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, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

Read more about what we do

Documents

Our announcements

  1. 30 September filing deadline for accounts

    • News story

  2. Benefits of filing online

    • 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. Company strike off, dissolution and restoration

    • Guidance

  2. Conducting business with Companies House in Welsh

    • Guidance

See all our publications

Our statistics

  1. Companies register activities 2015/16

    • Official Statistics

  2. Incorporated companies in the UK (monthly and weekly to June 2016)

    • Official Statistics

See all our statistics

Our management

  • Tim Moss

    Tim Moss

    Chief Executive, Companies House

  • Ceri Witchard

    Director of Corporate Strategy

  • Neil Hartley

    Director of Finance, Companies House

  • Ann Lewis

    Director of Operations and Customer Delivery

  • Brian Landers

    Chair of Main Board and Remuneration Committee

  • Anne Spinali

    Member of Main Board, Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee

  • Peter Wyman

    Member of Main Board and Chair of Audit Committee

  • Jeff Lynn

    Member of Main Board and Audit Committee

  • Mike Taylor

    Member of Main Board and Audit Committee

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 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

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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