Guidance and regulation

How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.

• From: Companies House
• Updated: 1 May 2024

Guidance to help companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) understand how to meet new mandatory climate-related financial disclosure requirements.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
• Updated: 21 February 2022

How to request and use agent assurance codes if you are a UK-regulated agent carrying out verification checks on an overseas entity, and its beneficial owners and managing officers.

• From: Companies House
• Updated: 13 September 2023

Defines a social enterprise by the purpose of a business, with primarily social objectives.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 21 November 2011

How companies will be affected by new reporting requirements in the (Directors’ Remuneration Policy and Directors’ Remuneration Report) Regulations 2019.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 14 June 2019

Defines unincorporated and incorporated businesses.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 11 November 2011

Defines a mutual, which is characterised by the extent to which members have democratic control of the business and share in its profits.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 21 November 2011

This notice to exporters is a guidance note for companies to help them understand what they need to do to ensure they are complying with the Russia sanctions.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 22 May 2023

This notice advises of the new General trade licence Russia sanctions – financial services and funds related to fertilisers.

• From: Export Control Joint Unit and 1 others
• Updated: 9 November 2022

How to remove an overseas entity's registration from the Register of Overseas Entities.

• From: Companies House
• Updated: 1 May 2024

Guidance to assist regulatory and prosecuting authorities in cases where it appears that an offence may have taken place.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 5 February 2010