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How to prepare and file annual accounts with Companies House for your UK registered company.
Understanding your role as director of a limited company and your responsibilities to Companies House.
How to tell Companies House that a company is using personal information such as your name and address without your consent.
How to sign up for our email reminders service which tells you when your company’s accounts and confirmation statements are due.
What the company register is, what details you need to give to Companies House, and how the public can access this information.
How to order certified copies of certificates and documents held on the Companies House register.
This guidance gives an overview of people with significant control (PSC) requirements for companies. If you have a simple ownership and control structure, further guidance may not be needed.
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…
How a company can be removed from the Companies House register.
How to file an update statement for an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers.
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 register a new charge at Companies House, or tell us about any you've paid off.
How to remove your home address, signature, day of your date of birth, or occupation from the public register.
Registration and filing obligations of an overseas company that opens an establishment in the UK.
How to ask Companies House to extend your filing deadline if an unplanned event stops you filing your accounts.
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing designated members and registering with Companies House.
How Companies House will use its enforcement powers in relation to non-compliance with identity verification requirements.
This guidance is for individuals who may be people with significant control (PSC). It explains the PSC requirements and how to comply with them.
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 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.
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