United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the company registry is Companies House, free to search with officers and PSC data.
- Official company register
- Companies House
- Free online search
- Yes
- Company identifier
- Company number (company registration number)
- Who can see beneficial owners
- Public
- Data access for developers
- Free API
- Company search
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
- Checked on
Search UK companies free on Companies House’s Find and update company information service, which shows officers, people with significant control (PSC), filing history and document images. Certified copies cost £22 by post or £65 same day. Beneficial ownership (PSC) data is public and free, although individuals can apply to have their details protected. Companies are identified by their company registration number, and the same data is available through a free API.
- Region
- Europe
- Run by
- Companies House, an executive agency of the Department for Business and Trade
- Registry website
- gov.uk
- Visible for free
- Name, company number, registered address, incorporation date, status, previous names, current and resigned officers, people with significant control, filing history and document images (including filed accounts), charges, insolvency information
- Paid documents and fees
- Certified copy of a document (up to 10 pages) by post £22, same day £65; certificate of incorporation by post £22, same day £65, additional certificate for the same company £16; copy of a company document by email £3; hard copy of a document not on microfiche by post £9 (fees as of 25 September 2026)
- Beneficial ownership register
- People with significant control (PSC) register
- Beneficial ownership access in detail
- PSC information is published on the Companies House register free of charge. Individuals can apply to protect their PSC details from publication.
- Beneficial ownership register website
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
- API or data service
- Free: https://developer.company-information.service.gov.uk/
- Search interface languages
- English
- What to know before a KYB check
- The Public Data, Document and Streaming APIs need an API key; bulk products (Free Company Data Product, PSC snapshot, accounts data) are free. The XML Gateway search service costs £4.70 a month plus charges.
- Sources
Page URL Companies House - GOV.UK organisation page https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house Get information about a company https://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-a-company Find and update company information - Search the register https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ Companies House fees https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/companies-house-fees/companies-house-fees Companies House data products https://www.gov.uk/guidance/companies-house-data-products API Catalogue - Companies House API https://www.api.gov.uk/ch/companies-house/ Companies House developer hub - Get started https://developer.company-information.service.gov.uk/get-started Developer's API suite https://developer-specs.company-information.service.gov.uk/ People with significant control register comes into force (news) https://gov.uk/government/news/people-with-significant-control-register-comes-into-force People with significant control (PSCs) guidance https://www.gov.uk/guidance/people-with-significant-control-pscs - Verification
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Questions
Is Companies House free?
How much is a certified copy from Companies House?
Is the UK PSC register public?
Sources: each listing is compiled from the registry’s own website, the government body that runs it, official fee schedules and legislation, and the EU e-Justice portal. Every source is linked on the listing with the date it was checked. How we compile this reference