About us
We incorporate and dissolve limited companies. We register company information and make it available to the public.
More than 5 million limited companies are registered in the UK. Over 500,000 new companies are incorporated each year.
Who we are
Companies House is an executive agency of the Department for Business and Trade. We employ around 1,000 people at our offices in Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast.
Registrar of Companies
Louise Smyth is the Registrar of Companies for England and Wales, and Chief Executive of Companies House. Louise is based at Companies House in Cardiff.
Lisa Davis is the Registrar of Companies for Scotland. Lisa is based in Edinburgh.
Lynn Cooper is the Registrar of Companies for Northern Ireland. Lynn is based in Belfast.
Our responsibilities
Our main responsibilities are to:
- incorporate and dissolve limited companies
- examine and store company information
- make information available to the public
Our priorities
Our priorities are to:
- provide excellence in company registration and search
- make the register as complete and accurate as possible
- build a high performance culture
Our services
About our services. Read our customer charter which sets out the standards of service we aim to provide.
Corporate information
Access our information
- Our organisation chart
- Statistics at Companies House
- Equality and diversity
- Accessible documents policy
- Media enquiries
- Our governance
- Complaints procedure
- Research at Companies House
- Office access and opening times
Jobs and contracts
Read about the types of information we routinely publish in our Publication scheme. Find out about our commitment to Welsh language scheme. Our Personal information charter explains how we treat your personal information. Read our policy on Social media use. Find out About our services.