# UK Companies House Register Search

> Search the UK Companies House register by name or company number, free and with no account. See status, registered address and the number behind the company.

Canonical: https://corpoapi.com/country-search/united-kingdom-company-search

Type a company name or 8-character company number and get matched entities with number, status, and registered address.

## What you get

### Matched registered name

The legal name as filed on the register, ready to match contracts and invoices.

### Company number

The local identifier for this entity, the key for a full company profile call.

### Status and address

Current standing and the registered address returned with each match.

## Same lookup with our API

Run the same ranked search via GET /v1/search with jurisdiction `gb`. Search is free on every plan. See the [search endpoint docs](/endpoints/search).

```text
GET /v1/search?q=Acme+Industries&jurisdiction=gb
```

## FAQ

### What number does a UK company have?

An eight-character company number, either eight digits or a two-letter series such as SC or NI followed by six digits. Leading zeros are part of the number, so 00445790 is not 445790.

### Does the search show directors?

The result is company level, with the name, number, status and registered address. Officer records for UK companies come back from the officers endpoint once you have the number.