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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Search for details of companies involved in insolvency proceedings, liquidation, frozen assets
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
This tax Information and impact note explains changes to the Corporation Tax (CT) instalment payment dates for very large companies.
We deal with complaints about cases where a company name is registered for the primary purpose of preventing someone else with legitimate interest from registering it, or demanding payment from them to release it. Company Names Tribunal works with the...
This page provides support for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) on bidding for government contracts.
We ensure fair payment practices for Britain’s 5.7 million small businesses, and support them in resolving their payment disputes with larger businesses. SBC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade .
How to contact HMRC if you’re a large business with a general or non-technical query.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Oliver Dowden, will today (Tuesday 14th May) open a two-day summit to promote cooperation between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a digital technology expert - fintech, gaming, cyber security, artificial intelligence
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 .
Your company's financial year can run for more or less than 12 months - find out how to change it
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
Understanding the potential signs of company distress.
How to complete your CT600 Company Tax Return form for Corporation Tax and what information you need to include.
An innovation competition aiming to accelerate commercialisation of innovative longer duration energy storage projects.
Get company information including registered address, previous company names, directors' details, accounts, annual returns and company reports, if it's been dissolved
What it means to be dormant for Corporation Tax or Companies House - trading and non-trading, annual accounts, Company Tax Returns and telling HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
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.
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.
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