Great Britain
Company data on businesses in Great Britain
From March 2019, with the preparations for Brexit, VATify.eu makes parallel verifications of British businesses in VIES and the UK government's company register (Companies House).
VATify.eu retrieves the title, address, sector, VAT ID, registration number and date and the status of the registration.
Collection of additional information (shareholders, signatories) is planned for the future.
As of 1st of January 2021, when the Brexit transition period ends, VIES validations for UK companies will no longer work.Use VATify.eu to verify British VAT IDs and schedule daily monitoring, or:
Notification samples
When a change with a particular company is noted, a notification with registered changes will be sent to you. Once per week, VATify.eu sends a status report(XLSX file) with all available data on companies you are tracking.
Unique company identifier
UK companies have multiple unique identifiers, but VATify.eu uses two:
- company registration number (CRN), issued when the company is formed and registered in the Companies House register,
- VAT ID , issued when a company is registered for VAT.
VATify.eu checks companies using the VAT number in VIES and CRN in the Companies House register. Here is a list of valid number formats:
| Type | Number format | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VAT ID | GB123 4567 89 | 9 digit code - standard |
| VAT ID | GB123 4567 89 012 | 12 digit code - branch traders |
| VAT ID | GBGD123 | GD and 3 digits - government departments |
| VAT ID | GBHA123 | HA and 3 digits - health authorities |
| CRN | 12345678 | 8 digit code - standard |
| CRN | AB123456 | 2 letter prefix and 6 digit code - letters defining various regions or statuses |
| CRN | A1234567 | 1 letter prefix and 7 digit code - older codes |
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