The Secretary of State's Bulk Data Service allows authorized subscribers to download business and UCC records on file with the Commonwealth of Kentucky, including:
Business Records
- Full corporate database (monthly)
- Full initial officers (monthly)
- Full corporate officers and principals (monthly)
- New corporate filings (daily/weekly)
- New corporate officers (daily/weekly)
- Changes to corporate records (daily)
- Changes to corporate officers (daily)
UCC Filings
- Full UCC filings (monthly)
- Full UCC collateral (monthly)
- Full secured parties and debtors (monthly)
- New UCC filings (daily/weekly)
- New UCC collateral (daily/weekly)
- New secured parties and debtors (daily/weekly)
UCC Filing Images (daily)
Find information on the bulk data file formats and descriptions
How to Subscribe
To subscribe, please register with Kentucky.gov and complete the Subscriber Agreement.
Subscribers using this service for commercial purposes will be charged a monthly subscription fee based on the type(s) of records specified in their subscriber agreements. Changes to record types may be made by amending the subscriber agreement.
- Business Records - $2,000 per month
- UCC Filings - $1,500 per month
- UCC Filing Images - $300 per month
Non-commercial users (e.g., persons using the information for research) are not required to pay a monthly subscription fee, but the appropriate fee will change if the purpose of use changes to commercial.
For specific questions regarding the bulk subscription service, please contact Kentucky.gov at (502) 875-3733.
File Formats
File Descriptions
The following is a description for all of the data files available for download through this service. Depending on your subscription settings you may or may not actually have access to all of the files listed below.
Business Entity Data
| File Name | Description |
|---|
| All Companies | All Companies contains a listing of all businesses on file with the Secretary of State. The file is generated monthly and is tab delimited. This file can be extended to link the initial officers associated with the business contained in 'All Initial Officers' with the field 'ID'. Additionally, all current officers associated with a business contained in 'All Officers' may be joined by using the combination of 'ID' with 'comptype' and 'compseq'. |
| All Initial Officers | All Initial Officers contains a listing of all officer records originally associated with a business filing when it was registered with the Secretary of State and is updated monthly. This file is tab delimited and is directly associated with the file 'All Companies' by joining records with the field 'ID'. |
| All Officers | All Officers contains a listing of all current officers on file with the Secretary of State associated with a business and is updated monthly. This file is tab delimited and is directly associated with the file 'All Companies' by joining records with the fields 'ID', 'comptype', and 'compseq'. |
| New Companies Weekly | New Companies Weekly contains a listing of all the new businesses registered with the Secretary of State the previous week. The file is generated every Monday and is tab delimited. This file can be extended by joining 'New Company Officers Weekly' with the field 'ID'. |
| New Company Officers Weekly | New Company Officers Weekly contains a listing of all new officers associated with a company registered with the Secretary of State the previous week. The file is generated every Monday and is tab delimited. This file can be extended by joining 'New Companies Weekly' with the field 'ID'. |
| New Companies | New Companies contains a listing of all the new businesses registered with the Secretary of State the previous business day. The file is generated daily and is tab delimited. This file can be extended by joining 'New Company Officers' with the field 'ID'. |
| New Company Officers | New Company Officers contains a listing of all new officers associated with a company registered with the Secretary of State the previous business day. The file is generated daily and is tab delimited. This file can be extended by joining 'New Companies' with the field 'ID'. |
| Company Changes | Company Changes contains a listing of all the businesses registered with the Secretary of State that changed the previous business day. Changes consist of things such as address changes, registered agent changes, officer changes, status changes, etc. The file is generated daily and is tab delimited. This file can be extended by joining 'Company Officer Changes' with the fields 'ID', 'comptype', and 'compseq'. |
| Company Officer Changes | Company Officer Changes contains a listing of all the officers registered with the Secretary of State that changed the previous business day. Changes consist of things such as address changes, registered agent changes, officer changes, status changes, etc. The file is generated daily and is tab delimited. This file can be extended by joining 'Company Changes' with the fields 'ID', 'comptype', and 'compseq'. |
UCC Filing Data
| File Name | Description |
|---|
| All UCC Filings | This file contains a listing of all UCC Filings on record with the Secretary of State and is generated the first day of each month. |
| All UCC Collateral | This file contains a listing of all UCC Filing collateral descriptions on file with the Secretary of State and is generated the first day of each month. |
| All UCC Secured Parties and Debtors | This file contains a listing of all secured parties and debtors associated with a UCC Filing on file with the Secretary of State and is generated the first day of each month. |
| UCC Filings Weekly | This file contains a listing of new UCC Filings on record with the Secretary of State for a specific week (Mon-Sun). The file is generated every Monday. |
| UCC Collateral Weekly | This file contains a listing of new UCC Filing collateral descriptions on file with the Secretary of State for a specific date. The file is tied to "Weekly UCC Filings." This file is generated every Monday. |
| UCC Secured Parties and Debtors Weekly | This file contains a listing of new secured parties and debtors associated with a UCC Filing on file with the Secretary of State for a specific week (Mon-Sun). The file is generated every Monday. |
| New UCC Filings | This file contains a listing of new UCC Filings on record with the Secretary of State for a specific date. The file is generated daily. |
| New UCC Collateral | This file contains a listing of new UCC Filing collateral descriptions on file with the Secretary of State for a specific date. The file is tied to "Daily UCC Filings." This file is generated daily. |
| New UCC Secured Parties and Debtors | This file contains a listing of new secured parties, debtors, and filers associated with a UCC Filing on file with the Secretary of State for a specific date. This file is generated daily. |
UCC Images
| File Name | Description |
|---|
| Daily UCC Images | This file contains images of all the UCC Filings filed with the Secretary of State the previous business day. This file is generated daily. |