Company intelligence · Company registry / filings
Companies House Register and API: coverage and access
Research UK SaaS and data companies, directors, accounts, status changes, charges, and filing events for prospecting and market mapping. A primary source for UK startup/company verification and financial or ownership signals outside U.S.-centric datasets.
What it covers
Geography and granularity
Geography: Use the geography stated by the source; coverage can vary by dataset and release.
Granularity: Research UK SaaS and data companies, directors, accounts, status changes, charges, and filing events for prospecting and market mapping.
Source type: Company registry / filings
Potential use
Research UK SaaS and data companies, directors, accounts, status changes, charges, and filing events for prospecting and market mapping. A primary source for UK startup/company verification and financial or ownership signals outside U.S.-centric datasets.
Access and cost
Account or registration
Free public register search and official API; Companies House states the API returns live, real-time company information.
Cost: The source describes public or free access; confirm any API, bulk-download, and reuse terms directly.
Update cadence: Release cadence was not normalized in this review; check the source's dates, update notes, and API limits before comparing periods.
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- Documentation and access details ↗Check the provider's current terms and instructions before use
Interpret carefully
Limits that affect the decision
Coverage is companies within the Companies Act 2006 scope; filings are legal disclosures and may lag operational reality, and API use should follow the service’s current developer guidance.
Release cadence was not normalized in this review; check the source's dates, update notes, and API limits before comparing periods.
This record summarizes source documentation; Jon Bishop did not conduct an independent audit of the underlying dataset.