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9 May 2018 — News story
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13 July 2018 — Blog post
No one likes penalties
It’s the World Cup final on Sunday 15 July. Find out how you can avoid a late filing penalty and whether you can appeal.
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.
11 July 2018 — Blog post
Hard Lines: Lights, camera, action, coffee
We visited Hard Lines coffee shop in Cardiff to take a look behind the scenes of the company.
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Hard Lines
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Use a formation agent to register your company
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Registrar of Companies (England and Wales)
Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ
DX 33050 Cardiff
United Kingdom
Enquiries (UK)
0303 1234 500
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welshcoordinator@companieshouse.gov.uk
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+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)
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2nd Floor
The Linenhall
32-38 Linenhall Street
Belfast
BT2 8BG
DX481 N.R. Belfast 1
United Kingdom
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0303 1234 500
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+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.
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4th Floor
Edinburgh Quay 2
139 Fountainbridge
Edinburgh
EH3 9FF
DX ED235 Edinburgh 1
United Kingdom
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0303 1234 500
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+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.
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4 Abbey Orchard Street
Westminster
London
SW1P 2HT
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