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Filing your full accounts

Posted by: Gary Townley - Senior communications manager, Posted on: 6 September 2019 - Categories: Running a company
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Online filing has built-in checks to help you avoid errors and rejection, and it costs less than paper filing.

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Making the best use of cloud capabilities

Posted by: Steve Bowen - Head of platform engineering, Posted on: 2 July 2019 - Categories: Digital transformation
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Our head of platform engineering tells us about the importance of cloud platforms in our digital services and the challenges of moving our Companies House Service.

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File online, file on time

Posted by: Dave, Posted on: 15 May 2019 - Categories: Running a company
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Dave tells us about his range of quick, simple and secure digital tools to help companies stay on top of their filing.

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6 things your company can do on a snow day

Posted by: Esme Turner, Posted on: 1 February 2019 - Categories: Running a company
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If you're snowed in, here are 6 simple steps to keep up to date with Companies House.

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Checking the public company record

Posted by: Gary Townley - Senior communications manager, Posted on: 29 January 2019 - Categories: Digital transformation
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In business, it's good to know who you're working with. You can check the details and filing history of a company on our free online service, where more than 2.2 billion searches are made each year.

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The cost to set up a limited company

Posted by: Gary Townley - Senior communications manager, Posted on: 15 January 2019 - Categories: Starting a company
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Our payment methods have changed a lot over the years. But has the fee to incorporate a company?

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Nut milk and swimwear: Lord Sugar has chosen his latest apprentice

Posted by: Jason Pawlin, Posted on: 17 December 2018 - Categories: Business stories
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Find out which start up company Lord Sugar has chosen for his latest investment.

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Personas: why and how we use them (part 1)

Posted by: Jo Carter, Posted on: 5 November 2018 - Categories: User research
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Part 1 from this week's guest blogger, Jo Carter of The Satori Lab. She looks at how our User Research team is using personas to develop new services.

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Bake your own company success

Posted by: Esme Turner, Posted on: 30 October 2018 - Categories: Starting a company
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It's the final of the Great British Bake Off 2018. Find out what the 4 main ingredients are to start a company.

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Computers… they’re not that scary

Posted by: Gary Townley - Senior communications manager, Posted on: 29 October 2018 - Categories: Digital transformation, Running a company
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Do you know what cyberphobia or coulrophobia are? We take a look at different types of phobias for the annual festivity of fright.

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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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