A faster way to search and monitor UK companies.
The free Companies House register is built to look up one company at a time. CompaniesIQ sits on the same official data and adds what you actually need: search all 5,519,001 companies at once, filter by sector and location, track new formations, get change alerts and export the results.
Everything Companies House can't do — in one place.
One company at a time
Search the whole register at once — filter 5.5M companies by sector, region, size, age and status, and get an exact, exportable list instead of a single lookup.
No new-formation feed
See every UK incorporation within 24 hours of it hitting the register, filtered to the sectors and locations you care about — the register has no way to show you what just formed.
No change alerts
Follow companies on a watchlist and get told the moment one files accounts, appoints or loses a director, moves address, registers a charge or dissolves.
No market view
Roll millions of filings up into sector, region and city trends — formation rates, growth and survival — the aggregate picture the register never assembles.
Filings, not a report
Officers, PSCs, charges, accounts and a decade of filing history assembled into one readable company report, instead of a dozen separate register pages.
No bulk export or API
Export any search, report or list to CSV, or pull companies and signals through the API straight into your CRM, spreadsheet or model.
Companies House vs CompaniesIQ.
| Capability | Companies House (free register) | CompaniesIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Search across the whole register | One company or officer at a time | Filter all 5.5M companies at once |
| Filter by sector, region, size & age | Not available | Built in, combinable filters |
| Newly incorporated companies feed | Not available | New formations within 24h, filtered |
| Change & filing alerts | Not available | Watchlist alerts on any event |
| Market & sector trends | Not available | Formation, growth & survival roll-ups |
| Full company intelligence report | Separate filing pages | One assembled report per company |
| CSV export & API | Bulk data files only | Export any view; API on Pro |
| Price | Free | Free to search; Pro to track & export |
Both use the same official Companies House register. CompaniesIQ reuses it under the Open Government Licence and adds the working layer on top.
Start where the free search can't.
By industry
Browse and filter companies by sector — see counts, growth and survival for each. Start with industries.
By region & city
Drill into UK regions and cities to find companies where you operate — something the register offers no way to do.
What's forming now
Watch newly registered companies by theme on the signals pages, updated as they appear on the register.
Monitor & get alerts
Set up free alerts on new formations, or read more about company monitoring.
Companies House alternatives, answered.
What is the best Companies House alternative?
It depends on the job. If you need to search across the whole UK register at once, watch new incorporations, get alerts when companies change, and export the results, CompaniesIQ is built for exactly that — it sits on top of the same official Companies House data but adds bulk search, filtering, new-formation feeds, monitoring and export that the free register doesn't offer.
Is CompaniesIQ a replacement for Companies House?
No — it's a layer on top of it. Companies House remains the official, authoritative source, and every figure in CompaniesIQ is pulled live from it under the Open Government Licence. CompaniesIQ makes that same data searchable in bulk, trackable and exportable, so you use it as your working tool and Companies House as the system of record.
Why would I pay when Companies House is free?
The register itself is free and always will be, but it's designed for looking up one company at a time. It can't search 5.5M companies by sector and region, show you what incorporated this week, alert you when a company files or changes, or export a list to your CRM. If you do any of those at scale, the time saved is the reason to use a tool built for it.
Is CompaniesIQ a good Companies House alternative for lead generation?
Yes. Sales teams, agencies, accountants and recruiters use it to build prospect lists from the register — filter newly incorporated companies by sector and location, enrich them, and export to CSV. See the business leads and use-case pages for how each profession does it.
Where does the data come from?
All company data is public record from Companies House, queried live and reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, with ONS and Nomis added for regional economic context. Nothing is fabricated — every figure is dated and sourced, and where a value can't be measured it's marked 'Not Assessed'.
How fresh is the data compared to the register?
It's the same live register data — CompaniesIQ queries Companies House directly rather than holding a stale private copy, so what you see reflects the register as it stands. New incorporations are classified and searchable within 24 hours of appearing.
Can I try it free?
Yes. You can search all 5.5M companies and view public company profiles for free, with no card required. Upgrade to Analyst when you need full intelligence reports, 10-year filing history and CSV export.
The register, without the limits.
Search 5.5M UK companies free. Upgrade to monitor, alert and export the data that matters.