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How to remove information that should never have been delivered to Companies House.
Rules outlining the form, manner of delivery and method of authentication for documents delivered to Companies House in electronic or paper format.
A list of overseas company registries.
Registration and filing obligations of an overseas company that opens an establishment in the UK.
How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
Information about changes that UK companies need to file with Companies House and the rules and requirements on how to submit them.
How Companies House will use its enforcement powers to issue financial penalties.
How a dissolved company can be restored to the register of companies.
How to send information to Companies House using third party software or by developing your own software.
Overview of insolvency and liquidation proceedings and the documents you must send to Companies House.
A list of all the fees Companies House charges, and how we determine these fees.
Our standard list of nationalities and countries.
How we help users who need assistance because of a disability or health condition.
How to protect your personal information from the public, if you are at serious risk as a beneficial owner, managing officer or a trust member of an overseas entity.
How to remove an overseas entity's registration from the Register of Overseas Entities.
How to access and manage your Companies House credit account using our online eBilling service.
How Companies House will take action to enforce the law.
A list of some of the UK-regulated agents who have an agent assurance code and can complete verification checks on beneficial owners of an overseas entity.
We have a service for Welsh companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) who prefer to use the Welsh language.
Technical specifications for developing software to send information to Companies House digitally.
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