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Celebrating 10 years of open access to Companies House data

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Celebrating 10 years of open access to Companies House data

In June 2015, Companies House launched the free Find and update company information service on GOV.UK. Read more about how this increased corporate transparency and supported economic growth.

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Brad's Drink: naming your company

Posted by: Gary Townley - Senior communications manager, Posted on: 5 July 2018 - Categories: Business stories, Starting a company
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Choosing your company name can be one of the most important decisions that you’ll need to consider.

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What is Companies House?

Posted by: Gary Townley - Senior communications manager, Posted on: 3 July 2018 - Categories: Companies House transformation, Historic records
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In our latest blog, we look back at the history of Companies House and explain what we do.

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Anyone for tennis?

Posted by: Gary Townley - Senior communications manager, Posted on: 28 June 2018 - Categories: Business stories
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As Wimbledon starts this weekend, find out which 2 official partners to the tennis championship are the longest in sports history.

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Who controls your business?

Posted by: Gary Townley - Senior communications manager, Posted on: 26 June 2018 - Categories: Running a company, Starting a company
Who's really running your company title

Find out how to identify and record the people with significant control (PSC) over your company.

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Administrative restoration of a dissolved company

Posted by: Gary Townley - Senior communications manager, Posted on: 22 June 2018 - Categories: Closing a company, Running a company
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Is it possible to breathe life back into a company? Our restoration team explains how the process works.

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Nominet: 10 steps to keeping your business safe online

Posted by: Cath Goulding, Posted on: 19 June 2018 - Categories: Running a company
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For Scam Awareness Month, our third in a series of guest posts from Nominet helps you to stay secure online.

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Beer, brewing and business

Posted by: Jonathan Moyle - Content and Publishing Lead, Posted on: 15 June 2018 - Categories: Business stories
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We look at the impact of independent brewing companies in the UK.

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Getting stuck into the World Cup

Posted by: Jonathan Moyle - Content and Publishing Lead, Posted on: 13 June 2018 - Categories: Historic records
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For the 2018 FIFA World Cup, we look at the history of the Panini sticker album.

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Corporate dentistry... big business?

Posted by: Alan Suggett, Posted on: 11 June 2018 - Categories: Starting a company

Our second for National Smile Month... a guest blog from Alan Suggett, of the National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants & Lawyers (NASDAL).

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Purposeful companies: School Space

Posted by: David Higgs - Media and PR Lead, Posted on: 4 June 2018 - Categories: Business stories

Read our first in a series of blogs looking at how purposeful companies are helping to make a real difference to society.

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About Companies House blog

We use our blog to talk about the work we’re doing, offering tips and advice on starting, running and closing a company. We also share the latest developments on the changes to UK company law.

All information is accurate at the time of publishing. For the latest information and guidance, visit our guidance pages on GOV.UK.

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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act has given Companies House the power to play a more significant role in tackling economic crime and supporting economic growth.

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