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Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
A condensed list of SIC codes for providing Companies House with a description of your company's nature of business.
How to request and manage the authentication code you'll need to file information online at Companies House.
What the confirmation statement is and how to send your statement to Companies House.
How to identify and record the people who own or control your company.
Types of model articles of association a limited company can have, including older versions of Table A from previous company legislation.
How to send your information to Companies House using our online services.
Model articles of association for companies incorporated on or after 28 April 2013.
How to file an update statement for an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers.
Rules and requirements on filing annual accounts at Companies House for companies registered in the UK.
This guide explains what the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
Understanding your role as director of a limited company and your responsibilities to Companies House.
How to sign up for our email reminders service which tells you when your company’s accounts and confirmation statements are due.
How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.
How to tell Companies House if a company is using your personal information without your consent.
Sets out the main requirements for incorporating a company in the UK.
How an obliged entity can make a report if there’s a material discrepancy between the information it holds about a person with significant control (PSC) or registrable beneficial owner of an overseas entity, and the informat…
Information for directors, secretaries or company advisers about how to dissolve a company or restore a company to the register.
How to order certified copies of certificates and documents held on the Companies House register.
Guidance for companies, limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and eligible Scottish partnerships on the register of people with significant control (PSC) requirements.
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