Search by number

Request

Company Number - Partial company number used for searching. You can also use the wildcard character "*" to perform a search. This allows you to search using a partial number (eg. '0645*' will return all companies with their number starting 0654).

Search Rows - Rows to be returned. If you know the exact name, it's the best to return as few rows as possible, so you don't have to search long list.

Data Set - In case of name search you can choose only one data set type. If you want to select more than one, you need to search company by number.

LIVE - All live companies and those dissolved within the last 12 months.
DISSOLVED - Companies that have been dissolved in the last 20 years.
FORMER - This will search against all previous company names (where a company has changed its name) for a period of 20 years.
PROPOSED - This is a list of proposed names that may be used to incorporate or change the name of an existing company. Some proposed names will not have been allocated a company number (if they have been rejected or the company or LLP has yet to be incorporated). Under these circumstances, you will not be able to obtain any further information.

Response

Name - Company name as registered at Companies House. Please note that trading names are not shown unless they are also registered.

Number - Company Number

Data Set - Same as in request section.

Company Status - Company Index Status

EFFECTIVE - Proposed Name accepted for processing.
REJECTED - Proposed Name Rejected.
REMOVED - Removed from register (Converted or Closed).
CNGOFNAME - Change of name.
DISSOLVED - Dissolved.
INLIQ - In Liquidation.
STATUSR - For a Scottish company, this will indicate that the company is in receivership. For English/Welsh companies, the "receivership" flag may mean that one or more of the company's properties has gone into receivership. Further information can be obtained from the Company Details Service.

Date - The date on which the Action / Event took place.

Details - Link to company's details page.