Format/length:	max 8 characters
HES item:
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
A unique reference number allocated by the Registrar of Companies to a limited liability company or unlimited company at the time of first registration of that company.

References:
UK Government Data Standards Catalogue (GDSC), Version 2.0, Agreed 01.01.02. GDSC:
http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/gdsc/html/default.htm

COMPANIES HOUSE REFERENCE NUMBER is the same as ORGANISATION CODE where the ORGANISATION IDENTIFIER TYPE equals 'b. Companies House Reference Number'.

UK Government Data Standards Catalogue

Data Element	Companies House Reference Number
Is Part Of	Organisation Information
Has Parts
Version	2.0
Status	Release
Previous Versions
Later Versions
Date Agreed	1 January 2002

Meta Data	Value
Name	Companies House Reference Number
Description	A unique reference number allocated by the Registrar of Companies to a limited liability company or unlimited company at the time of first registration of that company.
Business Format	Max. 8 characters
Element Type	Data Item
Validation	The first part must be the single character R or two characters within the set: OO, AC, FC, GE, GN, GS, IC, IP, LP, NA, NF, NI, NL, NO, NP, NR, NZ, OC, RC, SA, SC, SF, SI, SL, SO, SP, SR, SZ, ZC. The second part is up to 6 numeric characters.
Value
Default Value
Owner	Companies House
Based On	Companies House
Verification
Comment