search_companies
Pack: companies-house · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/companies-house/mcp
Search UK Companies House by company name. Returns matches with company number, name, status (active/dissolved), type, registered office address, and incorporation date. Use the company_number to look up officers, filings, and PSCs.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | yes | Company name (full or partial) |
items_per_page | number | no | 1-100 (default 20) |
start_index | number | no | Pagination offset (default 0) |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/companies-house/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_companies","arguments":{}}}'Response shape
Always returns: total, returned, companies
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
total | number | Total number of companies matching the search query |
returned | number | Number of companies returned in this response |
companies | array | List of matching companies |
Full JSON Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"total": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Total number of companies matching the search query"
},
"returned": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Number of companies returned in this response"
},
"companies": {
"type": "array",
"description": "List of matching companies",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"company_number": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "UK company number"
},
"name": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Company name"
},
"status": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Company status (active, dissolved, etc.)"
},
"type": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Company type (private limited, public limited, etc.)"
},
"incorporated_on": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Incorporation date (ISO format)"
},
"address": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Registered office address snippet"
},
"ch_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
],
"description": "Link to company profile on Companies House website"
}
}
}
}
},
"required": [
"total",
"returned",
"companies"
]
}Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"companies-house": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/companies-house/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.