What does Companies House do?

Companies House is an Executive Agency of the department of Trade and Industry. Its main purpose is to receive and maintain the records of registered companies, and to make the information contained in those records available to the public. It also exercises some statutory discretionary powers on behalf of the secretary of State for Trade and Industry, particularly in respect of company and business names. The website is at www.companieshouse.gov.uk

Addresses:

Companies House
Crown Way
Cardiff CF14 3UZ
Tel: 029 2038 8588
and 0345 573991 (help desk)

37 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EB
Tel: 0131 535 5800

There is also a subsidiary office at:

21 Bloomsbury Street
London WC1B 3XD
Tel: 029 2038 0801

Related topics

• What information must a company send to Companies House?
• What are statutory registers (books)?
• List of companies forms
• What information must a company include on its notepaper?

Companies House website is a good source of information on this topic.