Directory UK help and FAQs

Search using a business name or service and narrow the results by town, county or business category. Each published profile gives more information about a company.

Yes. You can submit a free listing with essential business details and a website link marked as user-generated content (UGC). Free profiles appear after relevant Sponsored and Premium results.

Premium includes priority placement above Free results, richer business information, a logo and gallery, a main website link and up to four keyword-rich service or product deep links on each selected directory. The listing remains permanent subject to our terms.

Across all five directories you can include five main website links and up to four service or product deep links on each site: up to 20 deep links and 25 links in total, provided you supply valid destinations. Premium links are followed links, subject to our listing terms.

Yes. Premium website and service or product links are standard followed links on each selected directory. Free listing website links are marked as user-generated content (UGC). Placement and link eligibility remain subject to our published listing terms.

Yes. Sponsored category positions appear above Premium and Free listings for 12 months and are clearly labelled Sponsored. Your underlying Premium listing is permanent and remains published after sponsored positioning expires.

The current five-directory Premium price is £14.99 as a one-off payment. Optional sponsored positioning across all five directories costs a further £29.99 for 12 months, totalling £44.98 initially.

Yes. Use Manage My Listing to access your existing profile via an email-verified management link and select Upgrade to Premium. Your original profile remains available while payment is pending.

No. Directory listings can help people discover your business and create additional routes to your website, but search rankings, traffic and any SEO benefit are not guaranteed. Paid links should be treated as advertising under search-engine guidelines.

Directory UK is organised around UK business categories, towns and cities. Visitors can browse relevant public profiles and find contact or service details supplied by the companies.

Yes. Directory UK supports searching by town, county or postcode as well as business name and service. Results depend on the information recorded against each listing.

They bring business information into a searchable format. Visitors can compare published business descriptions, locations, contact information and websites before contacting a provider directly. Directory inclusion does not constitute an endorsement.

Businesses serving customers beyond a physical shop or office can provide relevant service-coverage information during submission. The public profile will show the location and service details available for that listing.