Companies House Direct

As all limited companies in the UK are registered at Companies House, we are the original source of all available company data. Come direct to us for a wealth of corporate information, for much less than you think.

At Companies House we hold information on over 2 million registered UK companies, receiving over 7 million documents every year. Our subscription service, Companies House Direct, gives you and your organisation access to all the records we hold – that’s over 240 million documents, going back more than 10 years.  All documents filed since 1995 are available as images for downloading for as little as £1 each.  You can choose whether to download the document image in either TIFF or PDF format.

At such minimal cost, it’s easy to keep an eye on the performance of any business you’re involved with or consider being involved with.

Information Available

Companies House Direct provides access to the following information:

• General Company Details
• Filing History
• Document Images
• Company Reports
• Document Packages
• Company Appointments
• Personal Appointments
• Mortgage Index
• Certified Documents and Certificates
• Monitor Service
• Dissolved Companies
• Disqualified Directors
• Insolvency Details

An alert service for peace of mind

Use our Monitor service on Companies House Direct to keep you up to date.  If we receive any new documents for a company you’re interested in, we notify you by email.

What to pay

At the beginning of each month you will be sent a statement and itemised invoice. All you need to pay is a subscription fee of £5 per month along with any charges for chargeable data screens or documents you may have ordered over the previous 30 days. If it’s more convenient, you can choose to pay by variable direct debit.

Try a demonstration

Using Companies House Direct is easy.  Take a look at our free demonstration and you’ll see how to use our service and the information available. Click here to access the demo

How to subscribe

It only takes a few minutes to complete a credit application form for a Companies House Direct account. Once your account is set up, we will send you an account number, a system identification number (SIN) and password, each under separate cover.

Once you receive your log-in details, just go to http://direct.companieshouse.gov.uk to start using the service.

Service operating hours are Monday to Saturday, 7am to midnight UK Time.