Penalties for late filing of company accounts
There are late filing penalties which are designed to encourage companies to file their accounts and reports on time. All companies, private and public, large or small, trading or non-trading must send their accounts to Companies House. A penalty is automatically imposed by Companies House if the
What is an appropriate address for a company?
One of the key changes introduced as part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) was the introduction of new rules for registered office addresses. The ECCTA introduced new statutory objectives for the Registrar of Companies which they must promote when performing their
Ordering documents from Companies House
Companies House offers interested parties the ability to order certified copies of certificates and documents held on the Companies House register.
You can order:
a company certificate with certified facts; or
a certified copy of a document held on the register.
You can place an order
Restarting a dormant company
HMRC must be informed when a non-trading or dormant company restarts trading and becomes active for Corporation Tax purposes. Companies can use HMRC Online Services to supply the relevant information.
When a company has previously traded and then stops it would normally be considered as dormant. A
Do not respond if you receive this letter
Companies House published guidance titled ‘Reporting scams pretending to be from Companies House’ has been updated. The list is intended to help people check if contacts purporting to be from Companies House are actually a scam.
The guidance contains a list of emails, letters and phone calls that
Changes to Companies House Fees
There have been a number of significant changes in Companies House fees. These changes took effect on 1 May 2024. The last significant change in fees occurred in April 2016.
The new fees have been calculated on a ‘cost recovery’ basis meaning that the fees are calculated based on what it costs to
Register an overseas company
An overseas company must register with Companies House if they want to set up a place of business in the UK. This would mean that the overseas company has a physical presence in the UK through which it carries on business.
If an overseas company does not have a physical presence in the UK, they are
Closing a limited company
There are a number of reasons why you may need to close your limited company. This could be because the company structure no longer suits your needs, your business is no longer active, or the company is insolvent. You will usually need the agreement of all the company’s directors and shareholders to
Company names – new regulations
A recent post by Companies House confirmed that they are now using new powers to challenge the registration of certain company names.
Extracts from their recent blog post is reproduced below:
“New powers to challenge company names
These new measures build on existing controls on company
Company confirmation statement changes
As well as filing accounts with Companies House, there is an important requirement to check that the information Companies House has about your company is correct every year. This is facilitated by the filing of an annual company confirmation statement. Companies House can prosecute a company and