company_uk_search
Search Companies House for UK companies by name
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Search the UK Companies House register by name or keyword and return matching companies with company number, register status and a derived is_active, type, incorporation and cessation dates and the register's one-line address snippet. Use when: Look up a UK company by name. Not for: You already have the company number — call company.uk.profile or company.uk.status directly. Related: company_uk_status; company_uk_profile; company_uk_directors; company_uk_owners. Price: USD 0.002/call (x402), 0.0015 (account key).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| q | string | yes | Company name or keyword to search for. |
| limit | integer | no | Maximum results to return (1-50). Default 10. |
| offset | integer | no | Zero-based offset into the register's result set for paging. Pass back page.next_offset from the previous response; page.has_more says whether there is one. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": [
"q"
],
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Company name or keyword to search for.",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 200
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum results to return (1-50). Default 10.",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50
},
"offset": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Zero-based offset into the register's result set for paging. Pass back page.next_offset from the previous response; page.has_more says whether there is one.",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 10000
}
}
}