Companies House

http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Government body which examines and stores company information for the public to access

What does Companies House do?

The main functions of Companies House are to:

Incorporate and dissolve limited companies
Examine and store company information delivered under the Companies Act and related legislation
Make this information available to the public.

Who can Companies House help?

Anyone wishing to register themselves as a business or company.

Key services

All limited companies in England, Wales and Scotland are registered at Companies House, an Executive Agency of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). There are more than 2 million limited companies registered in Great Britain, and more than 300,000 new companies are incorporated each year.