Commercial operator scoping out the competition? Or a land acquisition manager trying to figure out who owns the property and land around a particular title? Our newly updated company ownership tool is here to help.
While some of this data is available publicly through portals like Companies House, it's time-consuming to find exactly what you are looking for.
Often, you'll only find scraps, that you'll have to combine to create a complete picture of the company you're researching.
That's why we've done the complicated work of pulling all the company data you'll ever need into one place.
Updated tool: Company ownership
Primarily, the tool lets you search by company name to find out what land and property it owns and leases. But that's not all. We'll also show you the company tree it belongs to and the people who run it.
Company search
Type in any company name and get an instant snapshot of all the land and property it owns and leases as well as any outstanding mortgages. You can narrow your search with business-type filters and by year of incorporation.
Additionally, all leasehold and freehold titles associated with the company will appear on our map, along with a scrollable list that will take you right to the title in question in a click.
Filter by land owned and outstanding charges
Two filters have had a refresh. Area Owned lets you narrow companies down by how much land they hold - just set a min and/or max and your results update automatically, shown in hectares or acres depending on your profile's unit setting. Number of Charges has moved from a single minimum value to a full min/max range, so you can zero in on companies sitting between two specific charge counts rather than just above a floor.
Land Registry and Companies House data, side by side
Company ownership data can now be filtered by source - Land Registry or Companies House - so you can narrow results down to the type of company record you need. Land Registry and Companies House companies appear as distinct card types in your results list, reflecting the different data each holds. Land Registry companies now show every title associated with them directly in their card.
One thing to note: Land Registry and Companies House filters currently can't be combined in the same search - mixing the two won't return results, so apply one or the other depending on which data source you're working from.
Director search (Companies House data)
Want to know more about a company's directors or persons of significant control (PSCs)? Our director search tool lets you search UK Companies House data by name, surfacing personal information and related business appointments in one place.
It's an invaluable way to see what other companies a director is connected to - without switching between Companies House pages yourself.
Ultimate parent company
While all these features are great, this one stands out. The Ultimate Parent Company feature pulls data from various sources to instantly create a digital company tree. It shows all related and subsidiary companies connected to the one you're searching for and highlights the parent company at the top of the hierarchy.
We've also added UPC to the title cards of any piece of land a company owns. With a single click, you can instantly see the parent company.
Company ownership and land sourcing
The final piece of the puzzle for us has been integrating the Ultimate Parent Company feature into our industry-leading land-sourcing tool. This allows users to use Ultimate Parent Company as a filter, enabling searches for land titles owned explicitly by a parent company.
Read more about Company Ownership on the Ownership Data feature page. Company search and ownership data come as standard on every Searchland plan. Pro and Max unlock the full director search, ownership tree, and ultimate parent filtering in Sourcing - see how it fits into your plan on pricing, or book a demo to see it in action.
