United Kingdom Company & Beneficial Ownership Directory
UK company register data lives with Companies House, linked to the PSC (People with Significant Control) register created under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015. Legal name, nationality, country of residence, and nature of control are free to search via the Companies House portal and API, though full date of birth and residential address stay restricted to AML-regulated entities. The ownership threshold is more than 25% of shares or voting rights, alongside separate conditions for control without a numeric test, and general partnerships without legal personality don't have to file at all. Companies House verifies identity directly since November 2025 under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023; where a PSC is itself a corporate entity, tracing the natural person behind it still means walking the chain through foreign registries.
United Kingdom beneficial ownership guide- Total Companies18.2M+
- Officer Records17.8M+
- Shareholder Records5.2M+
- Ultimate Parents (UBO)988,851
- VAT Records2.5M+
- Financial Reports4M+
Get complete shareholder and officer records, ultimate beneficial owner resolution, and ongoing ownership monitoring for United Kingdom companies — via API or a bulk data feed.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many United Kingdom companies are in Zavia's database?
Zavia holds 18.2M+ company records for United Kingdom, of which 5.8M+ (32%) are currently active on the register.
Who owns companies in United Kingdom, and is that information public?
UK company register data lives with Companies House, linked to the PSC (People with Significant Control) register created under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015. Legal name, nationality, country of residence, and nature of control are free to search via the Companies House portal and API, though full date of birth and residential address stay restricted to AML-regulated entities. The ownership threshold is more than 25% of shares or voting rights, alongside separate conditions for control without a numeric test, and general partnerships without legal personality don't have to file at all. Companies House verifies identity directly since November 2025 under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023; where a PSC is itself a corporate entity, tracing the natural person behind it still means walking the chain through foreign registries.
Can I see a United Kingdom company's shareholders and corporate structure on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 5.2M+ shareholder records for United Kingdom companies, with 988,851 ultimate parent relationships resolved for group-structure and ownership-chain mapping.
Can I find the directors of a United Kingdom company on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 17.8M+ officer and director records for United Kingdom companies, sourced directly from the same official register as the company's own filing.
Can I look up a United Kingdom company's VAT number on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 2.5M+ VAT records for United Kingdom companies, linked to the same registered entity as its company profile.
Can I access financial statements for United Kingdom companies on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 4M+ digitized financial reports for United Kingdom companies, available through Zavia's enriched company data for verified users.
What document shows who owns shares in a United Kingdom company?
Share ownership in United Kingdom is disclosed through the Confirmation Statement (CS01), filed under the Companies Act 2006.
Does Zavia offer an API for United Kingdom company data?
Yes. Zavia's API connects directly to official government ownership registries across 195 countries and territories, including United Kingdom, so company registration, shareholder, UBO, officer, and group-structure records can be queried programmatically instead of browsed one page at a time.
Is there a guide to verifying beneficial ownership in United Kingdom?
Zavia's United Kingdom beneficial ownership guide covers the register, the UBO threshold, and how to verify a company's ownership chain in more depth than this directory page.