Search United Kingdom companies
https://api.latinfo.dev/gb/companies-house/register/search
Full-text search over legal names in the Companies House legal-entity projection.
Latinfo identifies the originating government dataset and preserves source evidence and freshness when the publisher exposes them. Verify material decisions with that institution.
Parameters
qstringqueryrequiredRequest parameter.
Example: tesco plc
Request example
curl https://api.latinfo.dev/gb/companies-house/register/search?q=tesco+plc \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LATINFO_API_KEY"
Responses
200Search results
application/json400Query too short or too long
401Missing or invalid API key
503Search server unavailable
Example JSON
[
{
"legal_name": "TESCO PLC",
"status": "Active",
"company_category": "Public Limited Company",
"incorporation_date": "27/11/1947",
"sic_code_1": "47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating",
"sic_code_2": "string",
"sic_code_3": "string",
"sic_code_4": "string"
}
]
Provenance and limitations
Coverage varies by country and public source. A missing field is not evidence that the underlying fact does not exist. Public registries may be delayed or contain source errors; inspect the returned evidence and source date before relying on a result.