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Find out what you need to do if you’re a contractor or subcontractor based outside the UK and do work covered by the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).
You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
Start a business to help people or communities - business structures including community interest companies and co-operatives
Read about businesses that have participated in support schemes funded by the UK government.
The Insolvency and Companies List was formerly known as the Companies Court. We handle cases relating to the insolvency of companies, including: petitions to wind up a company applications to unfreeze bank accounts or challenge a winding up petition applications...
Find out your VAT obligations if you use an online marketplace to sell goods in the UK.
This series brings together all documents relating to Mid-sized businesses
Guidance for UK audit firms, UK auditors, and those with UK audit qualifications operating in the EEA.
How to work out payments and when you should make them if your company’s annual taxable profits are between £1.5 million and £20 million.
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 information on the Companies House...
Find Companies House-recognised filing software to manage your company accounts, returns and tax accounts
This guide explains what the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
Find out about mini umbrella company fraud, including checks you should complete and how to report potential fraud.
If you run an EU-based business, check what your business needs to know to continue trading with the UK.
Decision for applicant British Broadcasting Corporation against registration number 14988089, applicant successful.
Decision for applicant Jamie Oliver Enterprises Limited against registration number 15369357, applicant successful.
Provides analysis of home-based and family-owned businesses using data from the Small Business Survey 2014.
Find out how venture capital schemes work, who can apply and what tax reliefs are available for your investors.
How to access public data from the Companies House register using our data products.
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 .
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