What is UK Companies House
UK Companies House
The main functions of UK 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 UK Companies House
The Registrar of Companies for England and Wales, and Chief Executive
of UK Companies House is Claire Clancy. Her office is based at UK Companies House
in Cardiff. The Registrar of Companies for Scotland is Jim Henderson and his
office is based at UK 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 UK Companies House, 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 Uk Companies House.
Uk Companies House Board & Management
UK Companies House is an Executive Agency of The Department of Trade and Industry.
The Minister responsible for UK 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.
UK 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 UK 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 UK Companies House
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
UK Companies House Contact Centre
The principal route for all general enquiries is the Contact Centre. The Contact
Centre staff have extensive experience of UK Companies House 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 UK Companies House 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.
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