UK Business Compliance MCP

UK business compliance intelligence across 7 regulatory registries — Companies House, Land Registry, Charity Commission, Food Standards Agency, Environment Agency, OpenCorporates, and GLEIF LEI — accessible to any MCP-compatible AI client. Run a single tool call to verify company registrations, trace property ownership, audit charities, validate waste carriers, score regulatory compliance, or generate a comprehensive multi-registry report.

This MCP server orchestrates up to 7 Apify actors in parallel, merges their outputs into a typed knowledge graph, and applies multi-factor compliance scoring algorithms to produce structured JSON with risk ratings and actionable recommendations. No scraping infrastructure to manage, no API keys to juggle — connect it once and query UK regulatory data from Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP-compatible agent.

⬇️ What data can you extract?

Why use UK Business Compliance MCP?

Manual UK company due diligence means opening Companies House, switching to Land Registry, hunting for Charity Commission records, cross-referencing the FSA hygiene database, checking the EA waste register, and stitching it all together in a spreadsheet — a process that takes 2–4 hours per company and produces no structured output.

This MCP server automates the entire multi-registry workflow. One tool call collects and merges data from up to 7 sources, builds a knowledge graph, scores compliance, and returns everything as structured JSON — in under 2 minutes, at a fraction of the cost of commercial due diligence platforms.

Beyond raw data retrieval, the platform benefits make this a practical choice for production workflows:

• Scheduling — run periodic compliance sweeps on supplier lists, charity registers, or counterparty portfolios to keep data fresh
• API access — trigger compliance checks from Python, JavaScript, or any HTTP client using the Apify API
• Parallel orchestration — all 7 registry actors run concurrently via Promise.allSettled, so a 7-source report takes no longer than the slowest single registry
• Monitoring — receive Slack or email alerts when compliance scores fall below a threshold or runs fail
• Integrations — connect results to Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, HubSpot, or downstream webhooks

Features

• 8 MCP tools covering the full compliance workflow — network mapping, registration verification, property tracing, charity auditing, food hygiene assessment, waste carrier validation, compliance scoring, and full report generation
• 7 UK regulatory data sources in one server — Companies House, Land Registry, Charity Commission, FSA FHRS, Environment Agency, OpenCorporates (140+ jurisdictions), and GLEIF LEI
• Parallel actor orchestration — callActorsParallel dispatches all registry requests concurrently using Promise.allSettled, with per-source error isolation so a single failing registry does not abort the run
• Typed knowledge graph builder — buildUkBizNetwork constructs nodes (company, property, charity, food_business, waste_carrier, registration, lei_entity) and edges (registered_as, owns_property, charity_of, hygiene_rated, waste_licensed, identified_by) from raw registry data
• Cross-registry verification algorithm — normalises company names with name.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, ''), matches across 3 registries, detects name and status discrepancies, and computes a crossReferenceScore of 0–100
• Multi-factor weighted compliance scoring — combines up to 6 factors (Cross-Registry Verification 25%, Company Status 20%, Charity Compliance 15%, Food Hygiene 15%, Waste Carriers 10%, LEI Registration 10%) into a weighted composite score
• FSA rating risk classification — maps FHRS 0–5 ratings to critical/high/medium/low risk levels using official Food Standards Agency label definitions (Very Good, Good, Generally Satisfactory, Improvement Necessary, Major Improvement Necessary, Urgent Improvement Necessary)
• Waste carrier expiry monitoring — flags registrations expiring within 90 days, identifies expired registrations, and differentiates upper vs. lower tier EA registrations
• Charity financial anomaly detection — raises flags when expenditure exceeds income by more than 20%, when no financial data is reported, or when fewer than 3 trustees are listed
• Structured recommendations output — each compliance score includes plain-English remediation recommendations derived from scoring algorithm logic
• Selective source querying — every tool accepts a sources parameter to restrict which registries are queried, reducing cost and latency for focused lookups
• Pay-per-event pricing — charges TOOL_RESULT_RETURNED only on successful results; failed or empty runs are not billed

Use cases for UK business compliance intelligence

Due diligence and counterparty screening

Legal teams and procurement departments verifying new UK suppliers or counterparties before contract execution. This MCP returns a full compliance picture — registration status, cross-registry consistency, property holdings, and any charity or environmental obligations — in a single structured response ready for risk memos or audit trails.

Corporate property portfolio investigation

Real estate analysts and insolvency practitioners tracing corporate property holdings through Land Registry records. Search by company name to discover all registered titles, tenure types, transaction dates, and total portfolio value. Useful for identifying hidden assets during restructuring or enforcement proceedings.

Charity sector oversight and grant due diligence

Grant-making bodies and charity regulators auditing recipient organisations before disbursing funds. The charity compliance audit checks Charity Commission registration status, assesses income-to-expenditure ratios, lists trustees, and raises governance flags — all from a single call.

Food supply chain risk management

Procurement and quality assurance teams at food manufacturers, retailers, or hospitality groups assessing supplier hygiene standards. The food hygiene assessment returns FSA FHRS ratings (0–5), hygiene, structural, and management sub-scores, and risk classifications for every premises linked to a business name or local authority area.

Environmental compliance verification

Waste brokers, construction companies, and facilities managers confirming that contractors hold valid Environment Agency waste carrier licences before engaging them. Invalid or expired licences expose duty-of-care liability under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. This MCP validates carrier registrations and flags those expiring within 90 days.

Regulatory technology and compliance automation

RegTech developers and compliance platform builders embedding multi-registry UK data into automated workflows. The MCP's structured JSON output and knowledge graph format are designed for downstream processing, database ingestion, and AI-agent pipelines without manual data transformation.

How to run UK business compliance checks

1. Connect the MCP to your AI client — add the server URL https://uk-business-compliance-mcp.apify.actor/mcp to Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, or your preferred MCP-compatible agent. No further configuration is required.
2. Choose a tool and provide a company name — tell your AI: "Use verify_company_registration to check Pinnacle Logistics Ltd, company number 10234567." For the full report, use generate_uk_compliance_report with just the company name.
3. Wait approximately 30–90 seconds — the server queries up to 7 registries in parallel. Simpler single-source tools return in 10–20 seconds.
4. Review the structured JSON result — the response includes a compliance score, risk rating, per-factor breakdown, knowledge graph, and plain-English recommendations ready for reporting or downstream processing.

Input parameters

Input examples

Verify a company registration across 3 registries:

{
  "tool": "verify_company_registration",
  "companyName": "Pinnacle Logistics Ltd",
  "companyNumber": "10234567"
}

Generate a full compliance report with all 7 sources:

{
  "tool": "generate_uk_compliance_report",
  "companyName": "Meridian Food Group Ltd",
  "companyNumber": "09876543",
  "charityNumber": "1098234",
  "postcode": "E14 5AB",
  "sources": ["companiesHouse", "landRegistry", "charity", "foodHygiene", "wasteCarriers", "openCorp", "lei"]
}

Validate a waste carrier by registration number:

{
  "tool": "validate_waste_carrier",
  "wasteCarrierName": "WestField Haulage Ltd",
  "registrationNumber": "CBDU12345"
}

Input tips

• Provide the Companies House number when you have it — name-based matching uses normalised string comparison which can miss hyphenated or abbreviated names; the number lookup is exact.
• Use generate_uk_compliance_report for first-pass screening — it runs all 7 sources in parallel and costs the same as a single-source call at $0.075 per result.
• Narrow food hygiene searches with localAuthority — large national chains may have hundreds of premises; specifying the local authority returns a focused, relevant subset.
• Set sources to reduce latency on focused tasks — if you only need registration verification, specify ["companiesHouse", "openCorp", "lei"] to skip Land Registry and food hygiene lookups.
• Use jurisdiction for Scottish or Welsh entities — Companies House covers all of Great Britain, but OpenCorporates uses gb_sc for Scotland and gb_wl for Wales for more precise matching.

Output example

{
  "tool": "generate_uk_compliance_report",
  "success": true,
  "timestamp": "2026-03-20T09:14:32.411Z",
  "sourcesQueried": ["companiesHouse", "landRegistry", "foodHygiene", "wasteCarriers", "openCorp", "lei"],
  "data": {
    "companyName": "Meridian Food Group Ltd",
    "companyNumber": "09876543",
    "overallScore": 74,
    "riskRating": "medium",
    "verification": {
      "verified": true,
      "matchedSources": ["companiesHouse", "openCorp", "lei"],
      "discrepancies": [],
      "crossReferenceScore": 100,
      "registrationDetails": {
        "companiesHouse": { "name": "Meridian Food Group Ltd", "number": "09876543", "status": "active" },
        "openCorporates": { "name": "Meridian Food Group Limited", "status": "Active", "jurisdiction": "gb_en" },
        "lei": { "lei": "213800MFGJKL1234ABCD", "legalName": "Meridian Food Group Ltd", "status": "ISSUED" }
      }
    },
    "complianceScore": {
      "overallScore": 74,
      "riskRating": "medium",
      "factors": [
        { "factor": "Cross-Registry Verification", "score": 100, "weight": 0.25, "details": "Verified in 3/3 registries. No discrepancies.", "riskLevel": "low" },
        { "factor": "Company Status", "score": 100, "weight": 0.2, "details": "Companies House status: active", "riskLevel": "low" },
        { "factor": "Food Hygiene Standards", "score": 60, "weight": 0.15, "details": "Average FSA rating: 3.0/5 across 4 premises.", "riskLevel": "medium" },
        { "factor": "Waste Carrier Registration", "score": 100, "weight": 0.1, "details": "1/1 registrations valid.", "riskLevel": "low" },
        { "factor": "Legal Entity Identifier", "score": 100, "weight": 0.1, "details": "Entity has a registered LEI — indicates international transparency.", "riskLevel": "low" }
      ],
      "recommendations": ["Improve food hygiene standards — consider staff training and facility upgrades."]
    },
    "foodHygiene": {
      "assessments": [
        {
          "businessName": "Meridian Food Hall - East London",
          "address": "42 Commercial Road, London E1 1LP",
          "rating": 3,
          "ratingLabel": "Generally Satisfactory",
          "ratingDate": "2025-11-14",
          "localAuthority": "Tower Hamlets",
          "hygieneScore": 10,
          "structuralScore": 5,
          "managementScore": 10,
          "riskLevel": "medium"
        }
      ],
      "averageRating": "3.0"
    },
    "wasteCarriers": {
      "validations": [
        {
          "carrierName": "Meridian Food Group Ltd",
          "registrationNumber": "CBDU98712",
          "registrationType": "Upper Tier",
          "registrationStatus": "active",
          "expiryDate": "2027-04-30",
          "isValid": true,
          "riskFlags": []
        }
      ],
      "allValid": true
    },
    "propertyHoldings": {
      "properties": [
        { "address": "Unit 4, Meridian Business Park, E14 9SG", "titleNumber": "EGL567890", "owner": "MERIDIAN FOOD GROUP LTD", "tenure": "Leasehold", "transactionDate": "2019-03-15" }
      ],
      "count": 1
    },
    "networkStats": { "sourcesUsed": ["companiesHouse", "landRegistry", "foodHygiene", "wasteCarriers", "openCorp", "lei"], "nodeCount": 8, "edgeCount": 6 }
  },
  "network": {
    "nodes": [
      { "id": "company:09876543", "type": "company", "label": "Meridian Food Group Ltd", "source": "companiesHouse" },
      { "id": "property:egl567890", "type": "property", "label": "Unit 4, Meridian Business Park, E14 9SG", "source": "landRegistry" },
      { "id": "food_business:meridian_food_hall", "type": "food_business", "label": "Meridian Food Hall - East London", "source": "foodHygiene" },
      { "id": "waste_carrier:cbdu98712", "type": "waste_carrier", "label": "Meridian Food Group Ltd", "source": "wasteCarriers" }
    ],
    "edges": [
      { "source": "company:09876543", "target": "property:egl567890", "type": "owns_property", "weight": 0.9 },
      { "source": "company:09876543", "target": "food_business:meridian_food_hall", "type": "hygiene_rated", "weight": 0.6 },
      { "source": "company:09876543", "target": "waste_carrier:cbdu98712", "type": "waste_licensed", "weight": 1.0 }
    ],
    "metadata": { "nodeCount": 8, "edgeCount": 6 }
  }
}

Output fields

How much does it cost to run UK business compliance checks?

UK Business Compliance MCP uses pay-per-event pricing — you pay $0.075 per tool result returned. Platform compute costs are included.

You can set a maximum spending limit per run to control costs. The actor stops when your budget is reached.

Compare this to commercial due diligence platforms like Bureau van Dijk Orbis at $500–$2,000/month or regulatory data APIs at $0.50–$2.00 per company lookup — with UK Business Compliance MCP, most users spend $3–$15/month with no subscription commitment.

Apify's free tier includes $5 of monthly platform credits, covering approximately 66 tool calls at no cost.

UK business compliance checks using the API

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("ryanclinton/uk-business-compliance-mcp").call(run_input={
    "tool": "generate_uk_compliance_report",
    "companyName": "Pinnacle Logistics Ltd",
    "companyNumber": "10234567",
    "sources": ["companiesHouse", "landRegistry", "wasteCarriers", "openCorp", "lei"]
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    score = item.get("data", {}).get("overallScore", "N/A")
    risk = item.get("data", {}).get("riskRating", "N/A")
    recs = item.get("data", {}).get("recommendations", [])
    print(f"Company: Pinnacle Logistics Ltd")
    print(f"Compliance Score: {score}/100  |  Risk: {risk}")
    for rec in recs:
        print(f"  Recommendation: {rec}")

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "YOUR_API_TOKEN" });

const run = await client.actor("ryanclinton/uk-business-compliance-mcp").call({
    tool: "score_regulatory_compliance",
    companyName: "Meridian Food Group Ltd",
    companyNumber: "09876543",
    sources: ["companiesHouse", "foodHygiene", "wasteCarriers", "openCorp", "lei"]
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
for (const item of items) {
    const { overallScore, riskRating, factors, recommendations } = item.data;
    console.log(`Compliance Score: ${overallScore}/100 (${riskRating} risk)`);
    factors.forEach(f => {
        console.log(`  ${f.factor}: ${f.score}/100 — ${f.details}`);
    });
    recommendations.forEach(r => console.log(`  Action: ${r}`));
}

cURL

# Start the actor run
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/ryanclinton~uk-business-compliance-mcp/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "tool": "verify_company_registration",
    "companyName": "Acme Construction Ltd",
    "companyNumber": "07654321",
    "jurisdiction": "gb"
  }'

# Fetch results (replace DATASET_ID from the run response above)
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/DATASET_ID/items?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&format=json"

How UK Business Compliance MCP works

Parallel registry orchestration

When a tool is invoked, callActorsParallel dispatches all required registry actors concurrently using Promise.allSettled. Each actor call uses a 120-second timeout with 512 MB memory. Because Promise.allSettled is used rather than Promise.all, a single failing registry does not abort the run — the server returns partial results from whichever sources succeeded, with the failed source returning an empty array. Up to 7 actors (Companies House, Land Registry, Charity Commission, FSA Food Hygiene, EA Waste Carriers, OpenCorporates, and GLEIF LEI) run simultaneously, so a full 7-source report takes no longer than the slowest individual registry.

Knowledge graph construction

buildUkBizNetwork processes raw registry records into a typed knowledge graph. It first establishes an anchor company node using the provided company number or name as the node ID (formatted as company:10234567). It then ingests each registry's records using dedicated ingestor functions (ingestCompaniesHouse, ingestLandRegistry, ingestCharityCommission, ingestFoodHygiene). Each ingestor creates typed GraphNode objects (node types: company, property, charity, food_business, waste_carrier, registration, lei_entity) and GraphEdge objects (edge types: registered_as, owns_property, charity_of, hygiene_rated, waste_licensed, identified_by). Deduplication is enforced — nodes and edges are only added if their ID does not already exist in the array. The graph is returned with metadata including node count, edge count, build timestamp, and sources used.

Compliance scoring algorithm

computeRegulatoryComplianceScore builds an array of ComplianceFactor objects, each with a score (0–100), a weight (0–1), and a risk level. The scoring formula is weighted average: sum(score * weight) / sum(weight). Factor weights are: Cross-Registry Verification 0.25, Company Status 0.20, Charity Compliance 0.15, Food Hygiene Standards 0.15, Waste Carrier Registration 0.10, and Legal Entity Identifier 0.10. The algorithm is additive — factors are only included when source data is present, so a company with no charity data does not lose points for missing charity compliance. The final overallScore is mapped to riskRating: 0–29 = critical, 30–49 = high, 50–69 = medium, 70–100 = low.

Cross-registry verification engine

crossRegistryVerification normalises all company names to lowercase alphanumerics using the regex replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '') before comparison, ensuring that "Acme Ltd" and "ACME LIMITED" are treated as the same entity. It looks for substring matches in both directions (to handle abbreviated vs. full legal names) and falls back to exact company number matching when available. The crossReferenceScore is Math.round((matchedSources.length / 3) * 100) — 0, 33, 67, or 100 depending on how many of the three target registries (Companies House, OpenCorporates, GLEIF) returned a matching record. Discrepancies in name or status across sources are collected and surfaced as human-readable strings in the discrepancies array.

Tips for best results

1. Always provide the Companies House number alongside the company name. Name matching uses fuzzy substring comparison, which can produce false positives for common words like "Services" or "Group". The number lookup is exact and avoids ambiguity entirely.

2. Use generate_uk_compliance_report for initial screening and specific tools for focused follow-up. The full report costs the same as a single-tool call ($0.075) and gives you all available intelligence. Once you know a company has charity or food hygiene exposure, use audit_charity_compliance or assess_food_hygiene_risk with more specific parameters for targeted queries.

3. Combine with Waterfall Contact Enrichment for complete counterparty profiles. After verifying registration and compliance, enrich key personnel found in Companies House officers data with contact details for outreach or further investigation.

4. Schedule compliance sweeps for active supplier lists. Use Apify's scheduler to run monthly score_regulatory_compliance checks on your vendor register. Set a webhook to trigger alerts if any supplier's score drops below your threshold (e.g., 50/100).

5. Set sources to the minimum required for your use case. If you only need to check waste carrier status, specify sources: ["wasteCarriers"] rather than querying all 7 registries. This reduces latency from ~60 seconds to ~10 seconds and has no impact on the result quality for that specific check.

6. For Scottish or Welsh companies, set jurisdiction explicitly. The Companies House data covers all of Great Britain, but OpenCorporates uses gb_sc for Scotland and gb_wl for Wales. Using the correct jurisdiction code increases the crossReferenceScore for non-English entities.

7. Post-process the knowledge graph for visualisation. The network.nodes and network.edges arrays are formatted for direct ingestion into graph libraries like vis.js, Cytoscape.js, or Neo4j. The node type field and edge type field carry semantic meaning suitable for colour-coding and filtering.

Combine with other Apify actors

Limitations

• Data is only as current as each registry's last update. Companies House typically reflects filings within 24–48 hours of submission. Land Registry transaction data can lag by days to weeks after completion. Food hygiene ratings reflect the most recent inspection, which may be months old.
• Land Registry returns transaction data, not real-time ownership. The HM Land Registry open data contains historic price paid transactions; it does not always reflect the most recent ownership transfer until registration is complete.
• Charity Commission coverage is England and Wales only. Scottish charities are registered with OSCR (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator), which is not currently included as a source.
• Food hygiene data covers England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Scottish food hygiene ratings use a separate system (Food Hygiene Information Scheme) with a pass/conditional pass/fail scale rather than the 0–5 FHRS scale. Scottish businesses may return no data or inconsistent ratings.
• OpenCorporates matching relies on name similarity. For companies with generic names, this may return multiple candidate matches. Providing the company number in the jurisdiction:number format via companyNumber significantly improves accuracy.
• No authentication or protected data access. This server queries only publicly available open data registers. It cannot access Companies House restricted filings, protected Land Registry title deeds, or confidential Charity Commission correspondence.
• Waste carrier registry coverage excludes Scotland and Northern Ireland. The EA waste carrier register covers England only. SEPA (Scotland) and NIEA (Northern Ireland) operate separate registers not currently included.
• LEI verification requires the entity to be GLEIF-registered. Most SMEs and private companies do not hold an LEI. Absence of an LEI is flagged as a medium-risk factor but does not indicate non-compliance for entities not operating in regulated financial markets.

Integrations

• Zapier — trigger UK company compliance checks automatically when new suppliers are added to a procurement system or CRM
• Make — build multi-step compliance workflows that screen companies, log scores to a database, and alert procurement teams when risk thresholds are breached
• Google Sheets — export compliance scores, risk ratings, and recommendations to a live vendor register spreadsheet for ongoing monitoring
• Apify API — integrate programmatic UK compliance checks into due diligence workflows, onboarding pipelines, or RegTech platforms
• Webhooks — fire alerts to Slack, Teams, or email when a company's compliance score falls below an acceptable threshold
• LangChain / LlamaIndex — supply structured UK regulatory data to RAG pipelines and AI compliance agents for automated due diligence report generation

Troubleshooting

• Tool returns empty data for a known company — The registry actor for that source may have returned no results due to a name mismatch. Provide the exact registered company name as shown on Companies House, or include the companyNumber to enable exact-match lookup. Names with special characters (ampersands, brackets) sometimes need to be simplified to their alphanumeric equivalent.

• crossReferenceScore is 33 or 67 despite the company clearly existing — Not all UK companies appear in GLEIF LEI (most private SMEs have no LEI) or OpenCorporates (coverage depends on jurisdiction indexing frequency). A score below 100 does not necessarily indicate a compliance problem; check the matchedSources field to understand which registries returned data and which did not.

• Food hygiene returns no results — FSA data is indexed by business trading name, which often differs from the registered Companies House name. Use the businessName parameter with the trading name as displayed on the restaurant or food outlet itself, and narrow with localAuthority if the business operates in a known area.

• Waste carrier validation shows isValid: false for a carrier that is registered — The EA register uses the statuses active, approved, and registered. If the raw registry data returns a non-standard status string (e.g., Active with capital A is handled; ACTIVE or Live may not be). Check the registrationStatus field in the raw riskFlags array and compare to the EA register directly at environment.data.gov.uk.

• Run times exceeding 90 seconds — Full 7-source reports require 7 actor invocations to complete. Under high platform load, individual actor cold starts can add latency. For time-sensitive workflows, restrict sources to the 3–4 most critical registries. Single-source tool calls (e.g., validate_waste_carrier) typically complete in 10–20 seconds.

Responsible use

• This server accesses only publicly available UK government registers and open regulatory databases.
• All data sources are licensed for public access: Companies House open data, HM Land Registry open data, Charity Commission public register, FSA open FHRS data, EA open waste carrier register, OpenCorporates, and GLEIF open data.
• Comply with GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 when processing personal data (officer names, trustee names) extracted from these registries.
• Do not use extracted data to harass individuals, circumvent legitimate enforcement actions, or derive insights that would constitute regulated financial advice.
• For guidance on web scraping legality, see Apify's guide.

❓ FAQ

How many UK registries does UK Business Compliance MCP query? Seven: Companies House, HM Land Registry, Charity Commission, Food Standards Agency (FHRS), Environment Agency (waste carriers), OpenCorporates, and GLEIF LEI. Each is queried via a dedicated Apify actor that handles the source-specific API or data structure.

How does the UK business compliance scoring algorithm work? The computeRegulatoryComplianceScore function assigns each applicable registry a weighted factor score (0–100). Cross-Registry Verification carries 25% weight, Company Status 20%, Charity Compliance 15%, Food Hygiene 15%, Waste Carriers 10%, and LEI 10%. Only factors with available data are included, preventing unfair penalisation for registries that are simply not applicable to a given company type. The weighted average produces a final score of 0–100 mapped to low, medium, high, or critical risk.

How accurate is the cross-registry verification? Verification matches names using normalised alphanumeric comparison (stripping punctuation and case differences) combined with substring matching in both directions. Providing the Companies House registration number is the most reliable path to accurate cross-registry matching, as the number is the same across all registries that carry it. The crossReferenceScore reflects how many of the 3 target registries returned a match, not a confidence percentage.

How is UK Business Compliance MCP different from using Companies House directly? Companies House covers only UK corporate registrations. This MCP adds Land Registry property data, Charity Commission governance data, FSA food hygiene inspections, EA environmental compliance, OpenCorporates cross-jurisdiction coverage, and GLEIF international identification — all in a single structured response with composite scoring and a knowledge graph. It replaces 7 separate lookups with one tool call.

Can I use UK Business Compliance MCP to verify Scottish companies? Yes for Companies House and GLEIF LEI. Scotland uses the same Companies House registry as England and Wales, and GLEIF is global. However, Scottish food hygiene ratings (FHIS, pass/fail scale) and Scottish charity registrations (OSCR) are not currently covered. Specify jurisdiction: "gb_sc" to improve OpenCorporates matching for Scottish-registered entities.

Is it legal to use UK public registry data in this way? Yes. All data sources used by this MCP are published as open data by UK government bodies under the Open Government Licence (OGL). Companies House, HM Land Registry, the Charity Commission, and the Food Standards Agency all explicitly permit reuse of their public register data. See Apify's guide on web scraping legality for broader context.

How long does a typical UK compliance report take to generate? A full 7-source generate_uk_compliance_report run takes 30–90 seconds depending on registry response times. Single-source tools (validate_waste_carrier, trace_property_ownership) typically complete in 10–20 seconds. All multi-source tools use parallel actor orchestration, so adding more sources adds minimal overhead beyond the slowest registry.

Can I schedule recurring UK compliance checks on my supplier list? Yes. Use Apify's built-in scheduler to run compliance checks on a daily, weekly, or monthly cadence. Pair with webhooks to receive Slack or email alerts when any supplier's riskRating changes or their overallScore drops below a defined threshold.

What happens if one registry fails to return data? The server uses Promise.allSettled for parallel actor calls, so a failing registry does not abort the run. The failed source returns an empty array, the compliance score is computed from available factors only, and the sourcesQueried field in the output reflects which registries were actually queried. You will not be charged for sources that returned no data.

Can I use UK Business Compliance MCP with Claude, Cursor, or other AI agents? Yes. Connect the MCP endpoint https://uk-business-compliance-mcp.apify.actor/mcp in your client's MCP server configuration. It is compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and any MCP-compatible client. Your AI assistant can then call the 8 compliance tools directly in natural language conversations.

How does UK Business Compliance MCP handle companies with no LEI? The vast majority of UK SMEs and private companies do not hold a Legal Entity Identifier — LEI registration is primarily required for entities participating in regulated financial markets. Absence of an LEI triggers a medium-risk flag in the compliance score but is weighted at only 0.05 (compared to 0.25 for cross-registry verification) when no LEI data is present. It does not indicate corporate malfeasance.

Can I trace beneficial ownership or Persons with Significant Control (PSC)? The Companies House actor accessed by this MCP returns company-level registration data. PSC (Persons with Significant Control) data is available directly through the UK Companies House actor used as an underlying source. For deep beneficial ownership investigation, combine this MCP with Company Deep Research.

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