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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

• Overview

  You must tell Companies House if you change your company’s: name address…

• Get agreement from your company

  You usually need to get directors or entitled shareholders to vote (known…

• Company name

  A company can change its name either by: a special resolution permission…

• Company address

  You must tell Companies House if you want to change: your registered…

• Directors and company secretaries

  You must tell Companies House about changes to your company’s directors…

• Shares

  You must tell Companies House about any changes to your company’s share…

• Constitution and articles of association

  You’ll need agreement from your shareholders before changing your…

• Mortgages and loan guarantees

  You can use your company’s assets as a security for a loan or overdraft…

• Updated: 26 June 2023

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• Updated: 24 March 2025

Tailored reports assessing the impact on rehabilitation programmes on reoffending behaviour analysed within the previous quarter, and summary of results to date.

• Updated: 14 October 2021

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