Read about our corporate plan for 2022-23 which outlines what will be one of the most significant years for Companies House since it was created in 1844.
Visit GOV.UK for up to date guidance on how to complain about a limited company. There’s often a lot of confusion around reporting company fraud, including who to report the fraud to and, depending on the nature of the alleged …
When I’m out of the office and talking to various professions and businesses, I regularly ask “what are the barriers in sending your accounts to us online?” and I’m often surprised by the responses.
Here at Companies House we try to make registering a company a simple and quick process. In return for limited liability the Companies Act 2006 requires companies to be transparent about certain aspects of their business. Who owns shares in …
A question that we’re often asked is, “What date should my accounts be made up to?” It’s a very important question, as a company sending its accounts to us late will get an automatic fine. In this post I’ll explain …
It was my privilege to have represented Wales and Companies House on a 2 month management placement in Lesotho, Africa, alongside 3 other Welsh colleagues. The objective was to place us with a variety of local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to …
If you’re starting or considering starting a limited company you may be interested in attending one of our newly launched joint webinars with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
There are lots of things you need to think about when starting a business. Many of the crucial elements of getting a business off the ground involves structured processes and planning, which can often be hard to get your head …
As part of my role as enterprise architect at Companies House, I work closely with agile development (Scrum) teams. While working a new extractives service, I developed a technique that is especially suited to the discovery phase of a new …
My name is Kurt Baird, I'm a systems analyst at Companies House. My main role is to gather business and technical requirements from our stakeholders for projects.
My name is Leanne Hugglestone, my role is corporate social responsibility (CSR) coordinator at Companies House. Here I provide an overview of CSR’s achievements, how it started and why I’m passionate about its development.
