Companies
House - UK Company Information
About
Companies House
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; and
- make
this information available to the public.
The
Registrar of Companies
The Registrar of Companies for England and Wales, and Chief Executive
of Companies House is Gareth Jones. His office is based at Companies
House in Cardiff. The Registrar of Companies for Scotland is Dorothy
Blair and her office is based 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 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.
Main
Office
Companies House,
Crown Way,
Maindy,
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ
DX
33050
Edinburgh
Companies House,
37 Castle Terrace,
Edinburgh
EH1 2EB
London
Companies House Executive Agency,
21 Bloomsbury Street,
London
WC1B 3XD
Companies
House Contact Centre
Their principal route for all general enquiries is their Contact
Centre. Contact Centre staff have extensive experience of 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 Companies House Contact Centre on +44
(0)303 1234 500, Minicom - 02920 381245 or by email at enquiries@companies-house.gov.uk
Lines
are open 08:30 - 18:00 UK time Monday to Friday, except national
holidays.
For
training and quality purposes, your call may be monitored
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