The additionalData field in company reports for the UK contains director-specific information, including Companies House verification status and appointment details.
This field is polymorphic and may take one of several forms.
The additionalData field is located in the company report response under the directors section, specifically within current directors.
Look for additionalData inside each current director object.
This field indicates the verification status of the director with Companies House:
"-": Not Yet Verified"Yes": Successfully Verified"No": Not Verified by required date
{
"honours": "OBE",
"presentAppointments": 2,
"previousAppointments": 5,
"dissolvedAppointments": 1,
"disqualified": false,
"disqualificationEndDate": "2023-12-31T00:00:00Z",
"disqualificationException": false,
"occupation": "Director",
"contactOfResponsibility": "Finance",
"firstResponsibility": "Accounting",
"secondResponsibility": "Compliance",
"companiesHouseIdVerified": "Yes"
}additionalData:
type: object
oneOf:
- type: object
properties:
honours:
type: string
description: Honorary titles or awards held by the director.
presentAppointments:
type: integer
description: Number of current company appointments.
previousAppointments:
type: integer
description: Number of previous company appointments.
dissolvedAppointments:
type: integer
description: Number of dissolved company appointments.
disqualified:
type: boolean
description: Indicates if the director is currently disqualified.
disqualificationEndDate:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Date when the disqualification ends.
disqualifiedException:
type: boolean
description: Indicates if there is an exception to the disqualification.
occupation:
type: string
description: Director's occupation.
contactOfResponsibility:
type: string
description: Main contact or area of responsibility.
firstResponsibility:
type: string
description: Primary responsibility of the director.
secondResponsibility:
type: string
description: Secondary responsibility of the director.
companiesHouseIdVerified:
type: string
description: |
Indicates Companies House ID verification status.
Possible values:
- "-" : Not Yet Verified
- "Yes" : Successfully Verified
- "No" : Not Verified by required date
- type: object
properties:
honours:
type: string
description: Honorary titles or awards held by the director.
companiesHouseIdVerified:
type: string
description: |
Indicates Companies House ID verification status.
Possible values:
- "-" : Not Yet Verified
- "Yes" : Successfully Verified
- "No" : Not Verified by required date
disqualified:
type: boolean
description: Indicates if the director is currently disqualified.
disqualificationStartDate:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Date when the disqualification starts.
disqualificationEndDate:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Date when the disqualification ends.
sectionOfAct:
type: string
description: Section of the act under which the director is disqualified.
disqualifiedException:
type: boolean
description: Indicates if there is an exception to the disqualification.
disqualifiedExceptions:
type: array
description: List of exceptions to the director's disqualification.
items:
type: object
properties:
companyName:
type: string
description: Name of the company related to the exception.
companyRegistrationNumber:
type: string
description: Registration number of the company.
position:
type: string
description: Position held by the director in the company.
status:
type: string
description: Status of the exception.
endDate:
type: string
format: date-time
description: End date of the exception.
eircode:
type: string
description: Eircode (postcode) of the company or director.
incorporationDate:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Date the company was incorporated.- The structure of
additionalDatamay change as new products or fields are added. - For other countries, the
additionalDatafield may be empty or have a different structure. - Always check the country before processing
additionalData.
For details on the company response structure for a defined country, see Company Report Schema by Country.