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How to sign up for our email reminders service which tells you when your company’s accounts and confirmation statements are due.
How a company can be removed from the Companies House register.
How an obliged entity can make a report if there’s a material discrepancy between the information it holds about a person with significant control (PSC) or registrable beneficial owner of an overseas entity, and the informat…
You’ll need to apply for an account to file using software. The account you need will depend on whether you’re filing company accounts and documents that have a fee.
How to remove your home address, signature, day of your date of birth, or occupation from the public register.
Guidance for companies, limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and eligible Scottish partnerships on the register of people with significant control (PSC) requirements.
How to ask Companies House to extend your filing deadline if an unplanned event stops you filing your accounts.
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.
How to file an update statement for an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers.
How to register a new charge at Companies House, or tell us about any you've paid off.
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing designated members and registering with Companies House.
How a late filing penalty will be imposed if your company or LLP's accounts are not filed on time, and how to appeal against a penalty.
How to send information to Companies House using using commercial software.
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.
Sets out the main requirements for incorporating a company in the UK.
How to access public data from the Companies House register using our data products.
A list of company formation agents and company secretarial agents you can use to incorporate your company.
For company directors, LLP members or people with significant control (PSCs) who are at serious risk and want to protect their personal information from the public.
A list of software providers you can use to prepare certain specialist package accounts types, such as audit exempt subsidiary accounts.
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing partners and registering with Companies House.
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