Search Disqualified Directors
disqualified_searchCheck if a named person is disqualified from acting as a UK company director, retrieving disqualification details and officer IDs.
Instructions
Check whether a named individual is banned from acting as a UK company director.
Use this tool when asked to check disqualified, banned, or barred directors. Query must be an individual's name (e.g. "Richard Howson") — NOT a company name, which always returns zero results.
Returns names, dates of birth, disqualification period snippets, and officer IDs that can be used with disqualified_profile for full details.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Name of the person to search for | |
| items_per_page | No | Results per page (max 100). Default 20. | |
| start_index | No | Pagination offset (0-based). Default 0. |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Search query applied. | |
| total_results | Yes | Total matching records upstream at Companies House. | |
| start_index | Yes | Pagination offset for this page. | |
| items_per_page | Yes | Page size requested. | |
| returned | Yes | Items actually returned on this page. | |
| has_more | Yes | True if more items may exist beyond this page. Re-call with start_index=start_index+items_per_page to continue. | |
| items | No | Matching disqualified officer records. |