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Find Companies House-recognised filing software to manage your company accounts, returns and tax accounts
You can use software to file your company accounts, file changes to your…
Companies House has tested the software listed. You should consider which…
Companies House has tested and authorised software for filing information…
Get a preferential rate on goods you import to the UK from a Developing Countries Trading Scheme country.
How to protect your company from scams and fraud and how to report it.
Discrimination policy and equal opportunities in recruitment and in the workplace - age discrimination, disabled workers, gender reassignment, sex discrimination
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
An overview of the work the IPO is undertaking in relation to Standard Essential Patents.
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
How to get scientific advice about your licence application from MHRA, including: submitting a request, your meeting with MHRA, fees.
What the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
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.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
The Lambert toolkit is for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects with each other.
Find out what to do with your payroll and PAYE reference numbers if your business changes but does not cease to trade.
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing designated members and registering with Companies House.
How to send information to Companies House through our extensible markup language (XML) schemas, by purchasing software or developing your own.
Check if your company can pay a reduced rate of 10% Corporate Tax if it exploits patented inventions and innovations.
How to make a negligible value claim for unquoted shares, and how to check if shares previously quoted on the London Stock Exchange now have negligible value.
This page provides support for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) on bidding for government contracts.
Find out how to value company benefits for your employees.
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