beta.companieshouse.gov.uk

Insights from our analysis of beta.companieshouse.gov.uk indicate a robust digital presence for the UK's official register of companies. With a trust score of 62, this domain is likely safe for users, boasting a strong reputation due to its government affiliation. Our verdict? This domain is "Likely Safe" for online interactions.

The trust score of 62 suggests a high level of reliability, driven by the domain's association with the UK government. This adds significant credibility to the information and services provided. The domain's SSL certification from DigiCert Inc and use of TLS 1.2 further reinforce trust, with a security score of 50. While not perfect, this score indicates a moderate level of security, suggesting a stable online environment for users.

Our analysis reveals a mix of technologies in use at beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Three technologies are employed: Matomo, Amazon CloudFront, and jQuery. This diversity of tools enables efficient management and deployment of digital assets. Matomo, a popular open-source web analytics platform, likely provides valuable insights into user behavior. Amazon CloudFront, a content delivery network, optimizes content delivery and reduces latency. jQuery, a JavaScript library, facilitates dynamic web development.

beta.companieshouse.gov.uk delivers its homepage in 7216ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 32 KB, and we detected 52 resource requests loading assets from 7 third-party domains. A high number of third-party domains can significantly impact page load time due to additional DNS lookups and TLS handshakes required for each domain. No compression is currently enabled on beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Enabling Brotli or Gzip compression could reduce page size by 60-80% for text-based assets (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), significantly improving load times and reducing bandwidth costs. This is one of the simplest and most impactful performance optimizations available. Asset minification status: 1 out of 4 CSS files and 1 out of 7 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 9 unminified file(s) could further reduce page weight by 10-30% for those assets. Minification is a best practice that reduces download sizes without affecting functionality. From an environmental perspective, each page view of beta.companieshouse.gov.uk produces approximately 0.02g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of A. This places the website among the cleanest on the web, demonstrating efficient use of server resources and optimized content delivery. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 32 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. This typically means the site doesn't have enough real-world Chrome user traffic to generate statistically significant field data, or the domain is not included in the CrUX dataset. Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) are important Google ranking factors that measure real user experience.

The domain's infrastructure appears well-organized, with a fast response time of 7.22 seconds. The 200 status code indicates a successful request. The use of HTTPS, ensuring secure data transmission, is a significant advantage. The page size is relatively small, at 32 KB, which helps reduce load times. The domain's IP address, 18.135.56.191, is publicly resolvable, facilitating connectivity. However, we could not find records for the domain's MX, registrar, or SPF/DKIM data, which might be due to the domain's government affiliation and potential lack of public disclosure.

The homepage of beta.companieshouse.gov.uk contains 327 words of visible text content. This is a moderate amount of content. The page is structured with 6 H2 headings, 0 H3 headings, 0 H4 headings. The page includes 1 image. 1 images (100%) are missing alt text attributes, which is a significant concern for both accessibility and SEO. Screen readers rely on alt text to describe images to visually impaired users, and search engines use alt text to understand image content. Only 0% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 15 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 10 external links pointing to third-party websites. There are 7 external JavaScript files, 4 CSS stylesheets, and 0 iframes on the page. The site implements the following web standards and features: Progressive Web App (PWA) manifest (enabling app-like installation). Notable missing features: XML Sitemap, robots.txt, and Schema.org structured data. Adding these could improve search engine discoverability and rich result eligibility.

The domain's title, "Search the register - Find and update company information - GOV.UK," provides a clear and concise description of the content. The presence of a single image and 327 words of content on the page suggest a well-structured and informative resource. Unfortunately, we could not find information on the domain's SEO strategy or its performance on search engines. Nevertheless, the domain's clear and concise title, combined with its government affiliation, may already attract significant organic traffic.