How to find VAT number of some UK company
Thread poster: Aspena
Aspena
Aspena
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May 14, 2004

Hi all,

I need a VAT number of some company in the United Kingdom. I am not able to locate a site, where I can find this.

Can you advise, if such a registry exist or not?

I found only http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/ but there is just registration number, not VAT number.

Thanks for any reply.

Best,
Michal.


 
Ralf Lemster
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Moving the thread... May 14, 2004

...to Money Matters.

I don't think there's a list of VAT numbers, but you should, of course, be able to get it from that company.

Not sure whether that helps you...?

Ralf


 
Domenica Grangiotti
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I only know of the opposite May 14, 2004

I mean, I know you can check if a VAT number is correct and existing (all EU countries). Here is the link:

http://www.agenziaentrate.it/servizi/vies/vies.htm

Sorry I cannot help you
Have a nice weekend
Domenica



[Edited at 2004-05-14 15:27]


 
Milan Condak
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Verifying of VAT number May 14, 2004

All customer have to give your their VAT number.

"You can verify the validity of a VAT number issued by any Member State by selecting that Member State from the drop-down menu provided, and entering the number to be validated."

See:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/vies/cs/vieshome.htm

Milan


 
Russell Jones
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United Kingdom
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Not all companies have one May 14, 2004

In the UK it is not compulsory to register for VAT unless the annual turnover exceeds £56,000. Small translation agencies, for example, might fall below this threshold.

 
Ralf Lemster
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Very good point, Russell May 15, 2004

Russell Jones wrote:

In the UK it is not compulsory to register for VAT unless the annual turnover exceeds £56,000. Small translation agencies, for example, might fall below this threshold.

Exactly. It's worth noting, of course, that businesses who have opted not to register for VAT (even if they don't have to, they can register) cannot deduct input tax on business purchases. IOW they have to pay VAT just like a private person.

Best regards, Ralf


 
Carolina Jimenez-Marcos
Carolina Jimenez-Marcos
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New Link to EU VAT Confirmation Jan 11, 2017

Both 2004 links are no longer valid. You can now confirm a Value Added Tax number of any member European state here http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/.

After Brexit, however, the U.K. will no longer listed.

Unfortunately, I don't know how to start with a company name and get its VAT number, except to ask the company itself.


 
Bart Severein
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Netherlands
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Datalog Mar 2, 2017

You can also try: http://www.datalog.co.uk/

 
Hay Max
Hay Max
United Kingdom
Follow this link... May 21, 2018

http://vat-search.co.uk/

Aspena wrote:

Hi all,

I need a VAT number of some company in the United Kingdom. I am not able to locate a site, where I can find this.

Can you advise, if such a registry exist or not?

I found only http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/ but there is just registration number, not VAT number.

Thanks for any reply.

Best,
Michal.


 
Piotr
Piotr
Local time: 12:28
How do I verify a UK VAT number? Feb 14, 2021

Carolina Jimenez-Marcos wrote:

Both 2004 links are no longer valid. You can now confirm a Value Added Tax number of any member European state here http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/.

After Brexit, however, the U.K. will no longer listed.

Unfortunately, I don't know how to start with a company name and get its VAT number, except to ask the company itself.


After Brexit, it is no longer possible to check VAT UK numbers on the VIES system.
You need an application dedicated to the verification of UK VAT numbers.
One of these free apps can be found here: http://vat-number-validation.eu/mass-uk-vat-numbers-validation/


 
Dr. Matthias Schauen
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UK VAT checking on UK government site Feb 16, 2021

It seems that you can check UK VAT numbers for free on the official UK government site:
https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/check-vat-number/enter-vat-details


 
Piotr
Piotr
Local time: 12:28
UK VAT numbercVAT number validation in bulk Feb 21, 2021

Dr. Matthias Schauen wrote:

It seems that you can check UK VAT numbers for free on the official UK government site:
https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/check-vat-number/enter-vat-details


Yes, but here: http://vat-number-validation.eu/mass-uk-vat-numbers-validation/ you can perform mass verification by pasting e.g. 500 numbers and wait for automatic verification.
You can save the verification result in a csv or pdf file or send it to any email.
The application is also free.

On the page https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/check-vat-number/enter-vat-details, you must perform the verifications manualy one number after the other. It is very time consuming.


 


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