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How to submit a request to Companies House to get trust information for an overseas entity, and what details we'll share.
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 protect your company from scams and fraud and how to report it.
Decisions and orders of the Company Names Tribunal - defended and / or other issues..
Guidance for insolvency practitioners to help their clients restructure their company’s finances using a debt restructuring scheme or plan.
The services that Companies House offers in the Welsh language.
How to register a limited partnership.
This framework explains how Companies House will use its enforcement powers in relation to the Register of Overseas Entities.
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.
A list of software providers you can use to prepare certain specialist package accounts types, such as audit exempt subsidiary accounts.
Reusing a company name is prohibited and subject to specific restrictions.
What our customers can expect from us and what we need our customers to do.
Even the best-run business can face unexpected challenges and solvency issues. It's important you recognise the signs and understand your duties as a director.
The law states you must keep a record of any money you borrow from, or pay into, your company. Our fact sheet tells you more about director's loan accounts.
How to prepare and file annual accounts with Companies House for your UK limited liability partnership (LLP).
Availability of our contact centre and filing services over the 2025 to 2026 festive period.
This bulletin tells you about updates to the Members Voluntary Liquidation (MVL) process and what you'll need to do before entering MVL.
A moratorium gives companies formal breathing space for 20 business days from creditor action.
Use this form to give notice of an individual person with significant control (PSC) of a Scottish limited partnership (SLP)
An overview of insolvency and liquidation proceedings for companies registered in Northern Ireland, and the documents you must send to Companies House.
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