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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
You must tell Companies House if you change your company’s: name address…
You usually need to get directors or entitled shareholders to vote (known…
A company can change its name either by: a special resolution permission…
You must tell Companies House if you want to change: your registered…
You must tell Companies House about changes to your company’s directors…
You must tell Companies House about any changes to your company’s share…
You’ll need agreement from your shareholders before changing your…
You can use your company’s assets as a security for a loan or overdraft…
Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.
Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
How to carry out a flood risk assessment so that you can complete your planning application.
How to change your charity structure, for example from unincorporated to a CIO or charitable company.
How to access public data from the Companies House register using our data products.
QUICKBLOCK’s innovative building block system enables the Armed Forces to build defensive structures rated for ballistics and blast protection
If you build, buy or lease a structure and all construction contracts were signed on or after 29 October 2018, you may be able to claim tax relief.
How to order certified copies of certificates and documents held on the Companies House register.
Guidance about working in collaboration with other charities.
How to apply for an accommodation licence for a structure on the River Thames, the licensing requirements, and licence fees.
File changes to your company information including directors, shareholders and registered office address, and where your company records are kept
If your limited company is struggling, it may be possible to go into administration.
The export credit agency’s support for overseas infrastructure projects has created major new trading opportunities for UK suppliers like Severfield plc.
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money, and how to submit your compliance statement.
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.
Find out about group and divisional VAT registration and the forms you should use to apply.
Find Companies House-recognised filing software to manage your company accounts, returns and tax accounts
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
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