Importing Company Data from Companies House
Firmcheck makes it easy to bring company information straight into your account from Companies House. You can do this either manually (one company at a time) or in bulk (many companies at once).
Manual vs Bulk Import
Manual import lets you search for a company by name or number and check the related parties before adding it.
Bulk import is significantly faster but doesn't allow you to review each client in depth. For more information on conducting a bulk import, read this article
What isn't imported | What is Imported |
To keep things clean, we skip:
| Company details like:
Related parties like:
For each person, we bring in:
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How We Handle Duplicates
Sometimes Companies House can list the same person more than once under slightly different profiles. When that happens, it can lead to duplicates appearing in Firmcheck after an import.
We’re working on a fix behind the scenes, but for now, we recommend giving your client list a quick scan after a bulk import or after adding new clients. If you spot any duplicate names, you’ll need to:
Delete the duplicate profile
Move any linked info (like relationships or notes) over to the correct profile
This needs to be done BEFORE any verifications have begun on the client.
Not sure how to do that? No problem, just reach out to Firmcheck Support and we’ll guide you through it.
What About Companies as Related Parties?
If a related party is another company, we’ll bring in:
Name
Company number
Registered address
Company type
We won’t import that company’s PSC's or officers unless you later convert that company into a client, then we’ll grab their details too.
Keeping Your Data Up to Date
Editing Imported Companies:
Once a company is added, you can’t edit its core details (name, number, address, etc.) directly in Firmcheck.
To update anything, head over to Companies House, make the changes there, then click “Pull Latest” in Firmcheck to sync the latest info.
Editing Related Parties:
You can make changes to related people, including:
Name corrections
Birth date updates (if needed)
Residential addresses
Roles
You can also:
Convert a related party into a client if you work with them directly
Add or remove related parties as needed
Do Related Parties Auto-Update?
Not just yet—but we’re working on it. For now, related parties don’t automatically update from Companies House, but it’s on our roadmap.
A Few Extra Things to Know
If a company shows up as a PSC or Officer during import, we won’t pull in their related parties.
But if you later convert that company into a client, we’ll import those details at that point.
Firmcheck syncs with Companies House overnight, so you’re always working with fresh data.