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We deal with complaints about cases where a company name is registered for the primary purpose of preventing someone else with legitimate interest from registering it, or demanding payment from them to release it. Company Names Tribunal works with the...

• Updated: 15 April 2021

How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register

• Overview

  You can close down your limited company by getting it ‘struck off’ the…

• Close down your company

  Before applying to strike off your limited company, you must close it down…

• Apply to strike off

  To apply to strike off your limited company, you must send Companies House…

• Withdraw your application

  You must withdraw your application if your company is no longer eligible…

This page includes summaries of the winning bids for the Future RAN (FRANC) competition

• Updated: 13 October 2022

How we review the information landlords are required to send to us

• Updated: 29 February 2024

Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.

• Updated: 30 November 2023

Summaries of Enforcement Undertakings from businesses accepted by OPSS and their associated Completion Certificates.

• Updated: 20 July 2023

• Updated: 26 November 2024

Get company information including registered address, previous company names, directors' details, accounts, annual returns and company reports, if it's been dissolved

• Updated: 27 February 2024

• Updated: 26 November 2024