UK Company Name Generator
A UK company name generator produces fictional business names using the entity suffixes recognised by Companies House, with correctly formatted company and VAT numbers.
Names combine a British place-inspired prefix, a sector word and an entity suffix such as Ltd, PLC or LLP. Company numbers are eight digits and VAT numbers follow the GB plus nine digits pattern, so they exercise validation logic — but both are randomly generated and match no registered entity.
Options
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
count | integer | 10 | How many records to return, from 1 to 1000. |
seed | integer | — | Optional. Any integer. The same seed with the same options always returns the same records. |
Use cases
- B2B form testing: Test company name fields, company number validation and VAT number formatting.
- Invoice and document mock-ups: Fill invoice templates and demo dashboards with plausible British company details.
REST API
GET /api/v1/companies/random
curl "https://ukaddressgenerator.org/api/v1/companies/random?count=10"{
"status": "success",
"count": 1,
"data": [
{ "name": "Pennine Logistics Ltd", "industry": "Logistics & distribution", "companyNumber": "10482913", "vatNumber": "GB284917355" }
]
}Frequently asked questions
- Are the company numbers real?
No. They are correctly formatted but randomly generated, and will not match any company registered at Companies House.
- Are the VAT numbers valid?
They follow the GB plus nine digits format but are not registered with HMRC and will fail a VIES or HMRC check.