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How to set up a limited company, appoint directors and shareholders or guarantors, and register for tax.
A collection of guidance about registering, filing and disclosing information with Companies House.
How to access public data from the Companies House register using our data products.
How to file company information - including directors, registered office and shareholders in your confirmation statement (previously AR01 annual return)
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
What the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
We deal with complaints about cases where a company name is registered for the primary purpose of preventing someone else with legitimate interest from registering it, or demanding payment from them to release it. Company Names Tribunal works with the...
What to do if you think you've spotted a scam pretending to be from Companies House, and examples of scam emails, letters and telephone calls.
How to send your information to Companies House using our online services.
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
What it means to be dormant for Corporation Tax or Companies House - trading and non-trading, annual accounts, Company Tax Returns and telling HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
Search for details of companies involved in insolvency proceedings, liquidation, frozen assets
Making changes to your company - passing resolutions, changing addesses and where your records are kept, your company name and type, directors' and secretaries' details, share structure, constitution
Contact Companies House to register your limited company, file returns and accounts
Find out if you’re a trust or company service provider who needs to register for supervision with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
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