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Notes on UK company formation, sectors, regions and what the register reveals about the market.

Beauhurst Alternative: Track New & Growing UK Companies from the Register

Beauhurst specialises in curated high-growth and funding data. For a live, register-based way to spot new and growing UK companies, here's how CompaniesIQ compares.

11 Aug 2026

Estate Agent & Property Company Leads: Finding New Firms in the UK

How to find newly formed estate agents, lettings and property companies across the UK from the public register, and reach them while they're setting up.

11 Aug 2026

Ecommerce Business Leads UK: Finding New Online Retailers

How to find newly formed ecommerce and online retail companies in the UK from the public register, and reach them while they're building their store and stack.

11 Aug 2026

Newly Registered Companies UK: How to Find Them (and Why Timing Wins)

A practical guide to finding newly registered UK companies on the public register, the data each one carries, and why the first few weeks after incorporation matter most.

11 Aug 2026

How to Find New Business Leads from Companies House (Free and at Scale)

Companies House is the richest free source of UK business leads — if you know how to turn the register into a filtered, timely prospect list. Here is the method.

11 Aug 2026

The UK Company Database, Explained: What's Public, What's Not, and How to Use It

What a UK company database actually contains, which parts come free from Companies House, what providers add on top, and how to choose the right one for your job.

11 Aug 2026

B2B Business Leads UK: A Practical Playbook for Building Fresh Lists

Where UK B2B leads actually come from, how to build a list that converts, and the difference between a bought file and a feed of companies making decisions right now.

11 Aug 2026

Company Director Search UK: How to Find Directors (and What the Record Shows)

How to find the directors of any UK company, what the public record reveals about each one, and how to use officer data for research, due diligence and prospecting.

11 Aug 2026

Companies House Search Alternatives: When the Free Register Isn't Enough

The free Companies House register is authoritative but built for single lookups. Here are the alternatives — free and paid — and when each one is the right tool.

11 Aug 2026

Startup Database UK: How to Track Newly Formed Companies

How to build a live view of UK startups from the public register — what counts as a startup, what data you can get, and how to track them by sector and stage.

11 Aug 2026

Newly Incorporated Companies UK: A Guide for Accountants and Advisers

Newly incorporated companies are a defined, public pool of businesses about to make their first professional decisions. Here is how advisers can find and reach them.

11 Aug 2026

What Is a Sales Intelligence Platform? A Buyer's Guide for UK Teams

What a sales intelligence platform does, how it differs from a contact database, and what UK teams should look for — including data freshness and provenance.

11 Aug 2026

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