Basic Company Data

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Dataset information

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Dataset description

Free Public Data Product **Note** The dates shown below relate to when the link has been added to data.gov.uk. The link references the latest data set as detailed below What is it? The Free Public Data Product is a downloadable data snapshot containing basic company data of live companies on the register. This snapshot is provided as ZIP files containing data in CSV format and is split into multiple files for ease of downloading. This snapshot is provided free of charge and will not be supported. When will it be updated? The latest snapshot will be updated within 5 working days of the previous month end. Additional Information The contents of the snapshot have been compiled up to the end of the previous month. Up-to-date company information can be obtained by following the URI links in the data. More details on URIs If files are viewed with Microsoft Excel, it is recommended that you use version 2007 or later.
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190K+
indexed dataset pages
32
countries and EU institutions
2019
API-first since
Free API quota
for evaluation and prototypes
SLA
history and push on production APIs
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