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Companies should sign up to our email reminder service for annual accounts and confirmation statement - we’re no longer sending paper reminders by post.
We are closing our Companies House Direct (CHD) and WebCHeck services and encourage users to use our Companies House Service (CHS) instead.
An urgent message from the Business Secretary.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
From 10 October 2020, we’ll begin striking off companies that we believe are no longer in business or operation.
Our new strategy for 2020-25 outlines our commitment to tackling economic crime and driving confidence in the UK economy.
Companies House will be reformed to clamp down on fraud and money laundering, with directors unable to be appointed until their identity has been verified.
Temporary measures to suspend voluntary strike off action will be lifted from today (10 September 2020).
All customers who make payments by bank transfer (BACS) will need to use our new bank account details from 1 September 2020.
From 10 October 2020, we’ll resume the process to strike off companies we believe are no longer carrying on business or in operation.
From 10 September 2020, we’ll restart the process for companies that have applied for voluntary strike off.
We have now fixed the temporary issue with our email service.
Changes announced today will help businesses avoid being struck off the Companies House register as they deal with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
Businesses will be given an additional 3 months to file accounts with Companies House to help companies avoid penalties as they deal with the impact of COVID-19.
If Coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected your company and you need more time to file your accounts, you should act before your filing deadline.
Businesses can now digitally report energy and carbon data in the same way as financial information.
Companies House is looking for people to join its user research panel, to make sure its digital services are accessible to all.
We offer a Welsh language service for all our customers who want to communicate with us in Welsh.
We recognise that complying with statutory obligations can be difficult for users who find themselves in vulnerable situations, and we pledge to support customers during these periods.
We’ve been recognised as achieving customer service excellence, by meeting the Customer Service Excellence standard.
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