Companies House · Schema

CompanySearchItems

CompaniesUK GovernmentBusiness RegistrationCompany SearchOfficersFiling HistoryInsolvencyChargesPersons of Significant ControlOpen Data

Properties

Name Type Description
kind string The type of search result.
description_identifier array An array of enumeration types that make up the search description. See search_descriptions_raw.yaml in api-enumerations
company_number string The company registration / incorporation number of the company.
date_of_creation string The date the company was created.
date_of_cessation string The date the company ended.
company_type string The company type.
company_status string The company status.
address object The address of the company's registered office.
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JSON Schema

companysearchitems.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "title": "CompanySearchItems",
  "allOf": [
    {
      "$ref": "http://127.0.0.1:10000/api.ch.gov.uk-specifications/swagger-2.0/spec/search.json#/definitions/CommonSearchItems"
    }
  ],
  "required": [
    "kind",
    "title",
    "address_snippet",
    "links",
    "company_number",
    "date_of_creation",
    "company_type",
    "company_status",
    "address"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The type of search result.",
      "enum": [
        "searchresults#company"
      ]
    },
    "description_identifier": {
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "incorporated-on",
          "registered-on",
          "formed-on",
          "dissolved-on",
          "converted-closed-on",
          "closed-on",
          "closed",
          "first-uk-establishment-opened-on",
          "opened-on",
          "voluntary-arrangement",
          "receivership",
          "insolvency-proceedings",
          "liquidation",
          "administration",
          "registered",
          "removed"
        ]
      },
      "type": "array",
      "description": "An array of enumeration types that make up the search description. See search_descriptions_raw.yaml in api-enumerations"
    },
    "company_number": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The company registration / incorporation number of the company."
    },
    "date_of_creation": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "The date the company was created."
    },
    "date_of_cessation": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "The date the company ended."
    },
    "company_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "private-unlimited",
        "ltd",
        "plc",
        "old-public-company",
        "private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption",
        "limited-partnership",
        "private-limited-guarant-nsc",
        "converted-or-closed",
        "private-unlimited-nsc",
        "private-limited-shares-section-30-exemption",
        "assurance-company",
        "oversea-company",
        "eeig",
        "icvc-securities",
        "icvc-warrant",
        "icvc-umbrella",
        "industrial-and-provident-society",
        "northern-ireland",
        "northern-ireland-other",
        "royal-charter",
        "investment-company-with-variable-capital",
        "unregistered-company",
        "llp",
        "other",
        "european-public-limited-liability-company-se",
        "registered-overseas-entity"
      ],
      "description": "The company type."
    },
    "company_status": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "active",
        "dissolved",
        "liquidation",
        "receivership",
        "administration",
        "voluntary-arrangement",
        "converted-closed",
        "insolvency-proceedings",
        "registered",
        "removed"
      ],
      "description": "The company status."
    },
    "address": {
      "description": "The address of the company's registered office.",
      "type": "object",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "http://127.0.0.1:10000/api.ch.gov.uk-specifications/swagger-2.0/spec/search.json#/definitions/registeredOfficeAddress"
      }
    }
  }
}

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