# Companies House UK Bulk Data Importer (`dromb/companies-house-uk`) Actor

Import bounded records from the official Companies House Free Company Data Product with no Companies House API key required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dromb/companies-house-uk.md
- **Developed by:** [Dmitriy Gyrbu](https://apify.com/dromb) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.20 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Companies House UK Bulk Company Records Scraper

Import bounded UK company identity, status, incorporation, registered-office, SIC, and provenance records from the official Companies House Free Company Data Product. Use it for directory seeding, market mapping, portfolio screening, SIC analysis, and reproducible monthly snapshots without a Companies House API key.

This community Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with Companies House or the UK government.

### Operations

- `records`: import rows from one official monthly snapshot part. Choose `sourceMode=latest_part` with `partNumber`, or provide an explicit HTTPS `sourceUrl` on `download.companieshouse.gov.uk`.

```json
{"operation":"records","sourceMode":"latest_part","partNumber":1,"maxItems":100}
```

### Company record

Each row contains `company_number`, `company_name`, snapshot `company_status`, `incorporation_date`, structured `registered_office_address`, locality/postcode, `sic_codes`, detailed SIC descriptions, a direct `source_url`, retrieval time, and exact snapshot/file/row provenance.

This is a monthly bulk snapshot, not a live company lookup. Status and address can change after the snapshot date. Use `source_url` or an authenticated Companies House API separately when a current live check is required. Company numbers are strings and must not be converted to numbers.

### Output

The dataset contains company records. `OUTPUT` contains the selected snapshot date, source URL, part information, and emitted row count. Downloads and results are bounded by `maxDownloadBytes` and `maxItems`; arbitrary hosts are rejected.

# Actor input Schema

## `operation` (type: `string`):

Bulk records is the supported no-key workflow.

## `sourceMode` (type: `string`):

Use the latest official split snapshot part or an explicit official Companies House ZIP/CSV URL.

## `partNumber` (type: `integer`):

Part number to use when sourceMode is latest\_part. The Actor discovers the current total part count from Companies House.

## `sourceUrl` (type: `string`):

Optional explicit HTTPS URL under download.companieshouse.gov.uk. Required only for sourceMode=url.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum non-blank company records to save to the default dataset.

## `maxDownloadBytes` (type: `integer`):

Safety cap for the selected ZIP/CSV download. Current split files are below the default cap.

## `requestTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Timeout for each official Companies House HTTP request.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "operation": "records",
  "sourceMode": "latest_part",
  "partNumber": 1,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxDownloadBytes": 100000000,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 60
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Normalized company rows from the selected official snapshot part.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Selected snapshot, part information, source URL, and emitted row count.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dromb/companies-house-uk").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dromb/companies-house-uk").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call dromb/companies-house-uk --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dromb/companies-house-uk"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ujtoT0SoSxyH4F53C/builds/YLhakZACLCAVtnDUp/openapi.json