Statement of capital when reducing capital in a company (SH19)
Use this form as a statement of a company's capital when reducing capital under section 644 and 649 of the Companies Act 2006.
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This form can be used as a statement of capital by a private limited company reducing its capital supported by a solvency statement.
You can also use this form for a private or public limited company reducing its capital supported by a court order. If your form is supported by a court order, you must send all documents to us by post.
The continuation pages are optional. Use them if you need to provide more details.
Read the guidance for more information on share capital.
How to send your form to us
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Complete your form and any supporting documents.
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Save your completed form and any supporting documents to your device.
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Upload your supporting documents and SH19 form and send them to us online.
You cannot upload your documents if your form is supported by a court order. You must send all documents to us by post.
If you need associated reduction of capital documents to be processed together, you should:
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upload supporting documents first, one at a time (the resolution, solvency statement and statement by directors as applicable)
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upload the SH19 form last, after you have uploaded the supporting documents
Standard or same day service
You have the option of a standard or same day service when you upload an SH19 online.
The standard service costs £10. The SH19 is processed within 10 to 14 days.
The same day service costs £50. The SH19 is processed on the same day if we receive it by 11am. You must also upload the relevant resolution and solvency statement by 11am. If you upload the SH19 and relevant documents after 11am, we will process them the next working day.
Refunds
If your document is rejected, we will refund your fee to the original payment method. This can take up to 7 days.
Last updated 19 July 2021 + show all updates
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A same day service is now available when sending your SH19 to us via our 'Upload a document to Companies House' service.
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Added information on how to upload the form SH19 and supporting documents to our 'Upload a document to Companies House' service.
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Form version 5
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First published.