Companies House Welsh services
The services that Companies House offers in the Welsh language.
Contact us in Welsh
Email: enquiries@companieshouse.gov.uk
Telephone: 0303 1234 500
Press ‘0’ at the start of the call to hear the options in Welsh and be transferred to a Welsh speaking advisor.
It’s important to us that you can communicate with us in your language of choice. If you encounter any barriers when trying to communicate with us in Welsh by phone or email, please email our Welsh language unit: UnedyGymraeg@companieshouse.gov.uk
Filing company information in Welsh
We provide a Welsh language online filing service where you can access bilingual forms on the ‘Company overview’ page.
Bilingual forms
You can only use bilingual forms (English and Welsh) if your company’s jurisdiction is ‘Wales’ (instead of ‘England and Wales’).
You can change your jurisdiction by filing:
- form AD05 for companies
- form LL AD05 for LLPs
Documents you can send in Welsh without a certified translation
Welsh companies or LLPs can send us the following documents in Welsh without a certified translation into English. We’ll arrange for a certified English translation and both will be available on the Companies House register.
You can file:
- a company’s memorandum of association
- a company’s articles
- a community interest company report
- a resolution or agreement
- a declaration of a community interest company
- annual accounts and reports
- revised accounts and report and any auditor’s report on revised accounts and reports
- a document which must be appended to group accounts
Welsh companies or LLPs can send us a certified Welsh translation of any document usually filed in English. This includes any documents you’ve already filed.
Social media
You can contact us in Welsh on all our social channels and we’ll respond in Welsh.
Watch Welsh language videos from Companies House on YouTube.
What a Welsh company or LLP is
A Welsh company or LLP is one that:
- told Companies House when it incorporated that its registered office would be in Wales, rather than England and Wales
- has a registered office address in Wales
This is under section 88 of the Companies Act 2006.
A Welsh company can:
- have a Welsh company name
- have a Welsh name ending, for example cyfyngedig, cwmni cyfyngedig cyhoeddus
- file statutory documents in Welsh
This does not apply to companies who told Companies House that their registered office would be in England and Wales.
More information
Updates to this page
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Contact us in Welsh – Added information on how to contact our new Welsh language phone line.
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What a Welsh company or LLP is – added more information about the meaning of 'Welsh company' or 'Welsh limited liability partnership (LLP)'
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Published Welsh Language Scheme Monitoring Report for 2019 to 2020.
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Telephone number updated.
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Annual monitoring report added for 2018 to 2019.
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Social media information updated and YouTube link added
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Welsh language scheme monitoring report
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Information updated.
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2016 to 2017 report added
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Glossary of terms added to further information.
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Welsh language report 2015-16 added
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2014-15 Welsh Language Report added
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Added translation