Company Profile

Overview

Company profile endpoint provides a concise and comprehensive overview of a registered company. This includes details such as the company's name, registration number, status, address, directors, shareholders, financial information, and historical changes. Accessing this endpoint offers valuable insights into a company's current status and historical evolution.

Output

Property NameTypeDescription

object

Company account information.

object

Annual return information. This member is only returned if a confirmation statement has not be filed.

object

UK branch of a foreign company.

canFile

boolean

Flag indicating whether this company can file.

companyName

string

The name of the company.

companyNumber

string

The number of the company.

companyStatus

string

The status of the company.

companyStatusDetail

string

Extra details about the status of the company.

object

Confirmation statement information (N.B. refers to the Annual Statement where type is registered-overseas-entity)

dateOfCessation

date

The date which the company was converted/closed, dissolved, or removed.

dateOfCreation

date

The date when the company was created.

etag

string

The ETag of the resource.

object

Foreign company details.

hasBeenLiquidated

boolean

The flag indicating if the company has been liquidated in the past.

hasCharges

boolean

The flag indicating if the company has any charges.

hasInsolvencyHistory

boolean

The flag indicating if the company has insolvency history.

isCommunityInterestCompany

boolean

The flag indicating if the company is a Community Interest Company.

jurisdiction

string

The jurisdiction specifies the political body responsible for the company.

lastFullMembersListDate

date

The date of the last full members list update.

object

A set of URLs related to the resource, including self.

array<object>

The previous names of this company.

object

The address of the company's registered office.

registeredOfficeIsInDispute

boolean

Flag indicating registered office address has been replaced.

object

The correspondence address of a Registered overseas entity

sicCodes[]

array

SIC codes for this company.

superSecureManagingOfficerCount

integer

The total count of super secure managing officers.

type

string

The type of the company.

undeliverableRegisteredOfficeAddress

boolean

Flag indicating whether post can be delivered to the registered office.

Accounts

AttributeTypeDescription

object

The Accounting Reference Date (ARD) of the company.

object

The last company accounts filed.

nextDue

date

The date the next company accounts are due.

nextMadeUpTo

date

The date the next company accounts should be made up to.

overdue

boolean

Flag indicating if the company accounts are overdue.

Accounting Reference Date

AttributeTypeDescription

day

integer

The day of the accounting reference date.

month

integer

The month of the accounting reference date.

Last accounts

AttributeTypeDescription

madeUpTo

date

The date the last company accounts were made up to.

type

string

The type of the last company accounts filed.

Annual Return

AttributeTypeDescription

lastMadeUpTo

date

The date the last annual return was made up to.

nextDue

date

The date the next annual return is due.

nextMadeUpTo

date

The date the next annual return should be made up to.

annualReturnOverdue

boolean

Flag indicating if the annual return is overdue.

Branch Company Details

AttributeTypeDescription

businessActivity

string

Type of business undertaken by the UK establishment.

parentCompanyName

string

Parent company name.

parentCompanyNumber

string

Parent company number.

Confirmation Statement

AttributeTypeDescription

confirmationLastMadeUpTo

date

The date to which the last confirmation statement was made.

confirmationNextDue

date

The date by which the next confirmation statement must be received.

confirmationNextMadeUpTo

date

The date to which the next confirmation statement should be made up to.

confirmationOverdue

boolean

Flag indicating if the confirmation statement is overdue.

Foreign Company Details

AttributeTypeDescription

object

Accounts requirement.

accounts

object

Foreign company account information.

businessActivity

string

Type of business undertaken by the company.

companyType

string

Legal form of the company in the country of incorporation.

governedBy

string

Law governing the company in country of incorporation.

isACreditFinanceInstitution

boolean

Is it a financial or credit institution.

originatingRegistry

object

Company origin informations.

Foreign Company Detail Accounting Requirement

AttributeTypeDescription

foreignAccountType

string

Type of accounting requirement that applies to foreign company.

termsOfAccountPublication

string

Describes how the publication date is derived for foreign company.

Foreign Company Detail Accounts

AttributeTypeDescription

object

Date account period starts under parent law.

object

Date account period ends under parent law.

object

Date account period ends under parent law.

businessActivity

string

Type of business undertaken by the foreign company.

companyType

string

Legal form of the company in the country of incorporation for foreign company.

governedBy

string

Law governing the company in the country of incorporation for foreign company.

isACreditFinanceInstitution

boolean

Is it a financial or credit institution for foreign company.

object

Company origin informations.

registrationNumber

string

Registration number in the country of incorporation for foreign company.

Foreign Company Detail Accounts Period From

AttributeTypeDescription

day

number

Day on which accounting period starts under parent law for foreign company.

month

number

Month in which accounting period starts under parent law for foreign company.

Foreign Company Detail Accounts Period To

AttributeTypeDescription

day

number

Day on which accounting period ends under parent law for foreign company.

month

number

Month in which accounting period ends under parent law for foreign company.

Foreign Company Detail Accounts Must File Within

AttributeTypeDescription

months

number

Number of months within which to file for foreign company.

Foreign Company Detail Accounts Originating Registry

AttributeTypeDescription

country

string

Country in which company was incorporated for foreign company.

name

string

Identity of register in the country of incorporation for foreign company.

AttributeTypeDescription

personsWithSignificantControl

string

The link of the persons with significant control list resource.

personsWithSignificantControlStatements

string

The link of the persons with significant control statements list resource.

registers

string

The link of the registers resource for this company.

self

string

The link of the resource.

Previous Company Names

AttributeTypeDescription

ceasedOn

date

The date on which the company name ceased.

effectiveFrom

date

The date from which the company name was effective.

name

string

The previous company name.

Registered Office Address

AttributeTypeDescription

addressLine1

string

The first line of the registered office address.

addressLine2

string

The second line of the registered office address.

careOf

string

The care of name for registered office.

country

string

The country for registered office.

locality

string

The locality for registered office.

poBox

string

The post-office box number for registered office.

postalCode

string

The postal code for registered office.

premises

string

The property name or number for registered office.

region

string

The region for registered office.

Service Address

AttributeTypeDescription

addressLine1

string

The first line of the service address.

addressLine2

string

The second line of the service address.

careOf

string

The care of name for service address.

country

string

The country for service address.

locality

string

The locality for service address.

poBox

string

The post-office box number for service address.

postalCode

string

The postal code for service address.

region

string

The region for service address.

Example

{
  "accounts": {
    "accountingReferenceDate": {
      "day": 31,
      "month": 12
    },
    "lastAccounts": {
      "madeUpTo": "2022-12-31",
      "type": "full"
    },
    "nextDue": "2023-12-31",
    "nextMadeUpTo": "2023-12-31",
    "overdue": false
  },
  "annualReturn": {
    "lastMadeUpTo": "2022-12-31",
    "nextDue": "2023-12-31",
    "nextMadeUpTo": "2023-12-31",
    "annualReturnOverdue": false
  },
  "branchCompanyDetails": {
    "businessActivity": "Business activity description",
    "parentCompanyName": "Parent Company Ltd.",
    "parentCompanyNumber": "12345678"
  },
  "canFile": true,
  "companyName": "Sample Company",
  "companyNumber": "12345678",
  "companyStatus": "active",
  "companyStatusDetail": "Company is in good standing",
  "confirmationStatement": {
    "confirmationLastMadeUpTo": "2022-12-31",
    "confirmationNextDue": "2023-12-31",
    "confirmationNextMadeUpTo": "2023-12-31",
    "confirmationOverdue": false
  },
  "dateOfCessation": null,
  "dateOfCreation": "2020-01-01",
  "etag": "abcdefgh123456",
  "foreignCompanyDetails": {
    "accountingRequirement": {
      "foreignAccountType": "dormant",
      "termsOfAccountPublication": "unaudited"
    },
    "accounts": {
      "accountPeriodFrom": {
        "day": 1,
        "month": 1
      },
      "accountPeriodTo":  {
        "day": 31,
        "month": 12
      },
      "mustFileWithin": {
        "months": 12
      },
      "businessActivity": "Foreign business activity description",
      "companyType": "limited",
      "governedBy": "Foreign legal governance",
      "isACreditFinanceInstitution": false,
      "originatingRegistry": {
        "country": "Foreign Country",
        "name": "Foreign Registry"
      },
      "registrationNumber": "98765432"
    }
  },
  "hasBeenLiquidated": false,
  "hasCharges": true,
  "hasInsolvencyHistory": false,
  "isCommunityInterestCompany": false,
  "jurisdiction": "United Kingdom",
  "lastFullMembersListDate": "2022-12-31",
  "links": {
    "personsWithSignificantControl": "https://example.com/psc",
    "personsWithSignificantControlStatements": "https://example.com/psc-statements",
    "registers": "https://example.com/registers",
    "self": "https://example.com/company/12345678"
  },
  "previousCompanyNames": [
    {
      "ceasedOn": "2020-12-31",
      "effectiveFrom": "2020-01-01",
      "name": "Previous Company Name Ltd."
    }
  ],
  "registeredOfficeAddress": {
    "addressLine1": "123 Main Street",
    "addressLine2": "Suite 456",
    "careOf": "Company Secretary",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "locality": "Cityville",
    "poBox": "PO Box 789",
    "postalCode": "12345",
    "premises": "Premises Building",
    "region": "Regionshire"
  },
  "registeredOfficeIsInDispute": false,
  "serviceAddress": {
    "addressLine1": "456 Service Avenue",
    "addressLine2": null,
    "careOf": "Director's Office",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "locality": "Townville",
    "poBox": null,
    "postalCode": "67890",
    "region": "Countyshire"
  },
  "sicCodes": ["12345", "67890"],
  "superSecureManagingOfficerCount": 3,
  "type": "private-limited",
  "undeliverableRegisteredOfficeAddress": false
}

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