Andy King
Biography
Andy King joined Companies House in September 2025 as Chief Executive and Registrar of Companies for England and Wales.
Before joining Companies House, Andy was Chief Operating Officer at Defence Business Services (DBS) within the Ministry of Defence (MOD) where he was also Head of the Operational Delivery profession. He has also held senior roles at the Rural Payments Agency within the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), the Environment Agency and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. Andy started his career at the Home Office where he was also seconded to a development agency.
Chief Executive, Registrar of Companies
The Chief Executive and Registrar for England and Wales is responsible for:
- incorporating and registering companies
- taking action if a company fails to file the documents required under the Companies Act 2006, which may involve dissolving companies or penalising directors
- making company data available to the public
- the day to day running of Companies House
Regulator of Community Interest Companies
The Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 established the regulator as an independent public office holder appointed by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.
The appointment was subject to an open public recruitment process monitored by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
The regulator is an independent official and their powers are set out in the Act and the Community Interest Company Regulations 2005. The Act requires the regulator to discharge their functions in accordance with good regulatory practice.
In particular, the regulator must have regard to the:
- likely impact of their actions on those affected
- results of consultation with stakeholders
- efficient and economic use of their resources
The government expects the regulator to be a ‘light touch regulator’ who will encourage the development of the CIC brand and provide guidance and assistance on matters relating to CICs.
Previous roles in government
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Operations Delivery Director