---
title: "Lookup company"
method: GET
path: "/v0/companies-house/companies/{company-number}"
tags: ["Companies House"]
---

# Lookup company

`GET /v0/companies-house/companies/{company-number}`

Lookup Companies House company by company number. Includes information about the company, its directors, and persons with significant control.

## Path parameters

- `company-number` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `company-address` object
    - `building-number` unknown
    - `street-name` unknown
    - `city` unknown
    - `postal-code` string
    - `country-code` string — ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 two-letter country code.
  - `date-of-latest-accounts` string, date — ISO 8601 formatted date.
  - `entity-name` string, required
  - `directors` object[], required
    - `display-name` string, required — A human readable label for an entity
    - `companies-house-url` string, required — The URL of the entity in Companies House
    - `director-appointed-on` string, date — ISO 8601 formatted date.
    - `director-occupation` string
    - `day-of-birth` integer
    - `month-of-birth` integer
    - `year-of-birth` integer
  - `date-of-latest-confirmation-statement` string, date — ISO 8601 formatted date.
  - `corporation-type` 'private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption' | 'eeig' | 'private-limited-shares-section-30-exemption' | 'limited-partnership' | 'royal-charter' | 'private-unlimited-nsc' | 'old-public-company' | 'investment-company-with-variable-capital' | 'other-company-type' | 'converted-or-closed' | 'protected-cell-company' | 'private-limited-guarant-nsc' | 'scottish-charitable-incorporated-organisation' | 'industrial-and-provident-society' | 'registered-society-non-jurisdictional' | 'private-unlimited' | 'further-education-or-sixth-form-college-corporation' | 'limited-liability-partnership' | 'assurance-company' | 'other' | 'northern-ireland-other' | 'charitable-incorporated-organisation' | 'oversea-company' | 'icvc-securities' | 'uk-establishment' | 'unregistered-company' | 'icvc-warrant' | 'registered-overseas-entity' | 'public-limited-company' | 'private-limited-company' | 'european-public-limited-liability-company-se' | 'private-unlimted-nsc' | 'northern-ireland' | 'icvc-umbrella' | 'scottish-partnership', required
  - `company-status` 'dissolved' | 'active' | 'receivership' | 'registered' | 'removed' | 'administration' | 'open' | 'closed' | 'voluntary-arrangement' | 'liquidation' | 'converted-closed' | 'insolvency-proceedings', required
  - `accounts-overdue` boolean
  - `sic-codes` string[]
  - `persons-with-significant-control` object[], required
    - `display-name` string, required — A human readable label for an entity
    - `natures-of-control` string[], required
    - `companies-house-url` string, required — The URL of the entity in Companies House
    - `given-name` string
    - `surname` string
    - `day-of-birth` integer
    - `month-of-birth` integer
    - `year-of-birth` integer
  - `confirmation-statement-overdue` boolean
  - `date-of-incorporation` string, date, required — ISO 8601 formatted date.
  - `entity-registration-number` string, required — The entity number assigned by the local register. For UK companies that's the Companies House company number.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Requires an API key to continue
- `404` — Not Found
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity
- `429` — Too Many Requests
- `500` — Internal Server Error
- `502` — Bad Gateway

---

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