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Information about changes that UK companies need to file with Companies House and the rules and requirements on how to submit them.
How to access and manage your Companies House credit account using our online eBilling service.
Our standard list of nationalities and countries.
How we help users who need assistance because of a disability or health condition.
Overview of insolvency and liquidation proceedings and the documents you must send 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.
How to request and use agent assurance codes if you are a UK-regulated agent carrying out verification checks on an overseas entity, and its beneficial owners and managing officers.
How Companies House will take action to enforce the law.
How to set up and register flat management companies, right to manage (RTM) companies and commonhold associations.
How Companies House will use its enforcement powers to issue financial penalties.
How to apply for breathing space to consider a rescue plan for your company, under measures to support companies and other types of business in financial difficulty.
Technical specifications for developing software to send information to Companies House digitally.
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This guide will explain what Companies House considers to be an inconsistency, what action is taken by us, and what action should be taken by you.
If you’re an overseas entity and think you’ve disposed of your UK property but have recently been contacted by Companies House, you may need to check your records.
How to submit a request to Companies House to get trust information for an overseas entity, and what details we'll share.
A list of software providers you can use to prepare certain specialist package accounts types, such as audit exempt subsidiary accounts.
How to protect your company from scams and fraud and how to report it.
Guidance on the information sharing measures in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.
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