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United Kingdom · searchCompaniesHouseGb
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Search United Kingdom companies

GET https://api.latinfo.dev/gb/companies-house/register/search

Full-text search over legal names in the Companies House legal-entity projection.

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Evidence-first response

Latinfo identifies the originating government dataset and preserves source evidence and freshness when the publisher exposes them. Verify material decisions with that institution.

Authentication required. REST requests use a Latinfo API key. The interactive console builds the authorization header and does not store the key.

Parameters

qstringqueryrequired

Request 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
Content-Type: application/json
400Query too short or too long
No response body documented.
401Missing or invalid API key
No response body documented.
503Search server unavailable
No response body documented.

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.

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