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Companies House Service

Access company and officer information for free.

23 June 2017 — News story

Changes to UK anti-money laundering measures

Anti-money laundering measures changed on 26 June.

5 July 2017 — Guidance

Reporting fraud about a company to Companies House

How to report suspected fraudulent company activity to Companies House and find out what action they can take.

26 July 2017 — News story

Accounts filing options for small companies

Changes to UK company law removed the option for small companies to file abbreviated accounts for accounting periods starting on or after 1 January...

6 July 2017 — Blog post

Digital Dinos

Find out how Carl Hewitt quit university to create a digital marketing agency, employs local students and helps small businesses in his community.

27 June 2017 — Promotional material

Companies House events calendar

Events that we host or attend to support and offer guidance to companies.

Latest

1. Bilingual forms (English/Welsh) for limited companies and limited liability partnerships

   • updated 26 July 2017
   • Collection

2. Accounts filing options for small companies

   • updated 26 July 2017
   • News story

3. Give notice ceasing to be an individual person with significant control (PSC07c)

   • published 26 July 2017
   • Form

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What we do

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, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

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Documents

Our announcements

1. Accounts filing options for small companies

   • 26 July 2017
   • News story

2. Keeping your people with significant control (PSC) register

   • 10 July 2017
   • News story

See all our announcements

Our consultations

1. Ymgynghoriad ar newidiadau i’n datganiadau ystadegol

   • 24 June 2016
   • Consultation outcome

2. Consultation on changes to our statistical products

   • 24 June 2016
   • Consultation outcome

See all our consultations

Our publications

1. Give notice ceasing to be an individual person with significant control (PSC07c)

   • 26 July 2017
   • Form

2. Give notice of change of details for person with significant control (PSC04c)

   • 26 July 2017
   • Form

See all our publications

Our statistics

1. Companies register activities: statistical release 2016/2017

   • 24 July 2017
   • Official Statistics

2. Incorporated companies in the UK January to March 2017

   • 27 April 2017
   • Official Statistics

See all our statistics

Our management

• 

  Ann Lewis

  Chief Executive, Companies House

• Ceri Witchard

  Director of Corporate Strategy

• Neil Hartley

  Director of Finance, Companies House

• Robert McNeil

  Director of Digital

• Stuart Morgan

  Director of Operations and Customer Delivery

• Lesley Cowley OBE

  Chair of Main Board and Remuneration Committee

• Ed Westhead

  Member of Main Board, Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee

• Martin Hagen

  Member of Main Board and Chair of Audit Committee

• Jeff Lynn

  Member of Main Board and Remuneration Committee

• Mike Taylor

  Member of Main Board and Audit Committee

• Vanessa Sharp

  Member of Main Board and Audit Committee

• Kathryn Cearns

  Main Board and Audit Committee

Contact Companies House

Registrar of Companies (England and Wales)

Companies House
Crown Way

Cardiff
CF14 3UZ
DX 33050 Cardiff

Email enquiries@companies-house.gov.uk

Enquiries (UK) 0303 1234 500

Gwasanaeth Cymraeg welshcoordinator@companieshouse.gov.uk

International +44 303 1234 500

The Cardiff office is open 24 hours a day for the receipt of documents
Contact Centre lines are open between 8.30am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)

Registrar of Companies (Northern Ireland)

Companies House
2nd Floor
The Linenhall
32-38 Linenhall Street
Belfast
BT2 8BG
DX481 N.R. Belfast 1

Email enquiries@companies-house.gov.uk

Enquiries (UK) 0303 1234 500

International +44 303 1234 500

Opening hours between 9am to 5pm (Monday to Friday)
The office does not have a letterbox for deliveries

Registrar of Companies (Scotland)

Companies House
4th Floor
Edinburgh Quay 2
139 Fountainbridge
Edinburgh
EH3 9FF
LP - 4 Edinburgh 2 (Legal Post) or DX ED235 Edinburgh 1

Email enquiries@companies-house.gov.uk

Enquiries (UK) 0303 1234 500

International +44 303 1234 500

Opening hours between 9am to 5pm (Monday to Friday)
The Edinburgh office has a letterbox for out of hours deliveries.

London office and information centre

Companies House
4 Abbey Orchard Street
Westminster
London
SW1P 2HT

Email enquiries@companies-house.gov.uk

Enquiries (UK) 0303 1234 500

International +44 303 1234 500

Opening hours between 9am to 5pm (Monday to Friday)
The London office has a letterbox for out of hours deliveries

Press enquiries

Companies House
Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ

Email press@companieshouse.gov.uk

Make an FOI request

1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
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Freedom of Information requests

Information Rights Team
Companies House
Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ

Email informationrights@companieshouse.gov.uk

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