Company Registration Details
Review the registered company name, company number, company type, incorporation date, registered office address and SIC codes.
UK company information
UK Company Check – Search Company & Registration Details
Check a UK company by name or company number. Search live public Companies House data for registration details, current company status, directors and officers, people with significant control, recent filing history, charges and insolvency information where available.
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Public UK register data
Company verification
Check a Company in the UK
If you need to check a company in the UK before buying, supplying goods, signing a contract or carrying out due diligence, start with the registered company record. Search by company name or registration number to identify the legal entity and review the public information currently available for it.
Check Company UK is designed to make that information easier to review in one place. For broader name-based searches, see our UK company search guide. If your main question is whether a business is formally registered, use the company registration check guide.
Available information
What You Can Check About a UK Company
The information shown depends on what is available for the company in the public Companies House register. A company report can bring together the following areas for faster review.
Company Status
See the status recorded by Companies House, such as active, dissolved or another statutory status returned for the company.
Directors and Officers
Review officers returned by Companies House, including appointment information and resignation details where these are available.
People with Significant Control
View public PSC information returned for the company, where a PSC record is available through the Companies House API.
Recent Filing History
Review recent filing entries to understand what documents and statutory updates have been filed for the company.
Charges and Mortgages
Where applicable, review registered charge information returned for the company.
Insolvency Information
Where Companies House records an insolvency history, review the insolvency information returned through the public API.
Previous Company Names
Where available, see former registered names to help connect the current company record with its previous identity.
Simple process
How the UK Company Check Works
Search the Company
Enter a UK company name or registration number into the search box.
Select the Correct Record
Use the company number, registered address and status to identify the legal entity you want to review.
Review the Public Data
Open the report to review the Companies House information returned for that company.
Companies House Data, Presented for Faster Checking
Check Company UK is an independent company information service. It is not Companies House and is not affiliated with or operated by Companies House or the UK Government.
Company searches use public information available through the Companies House API. Companies House states that its API provides access to live company data. The accuracy and completeness of a report therefore depend on the information held in the public register at the time of the search.
If you specifically want to understand the official register and how our service relates to it, see Companies House search.
Due diligence
Why Check a UK Company?
A company check can help confirm that you are looking at the correct legal entity before you rely on a business name alone. The registered company number, status, address, officers and filing activity can provide useful context when assessing a supplier, customer, contractor or prospective business relationship.
Public register information should be treated as one part of your due-diligence process rather than a guarantee of a company's financial strength, legitimacy, creditworthiness or future performance.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I check a company in the UK?
Enter the company name or registration number in the search box above. If you search by name, select the correct company record before opening the report.
Can I search for a UK company by registration number?
Yes. A company number is a more precise identifier than a company name and can be used to open the corresponding Companies House record through our search.
Where does Check Company UK get its company information?
The service queries public company information made available through the Companies House API.
Is Check Company UK the official Companies House website?
No. Check Company UK is an independent service and is not affiliated with or operated by Companies House or the UK Government.
How current is the company information?
The service requests live data from the Companies House API when a search is performed. The underlying information is the public information held by Companies House at that time.