Companies House: what its own pages say about the data
Companies House (UK government). Free public source.
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The record
- What it covers
- 'The Companies House API lets you retrieve information about limited companies (and other companies that fall within the Companies Act 2006). The data returned is live and real-time'.developer.company-information.service.gov.ukread
- History depth
- Not stated on the pages opened
- Delivery
- A REST API, and bulk files: 'The company data product is a free monthly snapshot of information for live companies on the public register', as ZIP files of CSV.gov.ukread
- Free tier and its limits
- 'You can make up to 600 requests within a five-minute period. If you exceed this limit, you will receive a 429 Too Many Requests HTTP status code'.developer-specs.company-information.service.gov.ukread
- Pricing, as worded
- The bulk company data product is described as 'free'. No price for the API is stated on the pages opened.gov.ukread
- Official Python library
- Not stated on the pages openedNo official Python library is named on the pages opened.
The licence position
What the pages opened say about passing the data on and about training a model on it. Where they say nothing, that is recorded as not stated: silence is neither permission nor prohibition.
- Redistribution terms
- 'We impose no rules or requirements on how the information on the public register is used, and we're not responsible for your use of the company data. You are responsible for complying with any applicable data protection, copyright and other legislation and regulations. You should check that you've met all the necessary legal requirements before you publish any information.'gov.ukread
- Training machine learning or AI models
- Not stated on the pages openedThe sentence above on use of the register is general and does not mention models. The register holds personal data about officers, and the page points to data protection law. Silence is neither permission nor prohibition.gov.uklooked for
Pages opened and not opened
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How to cite this
Companies House: what its own pages say about the data. Broker API Hub, https://openbrokerapi.com/data-sources/companies-house, newest check .
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