Definitions for "Company Number"
Keywords:  ean, ucc, allocated, prefix, stationery
Every U.K. registered company must have a unique company number, which is supplied by Companies House upon incorporation. This number remains for the life of the company, irrespective of any subsequent changes of name.
A company number is a unique number allocated to Companies House to every company incorporated.
A number allocated by the UCC or an EAN International Numbering Organization that follows the EAN.UCC Prefix within the EAN.UCC Company Prefix. When combined with the EAN.UCC Prefix, the Company Number uniquely identifies a company.