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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register - how to find out if a company's applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
How to access public data from the Companies House register using our data products.
Find out which stocks and shares you can purchase, make or hold in an investor's stocks and shares ISA.
Welsh translations of our most commonly used terms.
An overview of the department's potential commercial activity for each year.
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
Find out about the tax avoidance arrangements used by some umbrella companies.
A collection of guidance about registering, filing and disclosing information with Companies House.
All data on Companies House spending over £500 since January 2014.
From today (Monday 4 March 2024), Companies House has new and enhanced powers to improve the quality and reliability of its data and tackle misuse of the companies register.
Actions Companies House takes to reduce its impact on the environment.
Registration and filing obligations of an overseas company that opens an establishment in the UK.
Guidance on referring cases, buying assets, restoring a dissolved company and applying for a discretionary grant.
Find out about the VAT liability of insurance transactions and insurance related services.
Paper forms that a limited company can file with Companies House.
All data on how long Companies House takes to pay invoices.
List of assistance companies for UK nationals in Cuba.
We deal with complaints about cases where a company name is registered for the primary purpose of preventing someone else with legitimate interest from registering it, or demanding payment from them to release it. Company Names Tribunal works with the...
Find out about different rules for entitlement for some employment types like agency workers, directors and educational workers.
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