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Companies House
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| Companies House – Search for Company Reports & Information |
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| Companies House |
Companies House is an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Government in the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
All limited companies in Great Britain are registered with Companies House and file specific details as required by the Companies Act 1985.
Companies in Northern Ireland are subject to separate but similar legislation, discussed below.
All limited companies, including subsidiary, small and inactive companies, must file annual financial statements and company returns, which are both public records.
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Foreign companies |
Foreign companies (known in the legislation as "oversea companies") which have a branch or "place of business" in Great Britain must also register with Companies House and file annual financial statements, annual returns and other information. The required financial statements are of the whole entity, not the branch. It is irrelevant whether the financial statements are on the public record in the home country.
European Economic Interest Groupings which have an official address or establishment in Great Britain must also register with Companies House.
The United Kingdom has had a system of company registration since 1844. The legislation governing company registration matters is the Companies Act 1985 updated by Companies Act 1989 and the Companies Act 2006 which is being progressively brought into force over 2007-9.
Companies House has 2.1 million companies on the register and was one of the first National Company Registries to implement Electronic Company Formation. Now over 83% of companies are formed Electronically, and over 40% of documents filed electronically.
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England and Wales |
England and Wales
The registered office in Cardiff handles companies incorporated in England and Wales. These companies are subject to English law. There is another office at Nantgarw, Wales, which contains the Compliance Unit, Prosecuting Solicitors, Late Filing Penalties and the E-Filing Team. This office does not accept postal deliveries.
The London office in Bloomsbury Way is purely a facility to file and view documents, which are then processed in Cardiff.
The Registrar of Companies for England and Wales is the Chief Executive Gareth Jones. The previous Chief Executive, Claire Clancy, stepped down from the post to take office as the Chief Executive of the National Assembly in 2006/07.
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Scotland |
Scotland
The Edinburgh office handles companies incorporated in Scotland. These companies are subject to Scots law.
The Registrar of Companies for Scotland is Dorothy Blair. Jim Henderson was the previous registrar.
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Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland
All limited companies in Northern Ireland are registered with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment. Those companies are subject to Northern Ireland law.
Electronic Company Formation is not yet available for Northern Ireland Companies, and a different fee structure and process applies.
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Types of companies |
Types of companies
There are many different types of companies, including:
Public Limited Company (PLC)
Private company limited by shares (Ltd, Limited)
Private Company Limited by Guarantee, typically a non-commercial membership body such as a charity
Unlimited Company
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
Limited partnership (LP)
Societas Europaea (SE): European Union-wide company structure
Companies incorporated by Royal Charter (RC)
Community interest company
Company Formation Agencies - incorporation (business)
Most new companies are formed by Company Formation Agents. One of the oldest Company Formation Agents is Jordans Ltd. who created the Company Formation business back in 1863. The change to Electronic Company Formation has seen a large shift in the market to online agents.
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Reports Available
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Director & Shareholder Reports |
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Individual Director |
| For past & present directorships. Contact details with brief outline of companies where current and past directorships have been held together with appointment and resignation dates. |
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Company Directors |
Details of UK Limited Company Directors and Company Secretary
Also includes other directorships (past/present) and number of directorships of insolvent companies. |
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Stakeholder |
| Discover the connection between shareholdings, directorships and Proprietorships including all the information from the Individual Directors Report, plus shareholdings and Proprietorships which include exact matches probable matches and possible matches. |
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12 Monthly Stakeholder |
At £4.17 plus VAT each this gives you a wide-ranging monitor of the activities of the individual, including the shareholdings and proprietorships of anyone with the same address or anyone with the same first name and last name. Also all the information from the Individual Directors Report.
The first report will download to your browser immediately. The next 11 reports will be sent by email, one each month. |
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Company Reports |
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Profile
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Basic financial data on UK Limited Companies
Statutory information including filing dates, basic financial and structural data plus County Court Judgement data |
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Express
Report
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For UK Ltd companies
Company Structure, Ownership, County Court Judgements plus 3 years financials with credit rating and contract limit. |
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Express Company Tracker
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At £3.00 plus VAT each this gives you a wide-ranging monitor of the activities of the Ltd Company with SCORE TRACKER CHART
and including Company Structure, Ownership, County Court Judgements plus 3 years financials with credit rating and contract limit. |
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Overview
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This report includes the credit rating
Detailed overview of UK Limited company's structure & financial performance, incl. County Court Judgement data & credit rating |
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Financial
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Full financial data on UK Limited companies
Comprehensive report with detailed risk assessment, comparative analysis, court and insolvency details where applicable. |
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Business
Report
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| This report has fifteen sections including all information from the Financial Report, plus all director names & addresses, together with major shareholders & Interims. |
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Document Images |
PDF files of scanned documents
Scanned images of original Companies House filed documents for UK Limited companies are available for download.
Note: PDF Format - Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® required Click here to download |
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Insight
Report
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Basic data on UK Non-Limited Companies
Available on over 1.3 million UK non-limited companies. It provides contact details and County Court Judgement information. |
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Insight Plus
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Risk score data on UK Non-Limited Companies
It further extends the Indication Report, adding a risk score and recommeded trade credit limit on UK non-limited companies. |
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Monitoring & Alerts |
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Monitoring & Alerts |
Monitoring & Alerts are FREE with no purchase necessary. A Monitoring & Alert service can also be added to reports when you buy.
We will set up a Monitor on a company or person and Alert you by email when any activities occur relating to the company or person.
E.g. Credit Risk Score Change, Disqualified Directorship, annual account filed, etc. We also archive these for you in Your Alerts. |
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