Endole Explorer — do you need it?
Short answer: Explorer is Endole's discovery product — for finding companies and directors across the UK register when you don't know who you're looking for yet. If your workflow is discovery-first, it earns its subscription. If you already know which company to look up, plain Endole (or Companies House free) is faster.
Illustrative — Explorer resolves the same relationship graph across 5m+ UK limited companies. One director → all their companies → each company's other directors, in a single view.
What Explorer includes (and doesn't)
| Feature | State |
|---|---|
| Search across 5m+ UK limited companies | Included |
| Director network visualisation | Included |
| Cross-company director timelines | Included |
| Group hierarchy resolution (parent / subsidiary) | Included |
| Filtered search — sector, region, size, age | Included |
| Bulk export (CSV) of search results | Partial / tier-gated |
| Credit score on every result row | Partial / tier-gated |
| PSC network mapping | Included |
| Insolvency signal overlay | Not included |
| Real-time watchlists across searches | Not included |
| API access for programmatic search | Not included |
| Adverse media / PEP screening | Not included |
Do you actually need Explorer? — by use case
Explorer is the Endole product I recommend most warmly, precisely because it's the one that does something Companies House genuinely doesn't — cross-company director resolution at speed. Everything else in Endole's stack has a free equivalent; Explorer's network view saves real time.
That said, if you're not doing discovery-first research — you already know the target company — you'll never use Explorer's power. Buy the base Endole tier (or use Companies House free) and skip Explorer.
Discovering companies to buy? Try Sell Ltd's Opportunities.
For acquisition-side discovery, we publish live UK administrations and confidential opportunities free — filterable by sector, region and size — at /administrations. Different angle from Explorer's general-purpose network view.
FAQs
What is Endole Explorer?
Endole Explorer is Endole's search-and-network product — the tool for finding companies and directors across the UK register, visualising director networks and building filtered lists, rather than pulling a single credit report on a known company.
Do I need Endole Explorer?
Only if your workflow is discovery-first — you don't know the company name yet and need to find candidates by filter (sector, region, size, age, director link). If you already know which company you want to look up, plain Endole (or Companies House) is faster.
Is Endole Explorer free?
There's a preview tier that lets you run basic searches. Full result access, exports and cross-company director views sit on paid tiers. Casual users get the flavour of it free; power users hit the paywall quickly.
How much does Endole Explorer cost?
Explorer access is bundled with Endole's upper-tier subscriptions rather than sold standalone. Expect £29–£99/mo for the full feature set, in line with Endole's main pricing. Prices captured 1970-01-01 from endole.co.uk.
Is Endole Explorer better than Companies House Search?
For discovery, yes. Companies House Search is single-company or single-director lookup with basic filtering. Explorer adds cross-company aggregation, network visualisation and richer filters. For a single lookup on a known target, Companies House is still faster.
Can I export data from Endole Explorer?
Bulk CSV export exists but is gated to higher tiers and rate-limited. If your goal is a 10,000-row list for a sales campaign, price the upper tier honestly — or use a purpose-built B2B list tool.
Does Explorer show director home addresses?
No. Explorer displays the service addresses filed at Companies House, not residential addresses — which are protected under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015. Any tool claiming to show residential addresses is either mistaken or acting improperly.
Is Explorer worth it for lead generation?
Marginal. Purpose-built B2B list tools (Cognism, Apollo, Lusha, ZoomInfo) give you decision-maker email/phone alongside company data — Explorer stops at company + director names. For UK-only research where director-to-company mapping is the priority, Explorer wins; for outbound sales, dedicated tools win.
What does Explorer miss?
Insolvency signal overlay, real-time watchlists across searches, API access, and adverse-media/PEP screening. If any of these are core to your workflow, Explorer is not the answer — Red Flag Alert, DueDil/FullCircl or Creditsafe cover them respectively.
How does Explorer compare to OpenCorporates?
OpenCorporates is a free multi-jurisdiction company search with better geographic coverage but plainer UI. Explorer is UK-only but with richer network visualisation and credit context. Use OpenCorporates for cross-border research; Explorer for deep UK discovery.
Sell Ltd's honest verdict on Explorer?
A useful tool for a specific job — UK director-network research and filtered company discovery. Not a replacement for the credit-controller-focused Endole product; not a replacement for a KYC platform. If your workflow matches, it earns its subscription — otherwise, pass.