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The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill is coming
The Bill contains a number of measures which together represent significant change for companies and Companies House customers.
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Companies House free accounts data wins international award
Companies House receives recognition for its world-leading approach to open data, following the release of accounts data for UK companies.
Changes to the rules for company and business names
Outcome of the Red Tape Challenge consultation on company and business names.
Companies House events calendar
Events that Companies House are holding or attending to support and advise businesses.
Email reminders help companies file on time
Companies who have switched to email reminders from paper are more likely to file their accounts and annual return on time.
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Appoint a secretary (AP03)
- updated 5 March 2015
- Form
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Appoint a corporate director (AP02)
- updated 5 March 2015
- Form
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Appoint a director (AP01)
- updated 5 March 2015
- Form
What we do
Companies House incorporates and dissolves limited companies, registers the information companies are legally required to supply, and makes that information available to the public.
Companies House is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills.
Documents
Our announcements
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The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill is coming
- 18 February 2015
- News story
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Changes to the rules for company and business names
- 3 February 2015
- News story
Our publications
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Appoint a secretary (AP03)
- 5 March 2015
- Form
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Appoint a corporate director (AP02)
- 5 March 2015
- Form
Our statistics
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Late filing penalty statistics 2014-2015
- 2 March 2015
- Statistics
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Companies House: public targets performance 2014-2015
- 26 February 2015
- Statistics
Our management
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Tim Moss
Chief Executive, Companies House
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Neil Hartley
Director of Strategy and Corporate Services
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Ann Lewis
Director of Operations and Customer Delivery
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Gareth Lloyd
Digital Services Director
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Registrar of Companies (England and Wales)
Companies House
Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ
DX 33050 Cardiff
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
Opening hours between 9am to 5pm (Monday to Friday)
The Belfast 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
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
Opening hours between 9am to 5pm (Monday to Friday)
The London office has a letterbox for out of hours deliveries
Press enquiries
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Cardiff
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