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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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Companies House seminars for first time directors

Posted by: Susan Thomas, Posted on: 31 October 2016 - Categories: Starting a company
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...biggest changes under this act has been the introduction of the confirmation statement, which replaced the annual return on 30 June 2016. This has been the focus of many questions,...

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Accounts advice for small companies

Posted by: Ryan Gordon, Posted on: 6 October 2016 - Categories: Running a company
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This blog post was originally published in 2016. Visit our guidance page for the latest information on this topic. It’s currently our peak filing period for accounts and as we’ve seen a number of changes to accounts filing requirements over …

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Insights training: understanding ourselves and others

Posted by: Jac Bond, Posted on: 27 September 2016 - Categories: Working at Companies House

...cool blue (observer), earth green (supporter), sunshine yellow (helper) and fiery red (director). There’s no right or wrong colour. Insights state that, “Everyone has a different combination of these traits...

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Campaign: encouraging accountants to file online

Posted by: Jack Mansfield, Posted on: 8 September 2016 - Categories: Companies House transformation, Digital transformation

I’m Jack Mansfield, head of digital take-up at Companies House. I spend a lot of my time working to promote the benefits of filing online. This blog highlights some of the work we've done recently to boost our digital services to accountants.

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Companies House at Mentoring Britain

Posted by: Daniel Johnson, Posted on: 23 August 2016 - Categories: Working at Companies House
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My name’s Daniel Johnson, I’m an events manager here at Companies House. Earlier in the month I attended a unique speed mentoring event in London to help startups and SMEs, find out about the experience.

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The Companies House Service: one year on

Posted by: Robert McNeil - Director of Transformation Delivery, Posted on: 12 August 2016 - Categories: Digital transformation
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...whether a non-UK company has a UK establishment, and a previous and dissolved company names search. Another recent feature came as a result of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment...

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Director of Strategy, Policy and Communications: my role and future work

Posted by: Ceri Witchard, Posted on: 29 July 2016 - Categories: Working at Companies House
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...interact with government, which has been very helpful. Highlights so far In May, Companies House hosted the first ever joint conference of the European Commerce Registers’ Forum and Corporate Registers...

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My apprenticeship at Companies House

Posted by: Ethan John - Creative Designer, Posted on: 15 July 2016 - Categories: Working at Companies House

...discount scheme, cheap gym membership, social clubs, and much more. It’s a great environment to work in, bright, modern and I enjoy the freedom of working flexibly. Would you recommend...

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Advice on filing PSC changes with Companies House

Posted by: Meryl Jones, Posted on: 29 June 2016 - Categories: Running a company
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This blog post was originally published in 2016. Visit our guidance page for the latest information on this topic. Update: From 26 June people with significant control (PSC) information won’t be updated on the confirmation statement. Instead, you’ll need to …

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Volunteering at Friends of the Dogs Wales

Posted by: Donna Maksimovic, Posted on: 23 June 2016 - Categories: Working at Companies House
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Read our Q and A with communications co-ordinator Donna Callan on her recent day working at a shelter looking after abandoned dogs in Cardiff.

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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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