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The Insolvency and Companies List was formerly known as the Companies Court. We handle cases relating to the insolvency of companies, including: petitions to wind up a company applications to unfreeze bank accounts or challenge a winding up petition applications...
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
Read about businesses that have participated in support schemes funded by the UK government.
Decision for applicant Bugatti International S.A. against registration number 14624080, applicant successful.
We incorporate and dissolve limited companies. We register company information and make it available to the public. Companies House is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade .
What it means to be dormant for Corporation Tax or Companies House - trading and non-trading, annual accounts, Company Tax Returns and telling HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
How to register a group of companies for Plastic Packaging Tax.
How to protect your employment business, and the workers you supply, from non-compliant businesses in your supply chain.
Hear first-hand experiences of the challenges and advantages of owning your own business, with advice on how to get started.
Decision for applicant British Broadcasting Corporation against registration number 14988089, applicant successful.
How EEA companies and groups with a presence in the UK can comply with UK accounting and reporting requirements.
Decision for applicant Jamie Oliver Enterprises Limited against registration number 15369357, applicant successful.
Types of model articles of association a limited company can have, including older versions of Table A from previous company legislation.
Information on rules to stop companies from reducing UK tax by diverting profits to tax shelters and preferential regimes, and the exemptions.
ISSUES UNDER THE EUROPEAN PUBLIC LIMITED-LIABILITY COMPANY (EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT) REGULATIONS ON WHICH APPLICATIONS OR COMPLAINTS CAN BE MADE TO THE CAC
Making changes to your company - passing resolutions, changing addesses and where your records are kept, your company name and type, directors' and secretaries' details, share structure, constitution
An initiative for companies committed to integrating 10 corporate responsibility principles in their business operations and strategies.
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
An overview of the department's potential commercial activity for each year.
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