We are currently relying on the officer_role
field to determine if an officer is a company or a person. In short if we find the word corporate
in the value for officer_role
we assume it’s a company, otherwise an individual.
We found however an exception when listing officers for company 04591440
:
{
"resigned_on": "2002-11-29",
"links": {
"officer": {
"appointments": "/officers/IIyHVPELsK34KMmOQrYXB3CSoa0/appointments"
}
},
"name": "LEE & PRIESTLEY LIMITED",
"officer_role": "director",
"appointed_on": "2002-11-15",
"address": {
"locality": "Leeds",
"address_line_1": "No 10-12 East Parade",
"postal_code": "LS1 2AJ",
"region": "West Yorkshire"
}
}
As you can see, this is clearly a company given its name (LEE & PRIESTLEY LIMITED), however the officer_role
is simply "director"
which confuses our “algorithm” for officer type detection.
I was wondering if this is a data error or if CH can suggest a more reliable way to determine if an officer is a company or an individual?