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Use when: Is this UK company still active?","url":"https://api.eckari.com/v1/companies/uk/:company_number/status?utm_source=zero.xyz","method":"GET","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","required":["input"],"properties":{"input":{"type":"object","required":["type","method"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string","const":"http"},"method":{"enum":["GET","HEAD","DELETE"],"type":"string"},"pathParams":{"type":"object","required":["company_number"],"properties":{"company_number":{"type":"string","pattern":"^\\s*(?:[0-9]{1,8}|[A-Za-z][0-9]{7}|[A-Za-z]{2}[0-9]{6}|[A-Za-z]{2}[0-9]{5}[A-Za-z]|[A-Za-z]{2}[0-9]{4}[A-Za-z]{2})\\s*$","maxLength":10,"minLength":1,"description":"Companies House company number, also called the company registration number (CRN), e.g. 00445790, SC123456, NI000001, BR008975. Accepted shapes are the register's own — 1-8 digits (zero-padded to 8, e.g. 445790 → 00445790), one letter + 7 digits (R0000001), two letters + 6 digits (SC002180, NI000001, OC123456, OE000001), or the registered-society suffix forms (two letters + 5 digits + 1 letter; two letters + 4 digits + 2 letters). Case-insensitive; surrounding whitespace is ignored (which is why maxLength is 10); internal spaces and punctuation are not accepted. Any other value (for example PROBE) is rejected as INVALID_INPUT before payment and before any upstream call."}},"additionalProperties":false},"queryParams":{"type":"object","properties":{}}},"additionalProperties":false},"output":{"type":"object","required":["type"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string"},"example":{"type":"object"}}}}},"responseSchema":null,"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.003","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.003/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.003","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.003","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_8wpIebpEuXAdZshrulb5R","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.003","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Returns the current legal status of a UK company from the Companies House register, including active/dissolved/liquidation states and derived flags for liveness and strike-off proposals.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you check the legal status of UK company number 00445790 on Companies House — I need to know if it's still active, dissolved, or in any kind of insolvency proceedings?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Pre-contract supplier verification","prompt":"Before we sign this contract, can you verify that our UK supplier with company number SC123456 is still active and not in administration or being struck off?"},{"title":"Investment due diligence check","prompt":"I'm considering investing in a UK firm with Companies House number NI000001 — can you pull their current legal status and flag if they're dissolved, in liquidation, or have a strike-off proposal?"},{"title":"Automated KYB onboarding workflow","prompt":"As part of onboarding this new UK business client, look up company registration number 07641236 and confirm their current Companies House status — I need to know if they're genuinely active."}],"resultDescription":"Returns the company's current legal status string (e.g. active, dissolved, liquidation, administration, receivership, voluntary-arrangement), a status detail field, a cessation date (if applicable), a boolean is_active (true for active/open/registered statuses) and a boolean is_striking_off (true if active but with a strike-off proposal). All data is sourced authoritatively from the UK Companies House register.","failureModes":["Invalid company number format (non-alphanumeric, >8 chars, internal spaces) returns INVALID_INPUT before any charge","Company number not found on register returns a not-found error","Companies House upstream unavailability may cause timeout or 5xx response","Whitespace-only company number rejected without payment","Transient network errors may require retry"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need a single, authoritative answer about a UK company's legal status from the Companies House register with minimal latency and cost. It is purpose-built for agent workflows that need a yes/no liveness check or insolvency flag rather than the full company profile. Prefer it over web scraping or third-party aggregators when regulatory accuracy and freshness matter, and when you only need status (not full filings, accounts, or officer data).","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-09T18:45:25.857Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"eckari-uk-company-legal-status-93269659"}