Invisible Words

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Companies House ignore certain words when comparing company names for similarity. Below is a list of the words they class as 'invisible'.

  • BIZ
  • CO
  • CO UK
  • CO.UK
  • COM
  • COMPANY
  • CWMNI
  • CYM
  • CYMRU
  • DU
  • E.U
  • EU
  • G.B
  • GB
  • GREAT BRITAIN
  • N.I
  • NET
  • NI
  • NORTHERN IRELAND
  • ORG
  • ORG UK
  • ORG.UK
  • PF
  • PRYDAIN FAWR
  • U.K
  • UK
  • UNITED KINGDOM
  • WALES
  • Y DYRNAS UNEDIG