Read the latest updates on changes to UK company law, under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act.
We'll soon be required to verify the identity of anyone who’s submitting information to the public register, including those acting on behalf of a company. Find out how this could affect you.
We're running stronger checks on company names which may give a false or misleading impression to the public. Find out how this may affect you or your company.
We'll soon start to use our new and enhanced powers to query information and request supporting evidence. Over time this will lead to more accurate and trusted information on the register.
We’re aiming to introduce the first set of changes brought in by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act on 4 March 2024. Here’s what you need to know.
Louise Smyth, Registrar of Companies for England and Wales, reflects on her highlights from 2023 and shares more information about what 2024 will look like for Companies House.
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill has become law. Find out what this means for you and your company so that you can take action at the right time.
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency (ECCT) Bill will give us the powers we need to improve the accuracy of information on our registers and to play a significant role in tackling economic crime. We're exploring how our new powers will be funded and what impact this will have on the fees we charge.
It’s been just over a year since the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act was introduced in Parliament and it’s been an incredibly busy year for us at Companies House. The Register of Overseas Entities came into force on 1 …
When the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill is passed, along with many other changes such as identity verification, we expect to gain the power to mandate how companies file their accounts. We will be moving to software-only accounts filing, which will see the removal of all other filing routes for accounts.
The way we operate at Companies House is changing. Since 22 September 2022, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill has been making its way through Parliament. The changes set out in the Bill will improve transparency by making more financial information available to the public. This will help tackle economic crime and provide more information for enforcement agencies. As part of this package of reform, we are streamlining the accounts filing options available to small and micro companies.
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