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Access company and officer information for free.

9 May 2018 — News story

Help make Companies House better: take part in our survey

Complete our Customer and Stakeholder Opinion Survey and enter a free draw to win an iPad Pro.

19 June 2018 — Guidance

Report fraud about a company

How to protect your company from scams and fraud, how to report it and what we can do.

19 June 2018 — Blog post

Nominet: 10 steps to keeping your business safe online

For Scam Awareness Month, our third in a series of guest posts from Nominet helps you to stay secure online.

19 June 2018 — Guidance

Your personal information on the public record at Companies House

This guide explains what the public record is, what details you need to give us and how this information is accessed by the public.

15 June 2018 — Blog post

Beer, brewing and business

For National Beer Day, we look at the impact of independent brewing companies in the UK.

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1. Your personal information on the public record at Companies House

   • updated 19 June 2018
   • Guidance

2. Report fraud about a company

   • updated 19 June 2018
   • Guidance

3. Strike off a company from the register (DS01)

   • updated 18 June 2018
   • 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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Our announcements

1. Scam emails claiming to be from Companies House

   • 30 May 2018
   • News story

2. Join the Companies House user panel

   • 29 May 2018
   • News story

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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. Report fraud about a company

   • 19 June 2018
   • Guidance

2. Strike off a company from the register (DS01)

   • 18 June 2018
   • Form

See all our publications

Our statistics

1. Incorporated companies in the UK January to March 2018

   • 26 April 2018
   • Official Statistics

2. Incorporated companies in the UK October to December 2017

   • 25 January 2018
   • Official Statistics

See all our statistics

Our management

• 

  Louise Smyth

  Chief Executive, Registrar of Companies

• Ceri Witchard

  Director of Strategy and Communications

• Robert McNeil

  Director of Digital

• Ann Lewis

  Director of Operations and Customer Delivery

• Angela Lewis

  Director of People Transformation

• Michelle Wall

  Director of Finance

• 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 OBE, FCA, FCCA

  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 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

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.

* 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

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
3. Make a new request by contacting us at:

Freedom of Information requests

Information Rights Team
Companies House
Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ

Email informationrights@companieshouse.gov.uk

Corporate information

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