Companies
House Website
Companies House Website
The main functions of Companies House are to:
(1) incorporate and dissolve limited companies;
(2) examine and store company information delivered under the Companies Act and
related legislation; and
(3) make this information available to the public.
The Registrar of Companies House
The Registrar of Companies for England and Wales, and Chief Executive
of Companies House is Claire Clancy. Her office is based at Companies House in
Cardiff. The Registrar of Companies for Scotland is Jim Henderson and his office
is based at Companies House in Edinburgh. There is also an Information Centre
in London.
History
The United Kingdom has enjoyed a system of company registration since
1844. Today, company registration matters are dealt with in law, by the Companies
Act 1985 and the updating legislation contained in the Companies Act 1989.
All limited companies in the UK are registered at Companies House Website, an
Executive Agency of the Department of Trade and Industry. There are more than
1.8 million limited companies registered in Great Britain, and more than 300,000
new companies are incorporated each year at Companies House Website.
Companies House Board & Management
Companies House is an Executive Agency of The Department of Trade and Industry.
The Minister responsible for Companies House is the Right Honourable Gerry Sutcliffe
MP. The agency also has Trading Fund status which allows the Agency to directly
management it's own finances. The Chief Executive is responsible to the Secretary
of State for the day to day running
of the Agency.
Companies House has a Board of Directors and a Steering Board made up of senior
DTI personnel, independent members from the private sector and supported by
Companies House Directors. The Steering Board meets quarterly to provide advice
on the governance of the agency, in particular its corporate plan, targets
and performance. Its composition reflects our aim of drawing on best practice
from the public and private sectors.
Contact Companies House Website
Main Office
Companies House
Crown way
Maindy
Cardiff
CF 14 3UZ
Edinburgh
Companies House
37 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EB
London
Companies House Executive Agency
21 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3XD
Companies House Website Contact Centre
The principal route for all general enquiries is the Contact Centre. The Contact
Centre staff have extensive experience of Companies House Website products,
services and operations. They will normally provide an immediate answer to
your query but if they are unable to provide an answer they will transfer you
to someone who can.
You can get in touch with the Companies House Website Contact Centre on 0870
33 33 636 or by email at enquiries@companies-house.gov.uk lines are
open 08:30- 18:00 UK time Monday to Friday with the exception of National holidays.
Companies House Website is also know as:
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companies house cardiff
companies house england
companies house london
companies house register
companies house scotland
companies house search
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company house
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company's house
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