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 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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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.
Weâre 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, youâll 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 weâll guide you through it.
If a related party is another company, weâll bring in:
Name
Company number
Registered address
Company type
We wonât import that companyâs PSC's or officers unless you later convert that company into a client, then weâll grab their details too.
Editing Imported Companies:
Once a company is added, you canât 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 âPull Latestâ in Firmcheck to sync the latest info.
Seeing when a company was last updated:
The organisation profile shows when the company's details were last pulled from Companies House, next to the Pull latest button. For example, "Updated today", "Updated 28 May 2026" or "Imported 14 Jan 2025, not updated since".
đĄ We started recording this date on 11 November 2026, so the "Updated" date only appears once you've pulled the latest for that company on or after that date. Companies that haven't been pulled since will show their import date instead.
Pulling the latest before an AML:
When you start or re-assess an AML on a UK company that hasn't been updated from Companies House today, Firmcheck asks whether you'd like to pull the latest first, so the AML uses current officers, PSCs, and company details. Choose Pull latest, or Continue without pulling to use the details already in Firmcheck.
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
Not just yetâbut weâre working on it. For now, related parties donât automatically update from Companies House, but itâs on our roadmap.
If a company shows up as a PSC or Officer during import, we wonât pull in their related parties.
But if you later convert that company into a client, weâll import those details at that point.
Firmcheck refreshes its Companies House data overnight, so searching for a company or clicking Pull latest always gets the most recent details. Companies already in Firmcheck arenât updated automatically, so pull the latest whenever you need current information (Firmcheck will also prompt you before an AML).