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Bulk data format
Financial data is available for companies that file their accounts in iXBRL/XBRL format, which currently covers close to 80% of all UK companies. This percentage changes daily as new companies are incorporated and new filings come in. Non-financial data is available for every UK company, with updates added each day. From 1 April 2027, all companies will be required to file their accounts using commercial software, and the proportion providing financial data is expected to approach 100%. If you require additional fields to be added for your use case, please get in touch. Any field included in the XBRL/IXBRL submission to Companies House can be included.
Description of bulk data fields found in the pipe-delimited ("|"")format.
Property Description
CompanyNumber Unique registration number assigned to the company.
CompanyName The registered name of the company.
YearEnd This is the year (without month or day) for most of the values in the row. For the full financial year-end date—including day, month, and year—please refer to FinancialsDate.
Status The current status of the company (e.g., Active, Dissolved).
Category The type of company (e.g., Private Limited Company, Public Limited Company).
Country The country where the company is registered.
RegisteredAddress The full registered address of the company.
RegAddressCareOf Care of information for the registered address, if applicable.
RegAddressPOBox P.O. Box information for the registered address, if applicable.
RegAddressLine1 The first line of the registered address.
RegAddressLine2 The second line of the registered address.
RegAddressCounty The county of the registered address.
RegAddressPostTown The post town of the registered address.
RegAddressCountry The country of the registered address.
RegAddressPostCode The postcode of the registered address.
IncorporationDate The date the company was incorporated in YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. 2017-10-11.
AccountsNextDueDate The next due date for the company's annual accounts in YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. 2017-10-11
ConfStmtNextDueDate The next due date for the company's confirmation statement in YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. 2017-10-11
SicCode1 The primary Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for the company's business activities.
SicCode1Text Description of the primary SIC code.
SicCode2 The second Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for the company's business activities.
SicCode2Text Description of the second SIC code.
SicCode3 The third Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for the company's business activities.
SicCode3Text Description of the third SIC code.
SicCode4 The fourth Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for the company's business activities.
SicCode4Text Description of the fourth SIC code.
FinancialsDate The full year end date for the accounts in YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. 2025-10-11
NetAssetsLiabilities The value of the company's net assets or liabilities.
ProfitLossOnOrdinaryActivitiesBeforeTax Profit or loss from ordinary activities before taxation.
ProfitLoss Overall profit or loss for the period.
OperatingProfitLoss Profit or loss from the company's core operations.
CostSales The cost of goods sold or services rendered.
CashBankOnHand The amount of cash and bank balances held by the company.
AverageNumberEmployeesDuringPeriod The average number of employees during the financial period.
TotalAssets The total value of all assets held by the company.
CurrentAssets Assets expected to be converted into cash or used within one year.
FixedAssets Long-term assets not expected to be converted into cash within one year.
NetCurrentAssetsLiabilities Current assets minus current liabilities.
TotalAssetsLessCurrentLiabilities Total assets minus current liabilities.
IntangibleAssets Non-physical assets such as patents, trademarks, and goodwill.
IntangibleAssetsNetGoodwill Net value of goodwill as an intangible asset.
IntangibleAssetsGoodwill Value of goodwill as an intangible asset.
IntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill Value of intangible assets excluding goodwill.
IntangibleAssetsGrossCost The original cost of intangible assets before depreciation/amortisation.
IntangibleAssetsGrossCostGoodwill The original cost of goodwill.
IntangibleAssetsGrossCostIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill The original cost of intangible assets excluding goodwill.
AccumulatedAmortisationImpairmentIntangibleAssets Total accumulated amortisation and impairment for intangible assets.
FinanceLeaseLiabilitiesPresentValueTotal Total present value of finance lease liabilities.
FinanceLeaseLiabilitiesPresentValueTotalCurrent Current portion of the present value of finance lease liabilities.
FinanceLeaseLiabilitiesPresentValueTotalNonCurrent Non-current portion of the present value of finance lease liabilities.
TotalLiabilities The total value of all financial obligations of the company.
AccruedLiabilities Expenses incurred but not yet paid.
Debtors Amounts owed to the company by others.
DebtorsCurrent Amounts owed to the company expected to be received within one year.
DebtorsNonCurrent Amounts owed to the company not expected to be received within one year.
TradeDebtorsTradeReceivables Amounts owed to the company from trade activities (e.g., sales on credit).
TradeDebtorsTradeReceivablesCurrent Current portion of trade debtors/receivables.
TradeDebtorsTradeReceivablesNonCurrent Non-current portion of trade debtors/receivables.
OtherDebtors Amounts owed to the company from non-trade activities.
OtherDebtorsCurrent Current portion of other debtors.
OtherDebtorsNonCurrent Non-current portion of other debtors.
Creditors Amounts owed by the company to others.
CreditorsCurrent Amounts owed by the company expected to be paid within one year.
CreditorsNonCurrent Amounts owed by the company not expected to be paid within one year.
OtherCreditors Amounts owed by the company from non-trade activities.
OtherCreditorsCurrent Current portion of other creditors.
OtherCreditorsNonCurrent Non-current portion of other creditors.
AccruedLiabilitiesNotExpressedWithinCreditorsSubtotal Accrued liabilities not separately reported within creditors.
TradeCreditorsTradePayables Amounts owed by the company for goods or services received (trade payables).
TradeCreditorsTradePayablesCurrent Current portion of trade creditors/payables.
TradeCreditorsTradePayablesNonCurrent Non-current portion of trade creditors/payables.
TotalBorrowings Total amount of money borrowed by the company.
TotalBorrowingsCurrent Portion of total borrowings due within one year.
TotalBorrowingsNonCurrent Portion of total borrowings due after one year.
BankOverdrafts Amounts owed to banks due to overdrafts.
BankOverdraftsCurrent Current portion of bank overdrafts.
BankOverdraftsNonCurrent Non-current portion of bank overdrafts.
BankBorrowingsOverdrafts Total bank borrowings and overdrafts.
BankBorrowingsOverdraftsCurrent Current portion of bank borrowings and overdrafts.
BankBorrowingsOverdraftsNonCurrent Non-current portion of bank borrowings and overdrafts.
OtherRemainingBorrowings Any other remaining borrowings not categorized elsewhere.
OtherRemainingBorrowingsCurrent Current portion of other remaining borrowings.
OtherRemainingBorrowingsNonCurrent Non-current portion of other remaining borrowings.
LoansFromDirectors Amounts borrowed by the company from its directors.
LoansFromDirectorsCurrent Current portion of loans from directors.
LoansFromDirectorsNonCurrent Non-current portion of loans from directors.
AmountsOwedToDirectors Amounts owed by the company to its directors.
AmountsOwedToDirectorsCurrent Current portion of amounts owed to directors.
AmountsOwedToDirectorsNonCurrent Non-current portion of amounts owed to directors.
AdvancesCreditsRepaidInPeriodDirectors Advances or credits repaid to directors during the period.
PensionOtherPostEmploymentBenefitCostsOtherPensionCosts Costs related to pensions and other post-employment benefits.
PensionCosts Costs incurred related to pension schemes.
UnpaidContributionsToPensionSchemes Amounts of contributions to pension schemes that are unpaid.
UnpaidContributionsToPensionSchemesCurrent Current portion of unpaid contributions to pension schemes.
UnpaidContributionsToPensionSchemesNonCurrent Non-current portion of unpaid contributions to pension schemes.
SocialSecurityCosts Costs related to social security contributions.
OtherTaxationSocialSecurityPayable Other taxation and social security amounts payable.
TaxationSocialSecurityPayable Total taxation and social security amounts payable.
CorporationTaxPayable Amount of corporation tax the company owes.
CorporationTaxPayableCurrent Current portion of corporation tax payable.
CorporationTaxPayableNonCurrent Non-current portion of corporation tax payable.
GovernmentGrantIncome Income received from government grants.
GovernmentGrantsPayable Amounts of government grants that are payable by the company.
GovernmentGrantsPayableCurrent Current portion of government grants payable.
GovernmentGrantsPayableNonCurrent Non-current portion of government grants payable.
WagesSalaries Total wages and salaries paid by the company.
InterestIncomeOnBankDeposits Interest earned on bank deposits.
NetCashGeneratedFromOperations Net cash flow generated from the company's operating activities.
TotalInventories The total value of a company's inventory.
OtherInventories Value of other types of inventories not separately categorized.
Investments The value of investments held by the company.
InvestmentsFixedAssets Investments classified as fixed assets.
InvestmentProperty Property held for rental income or capital appreciation.
InvestmentPropertyFairValueModel Investment property valued using the fair value model.
CurrentAssetInvestments Investments expected to be converted to cash within one year.
OtherInvestmentsOtherThanLoans Other investments not classified as loans.
InvestmentsInGroupUndertakings Investments in other companies within the same group.
InvestmentsInGroupUndertakingsParticipatingInterests Investments in group undertakings with participating interests.
InvestmentsInSubsidiaries Investments in subsidiary companies.
InvestmentsInSubsidiariesMeasuredFairValue Investments in subsidiaries measured at fair value.
InvestmentsInAssociates Investments in associate companies.
InvestmentsInJointVentures Investments in joint venture companies.
DisposalsInvestmentPropertyFairValueModel Proceeds from the disposal of investment property valued using the fair value model.
SalariesFeesDirectors Salaries and fees paid to directors.
AmountSpecificAdvanceOrCreditMadeInPeriodDirectors Specific advances or credits made to directors during the period.
AmountSpecificAdvanceOrCreditDirectors Total specific advances or credits to directors.
Equity The residual value of assets minus liabilities.
ShareCapital The total value of shares issued by the company.
RevaluationReserve A reserve account used to record gains arising from the revaluation of assets.
RetainedEarningsAccumulatedLosses Cumulative net earnings of the company that have not been distributed as dividends.
PreviouslyStatedAmount An amount that was previously reported.
CapitalRedemptionReserve A reserve created when redeemable preference shares are bought back or redeemed.
OtherMiscellaneousReserve Any other miscellaneous reserve accounts.
ForeignCurrencyTranslationReserve A reserve used to account for exchange rate differences when consolidating foreign operations.
SharePremium The amount by which the issue price of shares exceeds their par value.
NumberSharesAllotted The total number of shares that have been allotted by the company.
NumberSharesIssuedFullyPaid The number of shares that have been issued and are fully paid for.
DividendsPaidOnShares Total dividends paid to shareholders.
DividendsPaid Total amount of dividends paid.
AuditFeesExpenses Fees and expenses incurred for audit services.
FeesForNonAuditServices Fees incurred for services other than audit.
PropertyPlantEquipment Tangible assets used in the business, such as land, buildings, and machinery.
PropertyPlantEquipmentPlantMachinery Value of plant and machinery within property, plant, and equipment.
PropertyPlantEquipmentBuildings Value of buildings within property, plant, and equipment.
PropertyPlantEquipmentFurnitureFittings Value of furniture and fittings within property, plant, and equipment.
PropertyPlantEquipmentShortLeaseholdAssets Value of short leasehold assets within property, plant, and equipment.
PropertyPlantEquipmentLeasedAssetsHeldAsLessee Value of leased assets held by the company as a lessee, categorized as property, plant, and equipment.
PropertyPlantEquipmentMotorCars Value of motor cars within property, plant, and equipment.
PropertyPlantEquipmentComputerEquipment Value of computer equipment within property, plant, and equipment.
PropertyPlantEquipmentInvestmentPropertyIncludedWithinPPE Investment property that is included within property, plant, and equipment.
PropertyPlantEquipmentGrossCost The original cost of property, plant, and equipment before depreciation.
PropertyPlantEquipmentGrossCostPlantMachinery The original cost of plant and machinery.
PropertyPlantEquipmentGrossCostBuildings The original cost of buildings.
PropertyPlantEquipmentGrossCostFurnitureFittings The original cost of furniture and fittings.
PropertyPlantEquipmentGrossCostShortLeaseholdAssets The original cost of short leasehold assets.
PropertyPlantEquipmentGrossCostLeasedAssetsHeldAsLessee The original cost of leased assets held as lessee.
PropertyPlantEquipmentGrossCostMotorCars The original cost of motor cars.
PropertyPlantEquipmentGrossCostComputerEquipment The original cost of computer equipment.
PropertyPlantEquipmentGrossCostInvestmentPropertyIncludedWithinPPE The original cost of investment property included within PPE.
ValueAddedTaxPayable The amount of Value Added Tax (VAT) the company owes.
ValueAddedTaxPayableCurrent Current portion of VAT payable.
ValueAddedTaxPayableNonCurrent Non-current portion of VAT payable.
ProfitLossAffectingEquity The portion of profit or loss that directly impacts equity.
GrossProfitLoss Revenue minus the cost of goods sold.
OtherOperatingIncome Income generated from activities outside of the company's primary operations.
OtherInterestReceivableSimilarIncomeFinanceIncome Interest and similar income received from financial activities.
InterestPayableAndSimilarChargesFinanceCosts Interest and similar charges incurred from financial activities.
IncomeTaxesPaidRefundClassifiedAsOperatingActivities Income taxes paid or refunded, classified as operating activities in the cash flow statement.
DepreciationExpensePropertyPlantEquipment The expense of depreciation for property, plant, and equipment.
TaxTaxCreditOnProfitOrLossOnOrdinaryActivities Tax expense or credit related to profit or loss from ordinary activities.
GainLossInCashFlowsFromChangeInInventories Gain or loss in cash flows resulting from changes in inventory levels.
GainLossInCashFlowsFromChangeInCreditorsTradeOtherPayables Gain or loss in cash flows resulting from changes in trade and other payables.
PurchasePropertyPlantEquipment Cash outflow for the purchase of property, plant, and equipment.
ProceedsFromSalesPropertyPlantEquipment Cash inflow from the sale of property, plant, and equipment.
NetInterestReceivedPaidClassifiedAsInvestingActivities Net interest received or paid, classified as investing activities in the cash flow statement.
NetCashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivities Net cash flows from or used in investing activities.
DividendsPaidClassifiedAsFinancingActivities Dividends paid, classified as financing activities in the cash flow statement.
NetCashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivities Net cash flows from or used in financing activities.
IncreaseDecreaseInCashCashEquivalentsBeforeForeignExchangeDifferencesChangesInConsolidation Increase or decrease in cash and cash equivalents before considering foreign exchange differences and changes in consolidation.
ComprehensiveIncomeExpense Total comprehensive income or expense for the period.
AdministrativeExpenses Expenses incurred in the general administration of the company.
DistributionCosts Costs incurred in distributing goods or services to customers.
NumberOfCompaniesAtAddress The number of registered companies at the given address.
DirectorsCount The number of directors currently associated with the company.
NetAssetsLiabilitiesPrev1 Net assets or liabilities for the previous financial period (Year - 1).
NetAssetsLiabilitiesPrev2 Net assets or liabilities for the financial period two years prior (Year - 2).
TotalAssetsPrev1 Total assets for the previous financial period (Year - 1).
TotalAssetsPrev2 Total assets for the financial period two years prior (Year - 2).
TotalLiabilitiesPrev1 Total liabilities for the previous financial period (Year - 1).
TotalLiabilitiesPrev2 Total liabilities for the financial period two years prior (Year - 2).
CashBankOnHandPrev1 Cash and bank on hand for the previous financial period (Year - 1).
CashBankOnHandPrev2 Cash and bank on hand for the financial period two years prior (Year - 2).
AverageNumberEmployeesDuringPeriodPrev1 Average number of employees for the previous financial period (Year - 1).
AverageNumberEmployeesDuringPeriodPrev2 Average number of employees for the financial period two years prior (Year - 2).
TurnoverRevenuePrev1 Turnover for the "TurnoverRevenuePrev1Year" column, see "TurnoverRevenueYear1".
TurnoverRevenuePrev2 Turnover for the "TurnoverRevenuePrev2Year" column, see "TurnoverRevenueYear2".
NetAssetsLiabilitiesPrev1Year Net assets or liabilities for the prior year, specifically referring to Year - 1.
TotalAssetsPrev1Year Total assets for the prior year, specifically referring to Year - 1.
TotalLiabilitiesPrev1Year Total liabilities for the prior year, specifically referring to Year - 1.
AverageNumberEmployeesDuringPeriodPrev1Year Average number of employees for the prior year, specifically referring to Year - 1.
TurnoverRevenue Unlike other values like netassets, Turnover is a special column. It shows latest available turnover or revenue. This would either be the current year(if available), or last reported value from a previous year. See "TurnoverRevenueYear" value that shows which year this value belongs to.
TurnoverRevenueYear Year for the "TurnoverRevenue" column, see "TurnoverRevenue".
TurnoverRevenuePrev1Year Turnover or revenue for the the latest available year prior to "TurnoverRevenueYear".
CashBankOnHandPrev1Year Cash and bank on hand for the prior year (Year - 1).
NetAssetsLiabilitiesPrev2Year Net assets or liabilities for two years prior (Year - 2).
TotalAssetsPrev2Year Total assets for two years prior (Year - 2).
TotalLiabilitiesPrev2Year Total liabilities for two years prior (Year - 2).
CashBankOnHandPrev2Year Cash and bank on hand for two years prior (Year - 2).
AverageNumberEmployeesDuringPeriodPrev2Year Average number of employees for two years prior (Year - 2).
TurnoverRevenuePrev2Year Turnover or revenue for the the latest available year prior to "TurnoverRevenuePrev1Year".
OfficersJson JSON array containing all officers (both active and resigned) associated with the company. Each officer object includes name, appointment details, address, and other relevant information.

Sample JSON:
[{"ResultNumber":1,"Name":"John Smith","Forename":"John","Surname":"Smith","Nationality":"British","Occupation":"Director","AppointmentDate":"01/01/2020","ResignedDate":null,"OfficerRole":"director","Address":{"AddressLine1":"123 Main Street","AddressLine2":null,"Locality":"London","Country":"England","PostalCode":"SW1A 1AA","Premises":null},"DateOfBirth":"10/1990"},{"ResultNumber":2,"Name":"Jane Doe","Forename":"Jane","Surname":"Doe","Nationality":"British","Occupation":"Secretary","AppointmentDate":"15/03/2021","ResignedDate":"20/06/2023","OfficerRole":"secretary","Address":{"AddressLine1":"456 High Street","AddressLine2":null,"Locality":"Manchester","Country":"England","PostalCode":"M1 1AA","Premises":null},"DateOfBirth":"01/1985"}]

Note on Date of Birth: The DateOfBirth field is provided as a string in "MM/yyyy" format (e.g., "10/1990" for October 1990, "01/1985" for January 1985). Only month and year are available; the exact day is not provided by Companies House for privacy reasons. If no date of birth is available, this field will be null.
PSCJson JSON array containing all Persons with Significant Control (PSC) associated with the company. Each PSC object includes name, notification date, address, natures of control, and other relevant information.

Sample JSON:
[{"ResultNumber":1,"Forename":"Robert","MiddleName":null,"Surname":"Johnson","Title":"MR","Nationality":"British","CountryOfResidence":"United Kingdom","NotifiedOn":"01/04/2020","Address":{"Premises":"Building 1","AddressLine1":"789 Business Park","AddressLine2":null,"Locality":"Birmingham","Country":"England","PostalCode":"B1 1AA"},"NaturesOfControl":["ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent","voting-rights-25-to-50-percent"],"DateOfBirth":"03/1975"},{"ResultNumber":2,"Forename":"Sarah","MiddleName":"Elizabeth","Surname":"Williams","Title":"MRS","Nationality":"British","CountryOfResidence":"United Kingdom","NotifiedOn":"10/05/2021","Address":{"Premises":null,"AddressLine1":"321 Corporate Avenue","AddressLine2":null,"Locality":"Leeds","Country":"England","PostalCode":"LS1 1AA"},"NaturesOfControl":["ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent"],"DateOfBirth":"12/1980"}]

Note on Date of Birth: The DateOfBirth field is provided as a string in "MM/yyyy" format (e.g., "10/1990" for October 1990, "01/1985" for January 1985). Only month and year are available; the exact day is not provided by Companies House for privacy reasons. If no date of birth is available, this field will be null.