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Understanding your role as director of a limited company and your responsibilities to Companies House.
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.
Companies House is proud to have retained its Investors in People (IiP) ‘we invest in people’ platinum status.
We incorporate and dissolve limited companies. We register company information and make it available to the public.
From today (Monday 4 March 2024), Companies House has new and enhanced powers to improve the quality and reliability of its data and tackle misuse of the companies register.
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.
Hear first-hand experiences of the challenges and advantages of owning your own business, with advice on how to get started.
Times and days we're open for business. Information about public access and sending post to Companies House.
How to apply for jobs at Companies House.
Paper forms to register with Companies House and file information for your company, partnership, or other company types.
Rules and requirements on filing annual accounts at Companies House for companies registered in the UK.
This notice sets out how we handle your personal data and how we comply with the requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Restore a company to the Company Register - administrative restoration, deadlines, fees and forms
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
Companies House releases quarterly and annual statistics on company register activity and register size, and annual figures on late filing penalties.
All data on Companies House spending over £500 since January 2014.
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