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Rules and requirements on filing annual accounts at Companies House for companies registered in the UK.
A collection of guidance about registering, filing and disclosing information with Companies House.
What the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
Understanding your role as director of a limited company and your responsibilities to Companies House.
Your company's financial year can run for more or less than 12 months - find out how to change it
You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
How to order certified copies of certificates and documents held on the Companies House register.
Search for details of companies involved in insolvency proceedings, liquidation, frozen assets
Use this form to give notice of shares allotted following incorporation. Include the optional continuation pages if needed.
Restore a company to the Company Register - administrative restoration, deadlines, fees and forms
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 appeal a penalty if you’re a company director or an accountant who has received a penalty from Companies House for filing your company accounts late.
Unincorporated associations are organisations set up through an agreement between a group of people who come together for a reason other than to make a profit
How to sign up for our email reminders service which tells you when your company’s accounts and confirmation statements are due.
How to line up your reporting dates for accounts and Company Tax Returns at the end of your limited company's first year
Use this form to change the details of an individual who is a director.
This page contains the postal forms you need to change an address of a limited company or limited liability partnership (LLP).
Find Companies House-recognised filing software to manage your company accounts, returns and tax accounts
How to tell Companies House if a company is using your personal information without your consent.
When you can be disqualified from being a director of a company - how the process works, investigations, what happens if you're banned
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