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Get company information including registered address, previous company names, directors' details, accounts, annual returns and company reports, if it's been dissolved
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 .
The Insolvency and Companies List was formerly known as the Companies Court. We handle cases relating to the insolvency of companies, including: petitions to wind up a company applications to unfreeze bank accounts or challenge a winding up petition applications...
File changes to your company information including directors, shareholders and registered office address, and where your company records are kept
This guide explains what the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
You can ask Companies House to keep your address out of the company records people can search - who can apply, forms, when your address will be removed from the records
How to follow companies and find company information for free using our online services.
What it means to be dormant for Corporation Tax or Companies House - trading and non-trading, annual accounts, Company Tax Returns and telling HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
Making changes to your company - passing resolutions, changing addesses and where your records are kept, your company name and type, directors' and secretaries' details, share structure, constitution
Contact Companies House to register your limited company, file returns and accounts
A collection of guidance about registering, filing and disclosing information with Companies House.
Your company's financial year can run for more or less than 12 months - find out how to change it
How to access public data from the Companies House register using our data products.
How to send your information to Companies House using our online services.
We have a service for Welsh companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) who prefer to use the Welsh language.
Restore a company to the Company Register - administrative restoration, deadlines, fees and forms
How to remove information that should never have been delivered to Companies House.
Paper forms that an overseas company can file with Companies House.
How to sign up for our email reminders service which tells you when your company’s accounts and confirmation statements are due.
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
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