UK Company Intelligence API — Companies House Data with Risk Scoring
Every UK company tells a story through its filings, officers, and regulatory status. But piecing that story together from Companies House, the FCA Register, Charity Commission, and The Gazette means managing four separate APIs with different authentication methods, rate limits, and data formats. The Entity Intelligence endpoint does it in one call — and adds a proprietary Corporate Distress Score that no individual source provides.
What You Get
- •Company profile: name, status, type, incorporation date, registered office, SIC codes
- •Officers: current directors with appointment dates, nationalities, other directorships
- •Persons with Significant Control (PSCs): beneficial owners with nature of control
- •Filing history: last 10 filings with dates, types, and descriptions
- •Charges: secured debts registered against the company
- •Regulatory status: FCA regulation, charity registration, ICO data protection
- •Gazette notices: winding-up petitions, striking-off warnings — the earliest distress signals
- •Government contracts: public sector contracts awarded via Contracts Finder
- •Corporate Distress Score (0-100): proprietary risk assessment with confidence level and recommendation
Data Sources
Companies House REST API
The authoritative register of 5M+ UK companies. Provides company profiles, officer appointments, PSC declarations, filing history, and charge registrations.
FCA Financial Services Register
The Financial Conduct Authority’s register of 50,000+ regulated firms. Confirms whether a company is authorised to conduct financial services.
Charity Commission
Register of 170,000+ charities in England and Wales with income, expenditure, and trustee information.
The Gazette
The UK’s official public record since 1665. Publishes statutory notices including winding-up petitions, striking-off notices, and insolvency proceedings — often the earliest warning of corporate distress.
Contracts Finder
All UK government contracts above £10,000. Shows which companies win public sector work and their contract values.
Scoring Algorithm
Corporate Distress Score
Weighted composite of six signals: filing delays (25%), confirmation statement compliance (10%), active charges (15%), insolvency history (20%), Gazette warnings (20%), and director instability (10%). Includes confidence level and actionable recommendation.
Use Cases
Supplier Due Diligence
Procurement teams check supplier health before signing contracts. The Distress Score flags companies showing early warning signs months before insolvency — overdue filings, Gazette notices, and director changes that raw Companies House data doesn’t synthesise.
KYC & Compliance
Fintech and legal firms verify company identity, regulatory status, and beneficial ownership in a single call. Cross-references FCA regulation, charity status, and PSC declarations automatically.
Investment Screening
Angel investors and VCs screen target companies. The Distress Score, combined with filing history and charge data, provides a quick health check that would otherwise require a £25+ Creditsafe report.
Credit Risk Assessment
B2B companies assess payment risk before extending credit terms. Active charges, insolvency history, and Gazette warnings create a multi-signal risk profile.
Example
Request
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ "https://www.ukdatapi.com/api/v1/entity/00445790?depth=standard"
Response
{
"_meta": { "credits_charged": 8, "sources": ["Companies House", "FCA", "Gazette"] },
"data": {
"entity": {
"company_number": "00445790",
"name": "TESCO PLC",
"status": "active",
"type": "plc",
"incorporated": "1947-11-27"
},
"officers": [{ "name": "KEN MURPHY", "role": "director" }],
"distress_score": {
"score": 5,
"rating": "LOW_RISK",
"recommendation": "Low risk. Standard engagement terms appropriate."
}
}
}Pricing
| Depth | Credits |
|---|---|
| Summary | 2 |
| Standard | 8 |
| Full | 16 |
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