Collection

Companies House forms for limited companies

Paper forms that a limited company can file with Companies House.

• From: Companies House
• Published: 20 November 2014
• Last updated: 11 October 2018 — See all updates

To make sure your information is processed on time, use our online services to:

• file your accounts
• file your confirmation statement
• make changes to your company
• close your company

You must send all paper forms to the correct Companies House office.

Any form that is completed and sent to us will be published on the Companies House register. Your information, including any personal data, will be available to the public (apart from any protected information).

Information can only be amended or removed in certain circumstances. Read our personal information charter for more information.

Incorporation

You can register your private limited company online.

• Register a private or public company (IN01)
  • 4 March 2024
  • Form
• Give notice of subscribers: company with share capital
  • 1 October 2009
  • Form
• Give notice of subscribers: company not having share capital
  • 27 April 2015
  • Form

Accounts

You can file your accounts online and change your accounting reference date online.

• Change your company accounting reference date (AA01)
  • 23 March 2022
  • Form
• File your dormant accounts (AA02)
  • 5 March 2015
  • Form
• Give notice of statement of guarantee by subsidiary company (AA06)
  • 31 December 2020
  • Form

Confirmation statement

The confirmation statement has replaced the annual return.

You can file your confirmation statement online.

• Confirmation statement (CS01)
  • 4 March 2024
  • Form
• Confirmation statement form CS01 (new version)
  • 4 March 2024
  • Form

Annual return

From 30 June 2016, the annual return was replaced by the confirmation statement.

You can file your annual return online.

Older 363 forms are available on the National Archives’ website.

• File an annual return (AR01) for your company
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form

Change of name

You can change your company name (NM01) online if you do not need permission for the new company name.

• Change a company name (NM01)
  • 9 March 2015
  • Form
• Give notice of a conditional change of name (NM02)
  • 3 May 2010
  • Form
• Confirm satisfaction of the resolution of change of name (NM03)
  • 3 May 2010
  • Form
• Notify a change of name by means provided for in the articles (NM04)
  • 3 May 2010
  • Form
• Give notice of change of name by resolution of directors (NM05)
  • 9 October 2014
  • Form
• Request to seek comments on change of name (NM06)
  • 1 May 2010
  • Form
• Gain exemption from requirement as to use of limited or cyfyngedig (NE01)
  • 3 May 2010
  • Form

Change of registered office

You can change your registered office address (AD01) online.

• Change a company's registered office address (AD01)
  • 4 March 2024
  • Form
• Change situation of England and Wales or Welsh company (AD05)
  • 6 April 2015
  • Form

Change of constitution

• Give notice of restriction on the company's articles (CC01)
  • 26 January 2021
  • Form
• Give notice of removal of restriction on company's articles (CC02)
  • 26 January 2021
  • Form
• Give notice of compliance of restriction to change articles (CC03)
  • 26 January 2021
  • Form
• Notify the change of a company's objects (CC04)
  • 26 January 2021
  • Form
• Change constitution by enactment (CC05)
  • 26 January 2021
  • Form
• Change of constitution by order of court or other authority (CC06)
  • 26 January 2021
  • Form

Directors and secretaries

You can make changes to your company officers online.

• Appoint a director (AP01)
  • 9 February 2018
  • Form
• Appoint a corporate director (AP02)
  • 31 December 2020
  • Form
• Appoint a secretary (AP03)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Appoint a corporate secretary (AP04)
  • 31 December 2020
  • Form
• Change the details of a director (CH01)
  • 9 February 2018
  • Form
• Change the details of a corporate director (CH02)
  • 31 December 2020
  • Form
• Change the details of a secretary (CH03)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Change the details of a corporate secretary (CH04)
  • 31 December 2020
  • Form
• Terminate an appointment of a director (TM01)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Terminate an appointment of a secretary (TM02)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form

Company records

You can file changes about your company records online.

• Register a single alternative inspection location (AD02)
  • 6 March 2015
  • Form
• Move your company's records to the registered office (AD04)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Move your company's records to the single alternative inspection location (AD03)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Elect to keep register of directors information on the public register (EH01)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Elect to keep directors' residential addresses on the central register (EH02)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Elect to keep register of secretaries information on the central register (EH03)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Elect to keep register of people with significant control (PSC) information on the central register (EH04)
  • 23 June 2017
  • Form
• Elect to keep register of members information on central register (EH05)
  • 19 December 2016
  • Form
• Give notice of an update to members' information held on the central register (EH06)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Withdraw register of directors information from the central register (EW01)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Withdraw usual residential addresses information from the central register (EW02)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Withdraw register of secretaries' information from the central register (EW03)
  • 15 July 2016
  • Form
• Withdraw register of people of significant control (PSC) information from the central register (EW04)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Withdraw register of members' information from the public register (EW05)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form

People with significant control (PSC)

• Give notice of individual person with significant control (PSC01)
  • 9 February 2018
  • Form
• Give notice of relevant legal entity with significant control (PSC02)
  • 1 November 2017
  • Form
• Give notice of other registrable person with significant control (PSC03)
  • 1 November 2017
  • Form
• Give notice of change of details for person with significant control (PSC04)
  • 9 February 2018
  • Form
• Give notice of change of details for relevant legal entity with significant control (PSC05)
  • 1 November 2017
  • Form
• Give notice of change of details of other registrable person with significant control (PSC06)
  • 1 November 2017
  • Form
• Give notice of ceasing to be a person with significant control (PSC07)
  • 1 November 2017
  • Form
• Give notice of PSC statements (PSC08)
  • 23 June 2017
  • Form
• Give notice of update to PSC statements (PSC09)
  • 23 June 2017
  • Form

Other appointments

• Terminate appointment of manager or receiver (TM03)
  • 3 May 2010
  • Form
• Change the service address for a manager (CH05)
  • 3 May 2010
  • Form
• Appoint a community interest company or charity manager or a judicial factor (Scotland)
  • 3 May 2010
  • Form

Resolutions

• Give notice of a special resolution on change of name
  • 1 October 2009
  • Form
• Give notice of a written special resolution on change of name
  • 17 November 2014
  • Form
• Give notice of a resolution
  • 13 November 2014
  • Form

Share capital

You can file your share allotment (SH01) online.

• Return of allotment of shares (SH01)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Consolidate, sub-divide, redeem shares or re-convert stock into shares (SH02)
  • 4 September 2017
  • Form
• Notify a purchase of own shares (SH03)
  • 1 April 2022
  • Form
• Notify a sale or transfer of treasury shares (SH04)
  • 7 October 2014
  • Form
• Notify a cancellation of treasury shares (SH05)
  • 1 April 2022
  • Form
• Notify a cancellation of shares (SH06)
  • 1 April 2022
  • Form
• Notify a cancellation of shares: public company (SH07)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Notify a name or other designation of class of shares (SH08)
  • 1 May 2010
  • Form
• Allotting a new class of shares by an unlimited company (SH09)
  • 1 May 2010
  • Form
• Give notice of particulars of variation of rights attached to shares (SH10)
  • 1 May 2010
  • Form
• Give notice of a new class of members (SH11)
  • 1 May 2010
  • Form
• Give notice of particulars of variation of class rights (SH12)
  • 1 May 2010
  • Form
• Give notice of name or other designation of class of members (SH13)
  • 1 May 2010
  • Form
• Notify a redenomination of shares (SH14)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Notify a reduction of capital following redenomination (SH15)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Give notice of application to court to cancel special resolution (SH16)
  • 1 May 2010
  • Form
• Give notice by the company of application to cancel special resolution (SH17)
  • 1 May 2010
  • Form
• Statement of capital when reducing capital in a company (SH19)
  • 19 July 2021
  • Form
• Statement of capital when reducing capital in a company after share warrants cancelled (SH19)
  • 26 September 2017
  • Form
• Give notice of an application to court to cancel share warrants (NAC01)
  • 25 February 2016
  • Form
• Apply for trading certificate for a public company (SH50)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Notice of takeover offer to non-assenting shareholders (980(1))
  • 1 March 2007
  • Form
• Give notice of declaration to non-assenting shareholders (980dec)
  • 1 March 2007
  • Form
• Give notice of a takeover to non-assenting shareholders (984)
  • 1 March 2007
  • Form

Strike off and dissolution

• Strike off a company from the register (DS01)
  • 3 December 2018
  • Form
• Withdraw a striking off application by company (DS02)
  • 6 March 2015
  • Form

Receivers and managers

• Appoint an administrative receiver, receiver or manager (RM01)
  • 24 September 2014
  • Form
• Cease to act as administrative receiver, receiver or manager (RM02)
  • 2 October 2014
  • Form

Mortgage for charges created on or after 6 April 2013

You can register a charge (MR01) online and register an acquisition (MR02) online.

To register a charge created before 6 April 2013, you’ll need to use one of the older charge forms available on the National Archives’ website

• Register particulars of a charge (MR01)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Register a charge: property or undertaking acquired (MR02)
  • 19 April 2016
  • Form
• Register a charge to secure a series of debentures (MR03)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Register a statement of a company acting as a trustee (MR06)
  • 17 September 2014
  • Form
• Register a charge where there is no instrument (MR08)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Register a charge: property acquired, no instrument (MR09)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Register a charge to secure debentures with no instrument (MR10)
  • 17 April 2024
  • Form

Mortgage for charges created before, on or after 6 April 2013

You can satisfy a charge (MR04) online and cease or release property from a charge (MR05) online.

• Register a statement of satisfaction (MR04)
  • 6 February 2023
  • Form
• Register a statement: property released in part or whole (MR05)
  • 6 February 2023
  • Form
• Register particulars of alteration of a charge (MR07)
  • 17 September 2014
  • Form

Mortgage for Scottish company charges created before, on or after 6 April 2013

• Register particulars of an instrument: alteration to floating charge created by company registered in Scotland (466)
  • 26 February 2019
  • Form

Re-registration

• Re-register your private limited company to a plc (RR01)
  • 31 December 2020
  • Form
• Re-register your public limited company as a private company (RR02)
  • 13 October 2014
  • Form
• Give notice of application to court: cancellation of resolution for re-registration (RR03)
  • 9 October 2014
  • Form
• Give notice of application to court: cancellation of resolution of re-registration (RR04)
  • 9 October 2014
  • Form
• Re-register your limited company as unlimited company (RR05)
  • 27 January 2015
  • Form
• Re-register an unlimited company as a limited company (RR06)
  • 1 August 2010
  • Form
• Re-register a public company as a private unlimited company (RR07)
  • 27 January 2015
  • Form
• Re-register a public company as a private limited company following a court order reducing capital (RR08)
  • 9 October 2014
  • Form
• Re-register a public company as a private company following a cancellation of shares (RR09)
  • 9 October 2014
  • Form
• Statement of capital when re-registering from unlimited to limited (SH19)
  • 30 June 2016
  • Form
• Show assent: public company re-registered as private and unlimited
  • 1 October 2009
  • Form
• Show assent: private limited company re-registered as unlimited
  • 9 October 2014
  • Form

Restoration

• Apply for administrative restoration to the register (RT01)
  • 3 March 2023
  • Form

Opening of overseas branch register

• Give notice of opening of overseas branch register (AD06)
  • 3 May 2010
  • Form
• Give notice of discontinuance of overseas branch register (AD07)
  • 1 May 2010
  • Form

Investment companies

• Give notice of intention to continue as investment company (IC01)
  • 3 May 2010
  • Form
• Give notice of intention to stop being an investment company (IC02)
  • 3 May 2010
  • Form

Registrar's powers

• Replace a document not meeting requirements (RP01)
  • 4 March 2024
  • Form
• File a second filing of a document previously delivered (RP04)
  • 4 March 2024
  • Form
• Correct a director's date of birth (RP CH01)
  • 4 March 2024
  • Form
• Apply to change an address (RP07)
  • 4 March 2024
  • Form
• Application to remove material (RP08)
  • 4 March 2024
  • Form

Voluntary translation

• Certify voluntary translation of an original document (VT01)
  • 17 September 2014
  • Form

Published 20 November 2014
Last updated 11 October 2018 + show all updates

1. 11 October 2018

   Form added to Registrar's powers collection.

2. 12 July 2016

   New collection for PSCs created for the PSC forms.

3. 2 July 2016

   Collection reordered

4. 20 June 2016

   Confirmation statement (CS01) added to the page

5. 19 April 2016

   Planned maintenance notice removed.

6. 6 April 2016

   New forms RP06 and RP07 added to the Limited Companies Registrar's Powers forms collection

7. 4 April 2016

   Message added: Due to essential maintenance Companies House online services will be unavailable between Saturday 16 April 2016 and Sunday 17 April 2016. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. You’ll still be able to file with HMRC.

8. 25 February 2016

   New SH19 (share warrants) and NAC01 forms added to collection.

9. 4 March 2015

   Moved form SH19 (Statement of capital when re-registering from unlimited to limited) from share capital to re-registration.

10. 20 November 2014

    First published.