How LaunchRegister Works

If you run a UK accountancy practice, you already know that reaching a founder early, before they've chosen an accountant, is the difference between winning the work and chasing it. LaunchRegister delivers new company alerts for accountants: filtered, formatted lists of newly incorporated UK limited companies, sent straight to your inbox as a daily or weekly digest.

But incorporation is only the beginning. LaunchRegister will also be rolling out future modules that alert you when a new company starts to become active, and when its first filing deadlines are approaching — giving you multiple, well-timed reasons to make contact.

No dashboard to learn. No complex setup. Just filtered data from the official Companies House register, delivered by email with a downloadable CSV.

Here's how it works, across all three alert types.

What LaunchRegister Does

LaunchRegister is a filtering and packaging layer built on top of Companies House public data. It takes the thousands of new limited companies incorporated each week, filters them against your chosen criteria, and delivers the matches to your inbox.

It is not a CRM. It does not enrich data with information from other sources. It does not score or rank companies. And it does not contact anyone on your behalf. You stay in control of what happens next.

LaunchRegister provides three types of alert, each covering a different stage of a new company's early life.

Module 1 — New Company Alerts

This is the core of LaunchRegister, available from day one. Every weekday, Companies House publishes data on newly incorporated limited companies. LaunchRegister checks that data, filters it against your saved preferences, and delivers the results.

Set Your Search Profile

Share your preferred search profiles with us to configure. You define what you're looking for using two criteria:

• SIC codes — the industry classification codes that every new company registers with. You choose which codes matter to your practice.
• Postcode areas — the geographic areas you want to cover, based on the company's registered office address.

You can combine both, or use either one alone. If your practice focuses on professional services firms in the Bristol area, you'd set a Preference for SIC codes 69201–69209 in the BS postcode area. If you work with a wider range of industries across the West Midlands, you'd broaden your SIC code selection and cover the B, CV, and WS postcode areas.

You can save multiple Search Profiles depending on your plan. Useful if you serve different sectors or cover multiple regions.

Receive Your Digest

Your digest arrives by email, either daily or weekly — you choose.

Each digest contains a summary: how many new companies matched your Search Profile, and a link to download the full list as a CSV file.

There's no need to log into a dashboard. The email gives you everything you need to decide whether today's matches are worth reviewing.

On a typical week, a focused Search Profile might return anywhere from a handful to several dozen matches, depending on how broad your filters are. That's by design. The point is relevance, not volume.

Review and Act

Open the CSV in Excel or Google Sheets. Each row is a newly incorporated company that matched your criteria. You'll see the company name, company number, incorporation date, SIC codes and registered office address.

Sort and filter further if you like — by incorporation date, by specific SIC code, by town. Then decide which companies to contact.

The whole process takes a few minutes. What you do with the list is up to you — whether that's sending a well-crafted introduction letter to a new director, making a phone call, or adding them to a mailing list.

Module 2 — First Changes Alerts

Not every newly incorporated company is immediately active. Some are formed speculatively, some sit dormant for weeks or months, and some spring into action straight away.

First changes alerts help you tell the difference.

When a company that previously appeared in one of your digests files its first document with Companies House, appoints a director, or changes its registered address, you receive an alert. These events signal that the company is moving from a name on a register to a business that's getting started.

This is event-driven, not ongoing tracking. Each alert is triggered by a specific filing event, a practical secondary signal that complements the initial incorporation alert.

For example: three weeks after a company appeared in your new incorporations digest, it files its first document. That filing triggers an alert. The company is showing signs of becoming operational and you now have an additional reason to make contact, with more confidence that someone is actively building a business.

First changes alerts will be available on higher-tier plans. Functionality released post-early access.

Module 3 — Deadline Tracking

Every new limited company faces mandatory filing deadlines within its first year or two: a confirmation statement and first annual accounts.

Deadline tracking alerts you when those deadlines are approaching for companies in your area and sector. Rather than reaching out cold, you have a concrete, specific reason to make contact — and a genuinely helpful one. A founder who hasn't yet appointed an accountant may not realise what's due, or when.

This is deadline-proximity filtering, not ongoing monitoring. You receive an alert when a company's filing window is approaching, based on the data Companies House publishes about incorporation dates and filing due dates.

For example: a company incorporated six months ago has its first confirmation statement deadline approaching. You receive a deadline alert. That's a practical, well-timed reason to reach out — you can explain what's due, when, and how you can help.

Deadline tracking alerts will be available on higher-tier plans. Functionality released post-early access.

What's in the CSV

Every digest comes with a downloadable CSV. Here's what each column contains:

• Company name — the registered name of the new limited company.
• Company number — the unique Companies House identifier. Useful for looking up the company directly on the register.
• Incorporation date — so you know how recently the company was formed.
• SIC code(s) — the industry classification the company registered with. A company can have up to four SIC codes.
• Registered office address — the official address filed with Companies House. This is often (but not always) the trading address.
• Director name(s) — the name(s) of the person(s) appointed as director at incorporation.

All fields are drawn directly from the Companies House public register. Nothing is added, inferred, or enriched from other sources.

Want to see the format before signing up? Download a sample CSV to inspect a real example.

Where the Data Comes From

LaunchRegister uses data from the official Companies House register — the same public record that anyone can search at Companies House online.

Companies House publishes bulk data products that include new incorporations, filing events, and company details. LaunchRegister ingests this data daily, filters it against subscriber preferences, and packages the results into a simple, usable format.

It does not scrape websites. It does not access private or restricted data. It does not modify the underlying records. What you receive is a filtered extract of public information, formatted for accountant use and delivered by email.

Who It's Built For

LaunchRegister is designed for small and mid-sized UK accountancy practices — the kind of firms where winning a new limited company client makes a meaningful difference.

It works for practices that want a repeatable, low-effort way to reach newly incorporated companies earlier — before those founders have already appointed an accountant. Whether you're a sole practitioner covering one postcode area or a multi-partner firm working across several regions, the preference system scales to fit.

It is not built for recruitment agencies, marketing firms, or bulk data resellers. The filtering, delivery, and pricing are all oriented around the accountant's workflow.

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