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Key figures in scheme to undermine insolvency system banned as directors
A new 5-year strategy sets out the agency’s aims to support economic growth by improving corporate transparency and protecting businesses and individuals from harm.
The Director of Intelligence and Law Enforcement Engagement at Companies House has officially joined the Corporate Registers Forum.
Director disqualified after company failed to pay tax it owed
Eight-year ban for businessman who disregarded bankruptcy order to act as company director
From 13 October 2025, customers will need to use GOV.UK One Login to sign in to their Companies House WebFiling account.
Eleven-year director ban for businesswoman who breached Covid loan rules
Companies House has been awarded the highest level award for workplace wellbeing by Investors in People.
Suspended sentence for director who breached his disqualification
We are phasing in identity verification over 12 months to make things simpler for companies and business owners.
The company also received a £150,000 fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office
A new report shows the agency's progress in implementing changes brought in by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.
Romain McLean, from Brent, exaggerated the turnover of RMC Associates Limited to secure two Bounce Back loans.
The company was making substantial losses when it accepted additional investment from bondholders it was never going to be able to repay
Darts professional banned after company failed to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds in tax
Luisa Fulci joins Companies House as Director of Transformation and Business Change during a key phase of digital and operational change.
Carl Barnes, the director of Central Plumbing & Heating Lincoln Ltd, made false statements about the company’s turnover to secure a Bounce Back loan
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