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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Information about registered land and property in England and Wales owned by UK companies.
Tax and reporting rules for employers paying income tax on a directors' behalf
A collection of guidance about registering, filing and disclosing information with Companies House.
Register now to find out more about what you need to consider when starting a company.
Even the best-run business can face unexpected challenges and solvency issues. It's important you recognise the signs and understand your duties as a director.
When you can be disqualified from being a director of a company - how the process works, investigations, what happens if you're banned
Appointing a new director to your limited company.
Our use of data from the Companies House business owner survey.
Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register - how to find out if a company's applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
Certain company transactions that may be open to challenge if the company enters liquidation or administration.
How to tell Companies House if a company is using your personal information without your consent.
How to remove your home address from the public register if you’ve used it as a service address for correspondence, or a shareholder's address. This also applies to LLPs and LLP members.
How to protect your company from scams and fraud and how to report it.
Tough action taken against directors to tackle Covid loan misconduct
Use form OS CH04 to change the details of a corporate director of an overseas company.
How to file your company annual accounts with Companies House
Find out about paying Corporation Tax, instead of Income Tax, if you’re a non-UK resident company with UK property income.
The forms you should use to tell Companies House about changes to the directors of your limited company.
Hear first-hand experiences of the challenges and advantages of owning your own business, with advice on how to get started.
Restore a company to the Company Register - administrative restoration, deadlines, fees and forms
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