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You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
Contact Companies House to register your limited company, file returns and accounts
This guide explains what the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
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.
How companies and other concerns including partnerships, pension schemes and trusts, can claim Double Taxation Relief. Types of income covered by double taxation treaties.
For company directors, LLP members or people with significant control (PSCs) who are at serious risk and want to protect their personal information from the public.
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...
How to send your information to Companies House using our online services.
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.
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 .
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).
Understanding the potential signs of company distress.
File changes to your company information including directors, shareholders and registered office address, and where your company records are kept
Complain about or report company for breaking the law or committing fraud, running scams, or selling faulty products of services
We have a service for Welsh companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) who prefer to use the Welsh language.
How to manage tell HMRC your company is dormant for Corporation Tax if you have stopped trading or have never traded.
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...
How you start a limited company.
How to request and manage the authentication code you'll need to file information online at Companies House.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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