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How to send information to Companies House through our extensible markup language (XML) schemas, by purchasing software or developing your own.
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
File changes to your company information including directors, shareholders and registered office address, and where your company records are kept
Search for details of companies involved in insolvency proceedings, liquidation, frozen assets
How to protect your company from scams and fraud and how to report it.
The terms and conditions of the free draw upon completing the 2018 Companies House Customer and Stakeholder Opinion Survey.
Our use of data from the user benefits survey.
The terms and conditions of the free draw upon completing the user benefits survey.
A selected summary of findings from the annual survey carried out by research agent Ipsos MORI in the autumn of 2013.
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.
Your company's financial year can run for more or less than 12 months - find out how to change it
A selected summary of findings from the annual survey carried out by research agent Ipsos MORI in the autumn of 2014.
How to put your limited company or limited liability partnership into administration - what administration is, appointing an administrator, when administration ends
How to file annual accounts with HMRC and Companies House
A selected summary of findings from the annual survey carried out by research agent Ipsos MORI in the autumn of 2015.
How to sign up for our email reminders service which tells you when your company’s accounts and confirmation statements are due.
How to remove information that should never have been delivered to Companies House.
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