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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. Non-financial data is available for every UK company, with updates added each day.

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Data Availability
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 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 XBRL/IXBRL submission to Companies House can be included.
Bulk Data Fields

Description of bulk data fields found in 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
SIC reference For the full SIC lookup list, see /Documentation/v2/SicCodes.
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.