for example 20.

4

Whole number from 1 to 100. Default 20.

Company Name, requiredcompany_name

Company name to search, for example Tesco or Monzo Bank.

Tesco

Include Dissolved optionalinclude_dissolved

Include dissolved companies in the results, for example true.

true

True or false. Default false.

Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "companies": [    {      "link": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00445790",      "status": "Active",      "company_name": "TESCO PLC",      "company_type": "Public limited Company",      "company_number": "00445790",      "incorporation_date": "1947-11-27",      "registered_office_address": "Tesco House, Shire Park, Kestrel Way, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, AL7 1GA"    },    {      "link": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09384423",      "status": "Active",      "company_name": "KFORD TYRES (GORNAL) LTD",      "company_type": "Private limited Company",      "company_number": "09384423",      "incorporation_date": "2015-01-12",      "registered_office_address": "2 Dawley Brook Road, Kingswinford, England, DY6 7BD"    },    {      "link": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05888957",      "status": "Dissolved",      "company_name": "TESCO AQUA (FINCO2) LIMITED",      "company_type": "Private limited Company",      "company_number": "05888957",      "incorporation_date": "2006-07-27",      "registered_office_address": "1 More London Place, London, SE1 2AF"    }  ]}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search_companies
Returns
company name, number, status, company type, incorporation date, registered office address, link

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search_companies with the inputs above.

Ask your agent

  • Find UK registered companies with the name Tesco and show their status, type and registered office address
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