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Your details on Endole, Company Check and other company data sites

If you want to remove my details from Endole or a similar site, the order matters: suppress them at Companies House first, then ask each site to update or erase its copy.

Updated 24 Oct 2026 · 6 min read · By Rayhaan Moughal, Sidekick Accounting

Sites like Endole, Company Check and OpenCorporates don't write their own company records. They copy the Companies House register and show it in a friendlier format, so your old address can sit on several sites long after Companies House has hidden it.

The short answer is to fix the source first, then contact each site through its own privacy route and ask it to update or erase its copy. It usually works, but the sites have their own legal arguments, so it's worth knowing what to expect.

Why other websites still show your details

Companies House publishes its register as open data. Its data products page describes free bulk downloads, including a monthly snapshot of live companies and a file of people with significant control, plus per-company access for developers. Companies House also says it sets no rules on how that public information is reused, and that the people reusing it are responsible for complying with data protection law.

So a company data site can legally pull in the register, and it keeps its own copy. Our understanding is that suppression changes the record at Companies House. It doesn't reach into those copies, and GOV.UK's SR01 page only talks about the Companies House register.

Some sites refresh quickly, some don't, and some keep historic snapshots. That's why a check after suppression is worth doing.

Fix Companies House first

Asking a site to delete your address while the register still shows it rarely works. The site will point out, fairly, that the information is public at the source. Once the application succeeds, you've got a much stronger request: the register no longer shows it.

If you haven't applied yet, start with our SR01 form explained and how to complete SR01 guides, or let us do it from the commercial page. You can also run our free scan to see which filings show your details.

The order that works

Step 1Suppress at the sourceFile SR01 and wait for Companies House to confirm. Time this takes: usually 2 to 6 weeks.
Step 2Give the sites time to refreshMany pick up register changes by themselves. Look again after a few weeks.
Step 3Send requests to sites that still show youUse each site's own privacy route and keep a copy of what you send.
Step 4Follow up after one monthUK GDPR gives them one month to respond, which can be extended by up to two more for complex requests.
Step 5Escalate if neededComplain to the ICO if you get no answer or an unreasoned refusal.

How to ask Endole, Company Check and similar sites

Every site has its own route, so use that one. Here's what we found, and what kind of site you're dealing with.

Type of site	Where its data comes from	How to ask
Company information and credit sites (Endole, Company Check)	Companies House plus other public and commercial sources	Privacy policy or help page, then a data rights request
Open company databases (OpenCorporates)	Registers around the world, including Companies House	Their public records privacy notice and contact or service desk route
Directory and lead-generation sites	Scraped or bought lists	Opt-out form if there is one, otherwise a written request
Search engines	Pages on the sites above	The search engine's own removal tools, after the page changes

A few specifics from the sites themselves.

Endole: its privacy policy lists Companies House among its sources and says rights requests, including rectification and erasure, go through its help contact form. It says erasure isn't guaranteed and that it may refuse for specific reasons.
OpenCorporates: its public records privacy notice says requests go through its service desk or postal address, that it considers each case individually, and that it relies on legitimate interests.
Company Check: we couldn't open its site to check the route when we looked, so read its privacy policy and contact page yourself. Be careful with look-alike opt-out pages on other domains.

Sites change these pages, so check them again when you're ready to send. If a site has no clear route, a written request to the contact address in its privacy policy is still valid.

Your UK GDPR rights, and realistic expectations

You've got a right to rectification (having inaccurate data corrected) and, in some cases, a right to erasure under Article 17. The ICO explains both: right to erasure and right to rectification.

Erasure applies, for example, where you object to processing based on legitimate interests and there's no overriding reason to continue. It also covers data that's no longer needed for its purpose. There are exceptions, including legal obligations, and a refusal has to be justified case by case.

Here's the honest picture.

Sites often rely on legitimate interests, saying business information is useful to the public.
Where the register has already hidden your address, a site has a weak reason to keep showing it, and requests usually go better.
A site may agree to remove your home address but keep your name, appointments and company details, which stay public at Companies House.
Responses should arrive within one month, with a possible extension, and requests are generally free.

A template request email

Keep it short, specific and polite. Fictional names below.

Subject: Data protection request: update or erase personal data

Hello,

I'm Alex Morgan, a former director of Northgate Studio Ltd. Your page at [link] shows a home address in the LS6 area that has now been removed from the public register at Companies House.

Under Articles 16 and 17 of the UK GDPR, please correct your records to match the register and erase the address from your database and your pages. If you're unable to do so, please tell me your reasons in writing.

I'll expect a reply within one month. Please confirm when it's done.

Thanks, Alex Morgan

Add the page link for each place your details show, and keep screenshots with dates.

Doing this at scale

Tracking several sites, following up and keeping evidence is fiddly. Handling this for you is something we're considering as an add-on to our removal service, so ask if it would help.

After you've sent your requests

Put a reminder in your calendar for a month out. If a site updates the page, take a screenshot. If it refuses, note the reason, because that's what you'd give the ICO. You can complain through the ICO's complaints page.

Questions

Will removing my address at Companies House remove it from Endole?

Not automatically. Sites like Endole load Companies House data into their own databases, so a copy can stay up until they refresh it or you ask them to change it. Fix the register first, then check the site and send a request if the old details are still there.

Can I force a company data website to delete my details?

You can ask under Article 17 of the UK GDPR, and they have to respond within one month. They can refuse if they have an overriding reason, and many rely on legitimate interests or the public nature of the register. If they refuse you can complain to the ICO.

Do I have to pay to have my details removed from these sites?

No. Under UK GDPR, requests are generally free of charge. Be wary of any site that asks you to buy a subscription or an account before it will act on a privacy request.

How often do these sites refresh their Companies House data?

It varies by site and we don't know any site's refresh schedule. Companies House publishes some bulk files monthly and offers live access for others, so copies can lag by weeks or be near-instant. Check a few weeks after suppression, then ask if the old details remain.

What if the site still shows my address after I ask?

Send a short follow-up quoting your first request and the one-month deadline. If that's ignored or refused without a good reason, you can complain to the ICO, which handles data protection complaints in the UK.

Does Google still show my old address after the sites update?

Search results can lag behind the pages themselves. Once a site has updated or removed the page, search engines usually drop the old version over time, and you can ask Google to refresh or remove outdated results using its own tools.