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Companies House
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| Companies House – Snoop4 Company Reports & Information |
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| Companies House |
Companies House is an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Government in the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
All limited companies in Great Britain are registered with Companies House and file specific details as required by the Companies Act 1985.
Companies in Northern Ireland are subject to separate but similar legislation, discussed below.
All limited companies, including subsidiary, small and inactive companies, must file annual financial statements and company returns, which are both public records.
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Foreign companies |
Foreign companies (known in the legislation as "oversea companies") which have a branch or "place of business" in Great Britain must also register with Companies House and file annual financial statements, annual returns and other information. The required financial statements are of the whole entity, not the branch. It is irrelevant whether the financial statements are on the public record in the home country.
European Economic Interest Groupings which have an official address or establishment in Great Britain must also register with Companies House.
The United Kingdom has had a system of company registration since 1844. The legislation governing company registration matters is the Companies Act 1985 updated by Companies Act 1989 and the Companies Act 2006 which is being progressively brought into force over 2007-9.
Companies House has 2.1 million companies on the register and was one of the first National Company Registries to implement Electronic Company Formation. Now over 83% of companies are formed Electronically, and over 40% of documents filed electronically.
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England and Wales |
England and Wales
The registered office in Cardiff handles companies incorporated in England and Wales. These companies are subject to English law. There is another office at Nantgarw, Wales, which contains the Compliance Unit, Prosecuting Solicitors, Late Filing Penalties and the E-Filing Team. This office does not accept postal deliveries.
The London office in Bloomsbury Way is purely a facility to file and view documents, which are then processed in Cardiff.
The Registrar of Companies for England and Wales is the Chief Executive Gareth Jones. The previous Chief Executive, Claire Clancy, stepped down from the post to take office as the Chief Executive of the National Assembly in 2006/07.
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Scotland |
Scotland
The Edinburgh office handles companies incorporated in Scotland. These companies are subject to Scots law.
The Registrar of Companies for Scotland is Dorothy Blair. Jim Henderson was the previous registrar.
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Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland
All limited companies in Northern Ireland are registered with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment. Those companies are subject to Northern Ireland law.
Electronic Company Formation is not yet available for Northern Ireland Companies, and a different fee structure and process applies.
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Types of companies |
Types of companies
There are many different types of companies, including:
Public Limited Company (PLC)
Private company limited by shares (Ltd, Limited)
Private Company Limited by Guarantee, typically a non-commercial membership body such as a charity
Unlimited Company
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
Limited partnership (LP)
Societas Europaea (SE): European Union-wide company structure
Companies incorporated by Royal Charter (RC)
Community interest company
Company Formation Agencies - incorporation (business)
Most new companies are formed by Company Formation Agents. One of the oldest Company Formation Agents is Jordans Ltd. who created the Company Formation business back in 1863. The change to Electronic Company Formation has seen a large shift in the market to online agents.
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Reports Available
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Director & Shareholder Reports |
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Individual Director Basic
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Find out which companies a person is/has been a director of broken down into categories; Trading/Non-Trading, Dissolved & Resigned.
Includes Director summary, address, date of birth & appointment and resignation dates, the
Company Names & their registered numbers. |
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Individual Director Risk Factor
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Assess the Individual Directors overall Risk Factor by knowing the current risk score of each company a person is a director of.
Includes all the data provided in the Basic Director Report, plus the current Credit Score & Credit Limit & current status |
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Full Individual Director Report
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| All the data of the Basic & Risk Factor reports, & then gives you all the probable & possible other director listings based on key connections name, age, postcode. Useful to identify someone with multipleentries at companies house from different postcodes or name variance,or to know other connections to this director such as directorship matches registered at a different address, or directors that are registered at the same address. |
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Company Directors Information
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| Find out who all the current Directors of a company are, as well as the company secretary. For each Director you will get the Appointment Date, Occupation/Function, number of Present Appointments as well as their Date of Birth and Address. |
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Insolvency & Bankruptcy Check
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| Add an Individual Insolvency Check to any of our Director Reports. Cross-check the current insolvency register Against our director database. Positive matches give details of bankruptcies that are either current or have ended in the last 3 months. Current individual voluntary arrangements & fast track voluntary Arrangements & Debt Relief Orders Current bankruptcy restrictions orders & Undertakings. Any other possible or probable matches willbe listed, based on surname matches. |
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Company Reports |
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Express Credit
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| Get a good understanding of a company including the important Risk Score and Credit Limit. Includes 3 years accounts, any County Court Judgements as well as Company structure, Ownership, and a list of the Company Directors. |
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Full Business
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| If you want all of the available information on a company then the Full Business Report ticks every box including the important Risk Score and Credit Limit. All Statutory Information, 5years financial accounts information including Profit & Loss Balance sheets, Cash flow, Capital Reserves, Ratios, Mortgages & Charges, Full Risk Assessment and County Court Judgements lists. All of the Company Director details and shareholder information. |
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Know Your Customer
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KYC - A standard used by the financial industry to lower the risk to insolvency, bad debt & business fraud.
It involves verifying that the business is valid & operating correctly by filing Annual Accounts & Annual Returns, checking profitability, turnover, mortgage register, risk score credit rating & CCJ's, Directors & Shareholder information. Help to protect your own business against these risks in the same way with our new value multi-buy Know Your Customer Business Pack, which includes 2 of our premier reports and up to 4 documents.
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Company Outline
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| Snoop4 Subscription Customers get unlimited access to these FREE Company Outline Reports that include Basic Financial & Company information. Subscription accounts can also claim a discount on the price of all Reports & Documents. Subscribe today to get the discount |
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Document Images |
PDF files of scanned documents
Scanned images of original Companies House filed documents for UK Limited companies are available for download.
Note: PDF Format - Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® required Click here to download |
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Non Ltd Company Information
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Trading Name Insolvency & Bankruptcy Check
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The Report contains:- Details of bankruptcies that are either current or have ended in the last 3 months
- Current voluntary arrangements and fast track voluntary arrangements
- Debt Relief Orders
- Current bankruptcy restrictions orders and undertakings
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