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How to follow companies and find company information for free using our online services.
A condensed list of SIC codes for providing Companies House with a description of your company's nature of business.
How to request and manage the authentication code you'll need to file information online at Companies House.
Find out what a confirmation statement is and how to send your statement to Companies House.
How to identify and record the people who own or control your company.
Types of model articles of association a limited company can have, including older versions of Table A from previous company legislation.
How to send your information to Companies House using our online services.
Model articles of association for companies incorporated on or after 28 April 2013.
Rules and requirements on filing annual accounts at Companies House for companies registered in the UK.
Sets out the main requirements for incorporating a company in the UK.
Information for directors, secretaries or company advisers about how to dissolve a company or restore a company to the register.
Understanding your role as a company director and your responsibilities to Companies House.
How to order certified copies of certificates and documents held on the Companies House register.
How to add an overseas entity and its registrable beneficial owners or managing officers to the Register of Overseas Entities. This will allow it to buy and sell land or property 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.
This guide explains what the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
A list of company formation agents and company secretarial agents you can use to incorporate your company.
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 to tell Companies House if a company is using your personal information without your consent.
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