Find High-Value Public Data Sources for UK Investigations

Companies House

Search for current and historic directorships, persons of significant control (PSCs), and company addresses. Minority shareholders can be found in confirmation statements.

🔗 https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.

🔗 Companies House Unlock- Free search tool with added filtering.

Records include:

• Company registrations - 5.5m
  Directors and former officers - 10m - 20m
• Persons of Significant Control (PSC) - 14m
• Minority shareholders - 10m
• Filing history and confirmation statements - 50m+
  

Individual Insolvency Register

Discover current bankruptcies, debt relief orders (DROs), and individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs). These often include the subject’s home or business address.

🔗 England & Wales.
🔗 Scotland.
🔗 Northern Ireland.

These records include:

• Full name of subject or trading name for 75k people or sole traders
• Home address
• Date of birth or age range
• Type of insolvency
• Start and end dates of insolvency

ICO Register of Data Controllers

Find records for over 1.1 million companies registered to handle personal data.

🔗 https://ico.org.uk/esdwebpages/search.

Charity Commission

Identify trustees and charity officers, which can reveal personal interests, address links, and new connections.

🔗 https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk.

The Charity Commission for England and Wales maintains a register of all active charities, including detailed information on:

• Trustees’ names - 925k people
• Charity name - 390k organisations
• Charity registration number
• Registered contact address
• Financial history
• Date of registration

Company Liquidations and Disqualifications

Company liquidation and director disqualification records reveal when a UK-registered business has formally entered insolvency and whether any of its directors have been barred from managing companies.

🔗 The Gazette - Legal notices of liquidation and director bans
🔗 Disqualified Directors Register - Search by name or location

These records include:

• Company name and address
• Liquidation start date
• Full name of disqualified director
• Disqualification period (start and end dates)
• Reason for disqualification

County Court Judgments

County Court Judgments (CCJs) are civil rulings issued when an individual or business fails to repay money owed.

🔗 TrustOnline

These records typically include:

• Full name of debtor (individual or company)
• Amount owed
• Date of judgment
• Address tied to the subject (where available)