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Why identity verification is good for business

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Why identity verification is good for business

Anyone setting up, running, owning or controlling a company in the UK will need to verify their identity to prove they are who they claim to be. Find out why this is good for business.

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Centenary Companies: Allsopp Bookbinders

Posted by: Jac Bond, Posted on: 3 October 2017 - Categories: Business stories
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...as a limited company on 20 March 1917. The business offers a wide range of professional bookbinding and print finishing services, and they recently published the Festival Guide for BBC...

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Service assessment: paying late filing penalties online

Posted by: Amy Harcombe - Lead product manager, Posted on: 25 September 2017 - Categories: Digital transformation, User research
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...what we do, what documents companies need to file, and the late filing penalty process, before talking specifically about this new service. I then ran through a demonstration of the...

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My work as a user researcher

Posted by: Amanda Hooper - User researcher, Posted on: 1 September 2017 - Categories: User research, Working at Companies House
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...available on GOV.UK. I work closely with our user experience team, product manager and scrum team; and I play a key role in representing user research at GDS assessments. I...

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Successfully register a company with Companies House

Posted by: Neil Butler, Posted on: 21 August 2017 - Categories: Starting a company
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Read our guide to avoid having your company incorporation application rejected.

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Startups UK: Digital Profile

Posted by: Jac Bond, Posted on: 7 August 2017 - Categories: Business stories
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...what you want to represent. What employers are doing when you send your CV in is trawling you to find out more information about you because they have not got...

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Expanding our user panel: Listening to you and making improvements

Posted by: Sarah Leighton, Posted on: 27 July 2017 - Categories: User research
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...of research they are willing to take part in. The next steps will include driving recruitment in our local area, and neighbouring cities. We’ve already started eyeing up potential business...

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Startups UK: DigitalDinos

Posted by: Jac Bond, Posted on: 6 July 2017 - Categories: Business stories
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...mentioned as an option at school, which I think is a shame. I’ve dropped out of university in order to do this full-time, which was a big decision but 100%...

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Harry Potter’s 20th anniversary

Posted by: Jen Smith, Posted on: 26 June 2017 - Categories: Working at Companies House
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...I’m Jen Smith, I’m one of Companies House’s content designers for GOV.UK. As you might imagine, I’ve got a bit of a love for words. I’m a big reader and...

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Glastonbury on our register: 10 headline acts and facts

Posted by: Jac Bond, Posted on: 20 June 2017 - Categories: Historic records
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...6 Pulp First performed: 1998 Ticket price in 1998: £80 Attendance in 1998: 100,500 CHS entry for lead singer Jarvis Cocker Pulp headlined in 1995 due to the Stone Roses...

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Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 50 years in 10

Posted by: Jac Bond, Posted on: 1 June 2017 - Categories: Business stories, Historic records
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...help from our friends across the internet – have gathered 10 facts about the album. So don your brightly-coloured faux military uniforms and take a musical march through history with...

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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.

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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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