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We incorporate and dissolve limited companies. We register company information and make it available to the public. Companies House is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade .
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing partners and registering with Companies House.
Information to help you identify if your organisation needs to publish a modern slavery statement.
Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.
The Lambert toolkit is for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects with each other.
Unincorporated associations are organisations set up through an agreement between a group of people who come together for a reason other than to make a profit
What the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
Defines a mutual, which is characterised by the extent to which members have democratic control of the business and share in its profits.
Guidance about working in collaboration with other charities.
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
You must apply to register with Ofsted if you are the registered person, a registered individual or the nominated individual of a daycare.
How to set up a public service mutual and 'spin out' of a public service organisation.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Understanding your role as director of a limited company and your responsibilities to Companies House.
Find out if your business needs to publish a tax strategy, what it should include and when to publish it.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Find out if you’re a trust or company service provider who needs to register for supervision with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
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