Registration Numbers (UK Only)
This is the unique number given to a UK-registered company by Companies House on registration as a new company.
Sometimes an alpha prefix may appear in a registration number. These are listed below:
Companies registered in England and Wales
| AC | Assurance companies |
| BR | Branch Registration |
| FC | Overseas companies which appear to have a place of business in England or Wales |
| GE | European Economics Interest Groupings |
| IP | Industrial and Provident Societies, registered with the Registrar of Friendly Societies |
| LP | Limited Partnership |
| OC | Limited Liability Partnerships |
| OE | Registered overseas entities |
| RC | Incorporated by Royal Charter or Letters Patent |
| ZC | Companies Incorporated under other than Companies Acts (Very old, specific companies) |
Companies registered in Scotland
| SA | Assurance companies |
| SC | Companies registered under Part I of the Companies Act 1985 |
| SF | Overseas Companies which appear to have a place of business in Scotland |
| SL | Limited Partnerships |
| SO | Other Companies |
| SP | Industrial and Provident Societies |
| SR | Incorporated by Royal Charter or Letters Patent |
| SZ | Companies Incorporated under other than Companies Acts |
Companies registered in Northern Ireland
| NA | Assurance companies |
| NF | Overseas companies which appear to have a place of business in Northern Ireland |
| NI | Companies registered under Part I of the Companies Act (Northern Ireland) 1960 |
| NL | Limited Partnerships |
| NO | Other Companies |
| NP | Industrial and Provident Societies |
| NR | Incorporated by Royal Charter or Letters Patent |
| NZ | Companies Incorporated under other than Companies Acts |