Automate company verification, fetch real-time UK business data, and streamline onboarding with secure Companies House API integration by CodeCareLabs.
10+ Years Experience
50+ API Integrations Built
Secure & GDPR-Compliant
UK & Worldwide Clients
The Companies House API gives websites and applications direct access to official UK company data โ including registration details, officers, filing history, charges, persons with significant control (PSCs), and live company status. At CodeCareLabs we integrate this API into your platform to automate verification, reduce manual checks, satisfy KYC/AML obligations, and improve trust in your business workflows.
What You Can Do
9 Things We Can Build With Companies House Data
From simple lookups to fully-automated KYC workflows โ these are the capabilities most clients ask for.
Verify UK Companies Instantly
Real-time lookup against the official Companies House register โ name, number, status in one query.
Fetch Registration Details
Company name, registered office, incorporation date, SIC codes, type, jurisdiction โ full record retrieval.
Retrieve Officer Information
Current and historical directors, secretaries, PSCs (Persons with Significant Control), and their roles.
Display Company Status
Active, dissolved, liquidation, administration โ track changes and trigger alerts in your system.
Plug into onboarding flows to verify business identity, screen against PSC data, satisfy compliance.
Build Business Directories
Searchable, filterable company directories powered by official data โ auto-updating, always accurate.
Validate Company Numbers
Catch typos, format errors, and non-existent company numbers before they corrupt your database.
Reduce Fraud & Manual Checks
Replace screenshot-based verification with cryptographically-signed official data. Audit trail included.
Who Needs This
Built for Businesses That Need Verified UK Company Data
If your platform touches UK businesses, Companies House data probably saves you hours of manual work every week.
Accountants
Legal Firms
Financial Services
SaaS Platforms
Business Directories
CRM Systems
Loan & Credit Platforms
Recruitment Agencies
Insurance & Underwriting
B2B E-commerce
Our Process
How We Integrate Companies House Into Your Stack
A proven 7-step process refined over dozens of API integration projects.
1
Understand Your Workflow
Discovery call to map your existing onboarding, CRM, or verification process. We figure out where Companies House data adds the most value.
2
Map Required API Endpoints
We identify exactly which Companies House endpoints you need โ search, profile, officers, filing history, charges, PSCs โ to avoid over-engineering.
3
Build Secure Connections
API authentication, rate-limit handling, retry logic, response caching, and encrypted credential storage โ all built right.
4
Create Custom UI Components
Search boxes, lookup widgets, profile cards, officer lists, status badges, alerts โ designed to match your existing brand.
5
Automate Data Handling
Sync to your database, trigger webhooks, populate CRM records, generate PDF reports โ whatever your workflow needs.
6
Test for Accuracy & Compliance
End-to-end testing with real companies, edge cases (dissolved companies, multi-jurisdiction firms), and GDPR/AML compliance review.
7
Deploy & Support
Staging deployment, production cutover, monitoring setup, and ongoing maintenance with optional 24/7 SLA.
Example Use Cases
Real-World Integrations We’ve Built
Three of the most common ways businesses turn Companies House data into measurable wins.
Business Onboarding Automation
Auto-verify new business accounts in minutes instead of days. Customer enters a company number โ we fetch and verify against Companies House โ KYC checklist auto-completes โ onboarding moves forward without manual review.
Typical client: cut onboarding time from 3 days to 4 minutes.
Company Lookup Tool
Build a branded UK company search tool inside your platform. Users type a name or number โ autocomplete suggestions โ click to view full profile, officers, filings, status. Embed in lead-capture forms, dashboards, or public-facing apps.
Typical client: 8x faster lead-qualification by sales teams.
CRM Integration
Auto-populate company data when adding new leads or accounts. One field (company number) โ 50 fields auto-filled (registered address, SIC codes, directors, incorporation date). Live syncing keeps records fresh as data changes at Companies House.
Typical client: zero manual data entry on B2B leads.
Why Us
Why Businesses Trust CodeCareLabs for API Integration
10+ years of development experience
Decade of hands-on agency work building API integrations across regulated industries.
Expertise in API integrations
Built 50+ third-party API integrations โ Stripe, Salesforce, HMRC, Companies House, and more.
Secure, scalable architecture
Encrypted credentials, rate-limit handling, audit logging, GDPR-compliant data flows by default.
Fast delivery timelines
Simple integrations ship in 2โ4 days. Complex workflow automation in 1โ2 weeks.
NDA-friendly development
We sign mutual NDAs as standard. Most of our integration work is under NDA.
End-to-end support
Discovery, build, deployment, monitoring, and ongoing maintenance under one roof.
FAQ
Companies House API FAQs
Answers to the most common questions before starting an integration project.
How long does Companies House API integration take?
Simple integrations (lookup + display) take 2โ4 working days. Complex workflows (KYC automation, full CRM sync, multi-step verification, custom dashboards) take 1โ2 weeks. We provide an exact timeline after the discovery call.
Is the Companies House API free to use?
Yes โ the public Companies House API is free with rate limits (600 requests per 5 minutes per IP). The Streaming API and bulk data products are also free but require registration. The cost of integration is the custom development work needed to connect your specific platform.
Can you integrate it into WordPress?
Yes. We build custom WordPress plugins, integrate with WooCommerce checkouts for B2B verification, or wire it directly into your existing forms (Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, WPForms). WordPress is one of the most common platforms we integrate Companies House data into.
Can you build full verification systems?
Absolutely. We build complete verification dashboards with workflow automation, alert systems, PSC (Person of Significant Control) screening, sanctions checks, and full audit logs. Often combined with Stripe Identity, electoral roll data, or other compliance sources for layered KYC.
Do you handle GDPR and AML compliance?
Yes. All integrations are built GDPR-compliant by default โ encrypted storage, data minimisation, audit logging, retention policies. For AML/KYC workflows we follow JMLSG guidance and the latest FCA requirements. We can also provide compliance documentation for your auditors.
What if Companies House changes their API?
We monitor the Companies House Developer Hub for API changes and migrate clients on long-term maintenance contracts before deprecations bite. We also build with abstraction layers so swapping or upgrading an endpoint is a one-day change, not a rebuild.
Can you also integrate the Companies House Streaming API?
Yes. The Streaming API delivers real-time change notifications (new filings, status changes, officer appointments). We build event-driven pipelines that consume the stream, filter by your watchlist, trigger webhooks/emails/Slack alerts, and store historical changes for audit.
What about non-UK company data?
Companies House only covers UK-registered companies. For international company data we integrate complementary APIs โ Companies House Northern Ireland, Open Corporates (global), Dun & Bradstreet, or Pappers (EU). We can build a unified company-lookup interface across multiple sources.
Let’s Integrate
Ready to Automate Company Verification?
Let’s integrate Companies House API into your website, SaaS, or CRM. Free 30-min discovery call, no obligation, fixed-price quote within 48 hours.