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Official data, with its limits left visible

Each BritDB section keeps its own source, snapshot date and check status. Direct links to third-party websites appear only on the dedicated page for that source.

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Companies House company register

The canonical UK company record: identity, registered office, status, dates, SIC activities, previous names and mortgage totals.

Snapshot
1 November 2026
Records
5,711,778
Matched profiles
5,179,255
Source details →
Connected

BritDB company descriptions and web enrichment

Plain-English company descriptions assembled from BritDB public-register facts, with additional structured web facts for leading companies when Wikidata supplies the exact Companies House ID.

Snapshot
1 November 2026
Records
1,000
Exact Wikidata matches
24
Source details →
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Get Information About Schools

The daily register of schools, academies, trusts and school-group memberships in England.

Snapshot
26 October 2026
Records
52,594
Establishments
27,159
Source details →
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Ofsted Childcare Providers and Inspections

Organisation-level childcare providers in England with registration, capacity and latest inspection outcomes.

Snapshot
30 June 2026
Records
27,973
Organisation providers
27,973
Source details →
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Care Inspectorate Scotland Datastore

Public active Scottish care services, providers, capacity, inspection grades, complaints and enforcement totals.

Snapshot
30 September 2026
Records
7,241
Public active services
7,241
Source details →
Connected

HSE Convictions and Enforcement Notices

HSE organisation convictions and enforcement notices, supplemented by the official temporary enforcement spreadsheet.

Snapshot
27 October 2026
Records
22,231
Organisation records
22,231
Source details →
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Companies House electronic accounts

Electronically filed iXBRL and XBRL accounts with reporting periods, account type, employee counts and supported headline facts.

Snapshot
7 November 2026
Records
5,007,644
Matched profiles
3,536,464
Source details →
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UK Gender Pay Gap Service

Annual employer reports covering hourly pay, bonuses, workforce pay quartiles, employer size and submission timing.

Snapshot
4 November 2026
Records
78,626
Exact company profiles
12,722
Source details →
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UK Payment Practices Reporting

Statutory reports by large companies and LLPs covering supplier-payment speed, late payment, contractual terms, disputes, e-invoicing, supply-chain finance and construction retentions.

Snapshot
4 November 2026
Records
116,716
Exact company profiles
9,747
Source details →
Connected

GLEIF LEI Golden Copy

Global Legal Entity Identifier records with legal identity, international addresses, entity status and LEI registration lifecycle.

Snapshot
4 November 2026
Records
97,068
Exact company profiles
96,923
Source details →
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Modern Slavery Statement Registry

Annual organisation statements describing policies, risk assessment, due diligence, training, goals and supply-chain actions.

Snapshot
1 November 2026
Records
24,994
Exact company profiles
22,404
Source details →
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ICO Register of Fee Payers

Current data-protection fee registrations, including registration dates, public-authority flag, payment tier and trading names.

Snapshot
25 October 2026
Records
1,454,582
Candidate company profiles
751,435
Source details →
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Environment Agency public registers

Environmental permits, installations, water discharges, radioactive substances, end-of-life vehicles and enforcement actions.

Snapshot
4 November 2026
Records
140,116
Candidate company profiles
2,739
Source details →
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Contracts Finder OCDS

Published public-sector opportunities and awards for England and non-devolved UK bodies, represented as Open Contracting Data Standard releases.

Snapshot
4 November 2026
Records
135,727
Exact company profiles
30,938
Source details →
Connected

People with significant control snapshot

Current and ceased people or legal entities notified as having significant control, joined to companies by exact company number.

Snapshot
7 November 2026
Records
16,131,057
Matched profiles
5,056,068
Source details →
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Register of Charities

The daily full England and Wales register extract: registration, activities, finances, classifications, returns, events and governance records.

Snapshot
4 November 2026
Records
399,015
Matched profiles
30,093
Source details →
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Scottish Charity Register

The daily Scottish Charity Register bulk data with identity, status, structure, location, purposes, activities and up to five years of annual-return finances.

Snapshot
4 November 2026
Records
24,982
Published profiles
24,982
Source details →
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Register of Charities in Northern Ireland

The daily official register of Northern Ireland charities, including registration, reporting status, public address, purposes, classifications and headline finances.

Snapshot
4 November 2026
Records
8,393
Published profiles
8,393
Source details →
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UK Sanctions List

The complete current UK list of named sanctions designations, including individuals, entities and ships, their regimes, measures, reasons, identifiers and update dates.

Snapshot
3 November 2026
Records
6,420
Matched profiles
8
Source details →
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Food hygiene ratings and inspection results

Daily food hygiene ratings and inspection results for establishments across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including address, business type and local authority.

Snapshot
4 November 2026
Records
614,918
Published profiles
614,918
Source details →
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Find a Tender open contracting data

UK public procurement processes, notices, awards, contracts, buyers and suppliers published as Open Contracting Data Standard records.

Snapshot
4 November 2026
Records
214,281
Published processes
214,281
Source details →
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Waste Carriers, Brokers and Dealers

Current England waste carrier, broker and dealer registrations that carry an exact Companies House number.

Snapshot
4 November 2026
Records
95,590
Exact company registrations
95,590
Source details →
Pending

The Gazette corporate notices

Official Corporate Insolvency and Companies Regulation notices from the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.

Snapshot
25 August 2026
Records
0
Published notices
0
Source details →
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Gambling Commission Business Licence Register

The complete business register with licence accounts, licensed activities, statuses, trading names, addresses and registered gambling domains.

Snapshot
4 November 2026
Records
2,630
Active licence profiles
2,141
Source details →
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CQC Care Directory

The weekly directory of health and adult social care locations regulated by CQC in England, with providers, addresses, contact details, service types and specialisms.

Snapshot
28 October 2026
Records
57,123
Published care locations
57,123
Source details →

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FCA
Financial Services Register

Regulatory status and permissions for financial firms and individuals. BritDB does not currently treat the public service as a bulk feed.

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Important coverage warning

Companies House makes filed information available for public inspection but does not verify its accuracy. England and Wales charity-to-company links and sanctions links use official identifiers rather than name similarity. Scottish charities have separate SC-number profiles because the OSCR bulk data contains no Companies House number; Northern Ireland remains a separate register.

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