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Making a difference to our environment

Posted by: Tamara Hillman - Environmental manager, Posted on: 5 June 2019 - Categories: Working at Companies House
Children from Blue Door Nursery visit Companies House.

Wednesday 5 June is World Environmental Day, and this year's topic is air pollution. Our environmental manager explains how we've supported this global campaign.

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The benefits of employee volunteering

Posted by: Paul Buddery - Director of Strategy, Volunteering Matters, Posted on: 3 June 2019 - Categories: Working at Companies House
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More and more companies are recognising the potential of volunteering to improve team skills, loyalty and productivity. Find out how employee volunteering could help your business in this guest post from Volunteering Matters.

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Smarter ways of working

Posted by: Alistair Musgrove - Senior product manager, Posted on: 29 May 2019 - Categories: Companies House transformation, Digital transformation, Working at Companies House
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Our senior product manager explains how we’re encouraging our people to change the way they approach their work.

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How you can make the web a more inclusive place

Posted by: James Francis - Lead Interaction Designer, Posted on: 21 May 2019 - Categories: Digital transformation, User research
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When designing and building our digital services, it's extremely important to consider all our users. Our lead interaction designer James explains how you can make your content more accessible.

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Mental health is our business

Posted by: Gary Townley - Senior communications manager, Posted on: 15 May 2019 - Categories: Working at Companies House
Lynne Cross, one of our mental health advocates

Mental Health Awareness Week runs from 13 to 19 May. Find out how we're supporting this important campaign by raising these issues across the organisation.

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File online, file on time

Posted by: Dave, Posted on: 15 May 2019 - Categories: Running a company
A screenshot of our thumbs-up Dave character from our online animation.

Dave tells us about his range of quick, simple and secure digital tools to help companies stay on top of their filing.

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Being disqualified as a company director

Posted by: Jason Pawlin, Posted on: 9 May 2019 - Categories: Closing a company
A man in a suit jacket holding a magnifying glass to a piece of paper.

Jason explains what a disqualification order means in our guest blog from the Insolvency Service.

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If Darth Vader owned a company

Posted by: Gary Townley - Senior communications manager, Posted on: 3 May 2019 - Categories: Starting a company
"May the fourth be with you" in yellow text against a starry background, in the style of the Star Wars credits.

For Star Wars day, we thought it would be interesting to look at the Galactic Empire if it was run as a limited company.

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What insurance does a small business need?

Posted by: Ben Rose, Posted on: 30 April 2019 - Categories: Starting a company
A young man and woman sat at a desk talking to a man wearing a shirt and tie.

Find out what insurances policies you must have when starting your business, in our guest blog from Ben Rose of Digital Risks.

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Using graphic design to bring our messages to life

Posted by: Bethan Davies - Senior Digital Engagement Manager, Posted on: 26 April 2019 - Categories: Digital transformation, Working at Companies House
A series of video stills of a donut disappearing bite by bite and the words 'Donut forget, our survey ends soon, take our survey'.

To celebrate World Design Day, we asked our designers to think back over the last year and tell us about some of their favourite projects.

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