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We incorporate and dissolve limited companies. We register company information and make it available to the public. Companies House is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade .
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
File changes to your company information including directors, shareholders and registered office address, and where your company records are kept
Use this service to verify your identity for Companies House.
How to file company information - including directors, registered office and shareholders in your confirmation statement (previously AR01 annual return)
How to file your company annual accounts with Companies House
You need to prove who you are to set up, run, own or control a company in the UK.
What the company register is, what details you need to give to Companies House, and how the public can access this information.
The services and standards you can expect from Companies House.
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company.
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