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Get company officers (directors and secretaries)

get_directors

Retrieve the full officer register for a UK company, including directors, secretaries, and LLP members, with appointment dates, roles, and each officer's corporate history.

Instructions

Get the current and past officers for a UK company. Despite the tool name, not every entry is a director: the list is the full officer register, so each entry carries an officer_role such as 'director', 'secretary', 'corporate-secretary' or 'llp-member', plus an is_board_director boolean that is false for secretaries. Report each person by their own officer_role - never describe the whole list as directors. Each officer includes name, officer_role, is_board_director, appointment date, resignation date (if applicable), nationality, occupation, month and year of birth, ECCTA verification status, and a list of other companies they are or were appointed to, each with its own officer_role. This gives you a full picture of an officer's corporate history in one call.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
company_numberYesCompanies House company number, e.g. '00445790' for Tesco PLC. Numeric-only numbers should be zero-padded to 8 digits.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed3 schema fields changedv2.0.5
    • changedInput schema / $schema
      Previous value: -"http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"New value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
    • removedInput schema / additionalProperties
      Removed value: -false
    • changedInput schema / properties / company_number / description
      Previous value: -"Companies House company number, e.g. '00445790' for Tesco PLC"New value: +"Companies House company number, e.g. '00445790' for Tesco PLC. Numeric-only numbers should be zero-padded to 8 digits."
  2. First observedv1.0.2

TDQS

A4.3/5.0
Behavior5/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

With no annotations, the description carries full disclosure burden and does so exceptionally well. It reveals the critical behavior that not every entry is a director, lists example officer_role values, explains the is_board_director flag, and instructs the agent to report each person by their actual role. It also discloses the nested list of other companies, making response behavior predictable.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

The description is front-loaded with the core action, followed by necessary clarifications and field enumeration. It is longer than minimal, but each sentence adds value, especially the role-reporting instruction that prevents a common misuse.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

Since there is no output schema, the description compensates by listing each officer's fields, roles, and the nested other-company appointments, while also warning about the director misnomer. Minor gaps remain, such as pagination and error behavior, but they are not critical for a single-parameter read tool.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

The input schema already has 100% coverage, including a description, pattern, and an example for company_number. The tool description adds no additional parameter semantics, so the baseline of 3 is appropriate.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb ('Get') and resource ('current and past officers for a UK company'), and explicitly distinguishes the tool from its misleading name by clarifying it returns the full officer register, not just directors. This clearly separates it from related sibling tools like get_psc.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines4/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Provides clear context about scope: current and past officers, full register, and corporate history, so an agent can infer when to use it for officer-related queries. It does not explicitly exclude alternatives such as get_psc or get_network, but the described data makes the use case evident.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.