Company Number Prefixes Defined
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Company Number Prefixes apply to non-standard companies registered in the UK on the Companies House register. These include overseas and companies registered outside England and Wales, including Scotland and Northern Ireland (post-partition) as historically they used to have their own registers. Company Number Prefixes normally take the form of two characters prefixed to the front of the company number e.g. NI for Northern Ireland or FC for Overseas companies.
Below you’ll find a list of the active prefixes. Please note these do change from time to time so the list should not be viewed as exhaustive.
| Company Prefix | Company Type |
|---|---|
| No prefix | England & Wales Company |
| AC | Assurance Company for England & Wales |
| ZC | Unregistered Companies (S 1043 - Not Cos Act) for England & Wales |
| FC | Overseas Company |
| CE | Charitable incorporated organisation |
| GE | European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) for England & Wales |
| CS | Scottish charitable incorporated organisation |
| LP | Limited Partnership for England & Wales |
| OC | Limited Liability Partnership for England & Wales |
| SE | European Company (Societas Europaea) for England & Wales |
| SA | Assurance Company for Scotland |
| SZ | Unregistered Companies (S 1043 Not Cos Act) for Scotland |
| SF | Overseas Company registered in Scotland (pre 1st October 2009) |
| GS | European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) for Scotland |
| SL | Limited Partnership for Scotland |
| SO | Limited Liability Partnership for Scotland |
| SC | Scottish Company |
| ES | European Company (Societas Europaea) for Scotland |
| NA | Assurance Company for Northern Ireland |
| SG | Scottish qualifying partnership |
| NZ | Unregistered Companies (S 1043 Not Cos Act) for Northern Ireland |
| NF | Overseas Company registered in Northern Ireland (pre 1st October 2009) |
| GN | European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) for Northern Ireland |
| NL | Limited Partnership for Northern Ireland |
| NC | Limited Liability Partnership for Northern Ireland |
| R0 | Northern Ireland Company (pre-partition) |
| NI | Northern Ireland Company (post-partition) |
| EN | European Company (Societas Europaea) for Northern Ireland |
| IP | Industrial & Provident Company |
| SP | Scottish Industrial/Provident Company |
| IC | ICVC (Investment Company with Variable Capital) |
| SI | Scottish ICVC (Investment Company with Variable Capital) |
| NP | Northern Ireland Industrial/Provident Company or Credit Union |
| NV | Northern Ireland ICVC (Investment Company with Variable Capital) |
| RC | Royal Charter Companies (English/Wales) |
| SR | Scottish Royal Charter Companies |
| NR | Northern Ireland Royal Charter Companies |
| NO | Northern Ireland Credit Union Industrial/Provident Society |
