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.

Read more about what we do

Documents

Our announcements

  1. New laws to protect your home address at Companies House

    • News story

  2. Scam emails claiming to be from Companies House

    • News story

See all our announcements

Our consultations

  1. Ymgynghoriad ar newidiadau i’n datganiadau ystadegol

    • Consultation outcome

  2. Consultation on changes to our statistical products

    • Consultation outcome

See all our consultations

Our publications

  1. Use a formation agent to register your company

    • Guidance

  2. Companies House webinars

    • Promotional material

See all our publications

Our statistics

  1. Incorporated companies in the UK January to March 2018

    • Official Statistics

  2. Incorporated companies in the UK October to December 2017

    • Official Statistics

See all our statistics

Our management

Contact Companies House

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 out of hours deliveries.

Registrar of Companies (Scotland)

Companies House
4th Floor
Edinburgh Quay 2
139 Fountainbridge
Edinburgh
EH3 9FF
DX ED235 Edinburgh 1

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

* The Scottish Legal Post service is no longer available from 1 January 2018.

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

Companies House
Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ

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
  3. Make a new request by contacting us at:

Freedom of Information requests

Information Rights Team
Companies House
Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

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