You can get some company details for free (eg a company’s registered office address, when its accounts were filed or if it’s been dissolved) but there’s a charge for getting other documents.

Get a company’s registered address, date last accounts filed, directors’ details, accounts, annual returns and company reports

Search by company name or registration number.

You can also search the database of people disqualified from being a company director.

If you want to download documents like a company’s accounts, annual returns, reports or directors’ details, you’ll have to pay a fee.

You can pay by credit/debit card or PayPal.