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What to do if you think you've spotted a scam pretending to be from Companies House, and examples of scam emails, letters and telephone calls.
How to link charities to make accounting and reporting easier.
How to get relief from excise duty on oil used in certain ways using the Industrial Relief Scheme, also known as the Tied Oils Scheme.
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.
Guidance about working in collaboration with other charities.
How you might know if your company is in distress.
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 .
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
Find out what to do with your payroll and PAYE reference numbers if your business changes but does not cease to trade.
Access the HMRC's Rebated and Tied Oils Enquiry Services, Rebated Oils and Returns Internet Upload Service
How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
The target of speaking with 1200 tied tenants to gather their views and opinions on the Pubs Code and their pub company has now been reached.
Understanding your role as director of a limited company and your responsibilities to Companies House.
Check a list of gilt-edged stocks and bonds charged on the National Loans Fund.
International co-operation for export credit financing, how UK Export Finance works with the OECD, the EU, the Paris Club and the Berne Union.
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
The Company Names Tribunal practice direction provides the framework for the management of proceedings brought before the Tribunal.
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