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who had screened the 6.8 million names on the register against a World-Check database of high risk individuals and businesses. The exercise also revealed more than 1,500 disqualified company directors were being allowed to run other UK companies as
Companies House was not checking names against its
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Community interest companies, the names of which must end with 'community interest company' or 'cic' (or, if it is a public company, 'community interest public limited company' or 'community interest plc'), or, in the case of Welsh companies if they so choose, the Welsh language equivalents 'cwmni
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Every undertaking registered with
Companies House must have a unique name. Whether a name is unique or not is determined by Companies House; certain terms and punctuation, and characters after the first 60, are completely disregarded when assessing the uniqueness of a name, and other characters,
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The Act provided for two types of company registration: provisional, and complete. The filing requirements for complete registration were more extensive than those for provisional registration. Given that there was no requirement for companies granted a certificate of provisional registration to
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as a matter of routine, provided the companies in which they held shares were registered with the
Registrar of Joint Stock Companies under the 1844 Act. The aim of this act was to incentivise the creation of new joint stock companies, while giving investors, the majority of whom did not play an
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for all undertakings incorporated by registration with
Companies House. Incorporation takes place on the issuance of a certificate of incorporation by the registrar. Private limited companies can be issued with a certificate of incorporation within 24 hours of an application being submitted.
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made this extension automatic for filing deadlines between 27 June 2020 and 5 April 2021; after the latter date, companies could again apply for a three-month extension. There were also temporary extensions to the deadlines for filing confirmation statements and certain event-driven filings.
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abolished the dual registration system of the 1844 Act; provisional registration ceased to be possible. In exchange for providing shareholders with the benefit of limited liability, companies were required to submit certain information to the
Registrar for Joint Stock Companies, including
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Companies House does not verify the accuracy of information filed. The
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy announced in 2020 that Companies House would be given powers to verify the identities of company directors, but did not set a timetable for their introduction.
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The 1856 Act also mandated that there be a
Registrar of Companies for each of the UK's three jurisdictions. This system remains today, with a separate Registrar of Companies for England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland; 'Companies House' is merely a
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Limited liability partnerships, the names of which must end with 'limited liability partnership' or 'llp', or in the case of Welsh limited liability partnerships if they so choose, the Welsh language equivalents 'partneriaeth atebolrwydd cyfyngedig' or
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broke a story that almost 4,000 of the names on the
Companies House register of directors were on international watchlists of alleged fraudsters, money launderers, terror financiers and corrupt officials. The results came from
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Since June 2016, private companies can elect to keep certain statutory records on the central register which is held and published by
Companies House, instead of maintaining their own registers. These records include:
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Limited partnerships, the names of which must end with 'limited partnership' or 'lp', or if the principal place of business is Wales and they so choose, the Welsh language equivalents 'partneriaeth cyfyngedig' or
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was fully implemented on 1 October 2009, the
Northern Ireland companies register was fully integrated into Companies House; previously, all limited companies in Northern Ireland were registered with the
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Limited partnerships are not issued with certificate of incorporation upon registration with Companies House, but instead with certificates of registration. This is because limited partnerships are not
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Private limited companies, the names of which ordinarily must end with 'limited' or 'ltd', or, in the case of Welsh companies if they so choose, the Welsh language equivalents 'cyfyngedig' or 'cyf'
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submit the remaining information in order to become completely registered, the Act was not hugely successful as many of its provisions applied only to completely registered companies.
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Societates Europaeae, the names of which had to include 'SE' (replaced with 'UK Societas' for SEs remaining registered in the UK on 1 January 2021 as a consequence of Brexit)
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created a centralised register of companies, enabled companies to be incorporated by registration, and established the office of the registrar; the
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buddiant cymunedol' or 'cbc' (or, if it is a public company, 'cwmni buddiant cymunedol cyhoeddus cyfyngedig' or 'cwmni buddiant cymunedol ccc')
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Incorporation of a limited liability partnerships is complete once the certificate of incorporation is signed or sealed by the registrar.
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915:(PSCs), and members of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs). This measure is set to apply to all new and existing directors and PSCs.
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was published. This revealed that Companies House had given false information to an MP to try to make themselves look better.
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Despite its name, Companies House acts not only as registrar for companies, but also for the following undertakings:
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Generally, undertakings registered with Companies House are required to indicate their legal form in their names:
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Public limited companies, the names of which must end with 'public limited company' or 'plc', or, in the case of
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and some other companies are incorporated and registered with Companies House. The agency also registers
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of the day that a publicly accessible central company register would help to protect the public from
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active role in day-to-day management, protection from liabilities incurred by company directors.
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business
2510:"UK: Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 - company meetings and filings"
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2235:"Companies to receive 3-month extension period to file accounts during COVID-19"
1543:(Ninth ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 137.
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Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Companies may not have names which if used would constitute a
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Halpern, Paul; Trebilcock, Michael; Turnbull, Stuart (1980).
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were generally treated similarly to partners in a common law
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2323:"Statistical release: Companies Register Activities 2014/15"
2957:"Practice guide 14A: charitable incorporated organisations"
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2183:. Department for Business, Innovation & Skills. 2015.
1707:"Key Documents in the History of Australian Corporate Law"
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Companies House independent adjudicators' report 2022-2023
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Some overseas companies with a physical presence in the UK
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Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security
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2633:"Changing your company registration from 1 January 2021"
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Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Local and personal Acts of Parliament (United Kingdom)
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Vincent, Matthew; Beioley, Kate (18 September 2020).
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Executive agencies of the United Kingdom government
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459:The Joint Stock Companies Act 1844 applied only to
303:mandated separate registrars for each of the three
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4434:Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1660:"Some Aspects of Joint Stock Companies, 1844-1900"
1421:Register of directors' usual residential addresses
909:Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
903:Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
2946:Charities Act 2011, sections 207(1), 209, and 210
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2597:Companies Act 2006, sections 9(2)(c) and 9(2)(d)
2087:Limited Liability Act 1855, sections 1, 2, and 3
1487:"Joint Stock Companies Act 1844 c. 110 Preamble"
1364:and therefore are not created by incorporation.
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1537:Law, Jonathan, ed. (2018). "Companies House".
1263:Companies incorporated in Northern Ireland: NI
787:Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
776:Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
4366:Nuclear Liabilities Financing Assurance Board
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2459:"Companies register activities: 2019 to 2020"
2434:"Companies register activities: 2018 to 2019"
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3394:Limited Partnerships Act 1907, section 8C(3)
3350:Limited Partnerships Act 1907, section 8C(1)
3165:Limited Partnerships Act 1907, section 8B(3)
3156:Limited Partnerships Act 1907, section 8B(2)
2801:Limited Partnerships Act 1907, section 15(1)
2409:"Companies register activities 2017 to 2018"
2261:"Companies House business plan 2020 to 2021"
1758:Journal of the Statistical Society of London
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793:(2016). Companies House was a member of the
379:History of company law in the United Kingdom
3323:Companies Act 2006, sections 15(3)and 15(4)
2384:"Companies register activities 2016 / 2017"
1813:Joint Stock Companies Act 1844, section VII
1730:Joint Stock Companies Act 1844, section XIX
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2778:"Overseas companies registered in the UK"
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4429:Economic and Social Research Council
4419:Arts and Humanities Research Council
3474:Cross, Michael (18 September 2020).
3210:Companies Act 2006, section 60(1)(c)
3201:Companies Act 2006, section 60(1)(b)
3192:Companies Act 2006, section 60(1)(a)
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4037:Business and Trade Select Committee
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3219:Companies Act 2006, section 1066(1)
2837:from the original on 12 August 2020
2127:. Thomson Reuters. 18 December 2015
2105:Companies Act 2006, section 1060(1)
1877:
1827:
1536:
1292:The Register of Companies contains
1033:Private companies limited by shares
977:
13:
4490:Council for Science and Technology
4056:Department for International Trade
3424:from the original on 19 April 2015
3296:from the original on 9 August 2020
2874:
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2584:
2224:
2108:
1816:
1804:
1792:
1742:
1618:
1447:register of disqualified persons.
1010:Public companies limited by shares
822:Size of Total Register at year end
14:
4667:
4646:Department for Business and Trade
4298:Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
4191:Competition and Markets Authority
3843:Competition and Markets Authority
3677:Department for Business and Trade
3597:
3546:from the original on 24 July 2019
3314:Companies Act 2006, section 15(2)
3240:from the original on 13 July 2018
3111:Companies Act 2006, section 59(2)
3102:Companies Act 2006, section 59(1)
3075:Companies Act 2006, section 58(2)
3066:Companies Act 2006, section 58(1)
2937:Charities Act 2011, section 30(1)
2928:Charities Act 2011, section 13(1)
2303:from the original on 24 July 2019
2187:from the original on 25 July 2015
1648:
1211:companies if they so choose, the
648:Prior to the commencement of the
351:Department for Business and Trade
201:Department for Business and Trade
4543:
4542:
4356:Land Registration Rule Committee
4067:
4066:
3739:The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
3579:
3516:from the original on 9 July 2015
3005:Companies Act 2006, section 1099
2901:from the original on 9 July 2019
2830:. October 2014. pp. 10–11.
2613:Companies Act 2006, section 9(6)
2339:from the original on 2 June 2019
737:Department of Trade and Industry
365:in general, are governed by the
25:
4601:Companies of the United Kingdom
4502:Independent Complaints Reviewer
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36:needs additional citations for
4278:Civil Nuclear Police Authority
3512:. Part 8 s.94 and Schedule 5.
3286:"Register a company in the UK"
3260:"Certificate of incorporation"
3057:Companies Act 2006, section 55
3048:Companies Act 2006, section 54
3039:Companies Act 2006, section 53
2147:"Company Registration Records"
1998:Cambridge Journal of Economics
1830:"Company Law: 1844 and To-Day"
1724:
1698:
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1479:
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1079:Limited Liability Partnerships
1065:United Kingdom partnership law
717:Daily Bulletin Company Limited
693:Joint Stock Companies Act 1856
687:Joint Stock Companies Act 1856
681:Joint Stock Companies Act 1856
424:Joint Stock Companies Act 1844
418:Joint Stock Companies Act 1844
301:Joint Stock Companies Act 1856
297:Joint Stock Companies Act 1844
1:
4485:Government Office for Science
4387:Central Arbitration Committee
4139:Minister of State for Climate
3955:Central Arbitration Committee
3536:"Guidance: Company registers"
1705:Chia, Hui (15 October 2018).
1472:
1382:Limited Partnerships Act 1907
1294:certificates of incorporation
1288:Certificates of incorporation
1173:
947:is based at Companies House,
189:Louise Smyth, Chief Executive
4507:Office of Manpower Economics
4229:Intellectual Property Office
4013:Office of Manpower Economics
2151:National Records of Scotland
1355:Certificates of registration
1043:Community interest companies
994:
7:
4480:Financial Reporting Council
4392:Competition Appeal Tribunal
4371:Regulatory Policy Committee
4308:Small Business Commissioner
4288:Committee on Climate Change
4273:British Hallmarking Council
4183:Non-ministerial departments
3960:Competition Appeal Tribunal
3940:Regulatory Policy Committee
3915:Small Business Commissioner
3910:Financial Reporting Council
3900:British Hallmarking Council
3835:Non-ministerial departments
2895:Financial Conduct Authority
2047:The Economic History Review
1664:The Economic History Review
1460:
1390:
1110:Financial Conduct Authority
1097:Financial Conduct Authority
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712:adopted by the registrars.
332:Financial Conduct Authority
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4651:United Kingdom company law
4497:Groceries Code Adjudicator
4475:Commissioner for Shale Gas
4318:UK Research and Innovation
4313:UK Atomic Energy Authority
4008:Groceries Code Adjudicator
3236:. HM Revenue and Customs.
2332:. August 2015. p. 4.
2207:"Glossary of Useful Terms"
1887:Miller, Andrew H. (1994).
1754:"On Joint Stock Companies"
1626:"Companies and businesses"
1094:
1062:
1048:Companies incorporated by
1001:United Kingdom company law
998:
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1467:List of company registers
886:Response to 2020 pandemic
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3920:Trade Remedies Authority
3230:"WIT permanent guidance"
2752:The Privy Council Office
2562:"Company Formation GBF1"
2296:. July 2014. p. 4.
1168:
493:Provisionally registered
4656:Registrars of companies
3807:Bidesh Sarkar (interim)
2566:Companies House website
2059:10.1111/1468-0289.00044
1992:Ireland, Paddy (2010).
1658:Todd, Geoffrey (1932).
1424:Register of secretaries
990:Undertakings registered
919:Registrars of Companies
702:articles of association
349:. This then became the
148:; 180 years ago
2121:"Company registration"
1400:Other public registers
1151:HM Revenue and Customs
1129:Co-operative societies
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467:; it did not apply to
4611:Companies of Scotland
4532:Pubs Code Adjudicator
4522:Oil and Gas Authority
4470:Certification Officer
4465:British Business Bank
4044:Preceding departments
4023:Pubs Code Adjudicator
4003:Certification Officer
3998:British Business Bank
3798:Beatrice Kilroy-Nolan
3760:Permanent Secretaries
3711:Minister for Industry
3414:"Service information"
2667:"Unlimited Companies"
2041:Bryer, R. A. (1997).
1905:10.1353/elh.1994.0006
1630:The National Archives
1418:Register of directors
1344:Date of incorporation
1310:Date of incorporation
1161:Register of Companies
938:
498:Completely registered
262:register of companies
146:5 September 1844
1840:(218/219): 242–260.
1834:The Economic Journal
1752:Levi, Leone (1870).
1711:Melbourne Law School
1377:Date of registration
1199:Indication of status
1074:Limited Partnerships
1018:Societates Europaeae
892:coronavirus pandemic
410:, or, from 1834, by
336:financial statements
328:limited partnerships
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4573: /
4293:Competition Service
3982:Post Office Limited
3974:Public corporations
3905:Competition Service
3818:Departmental Chief
3482:. The Law Society.
3363:A Dictionary of Law
2516:. 30 September 2020
2267:. 29 September 2020
2177:"Public Data Group"
1828:Rix, M. S. (1945).
1540:A Dictionary of Law
1409:Register of members
1153:in order to submit
1028:Unlimited companies
1020:, which, following
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363:British company law
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4577:51.4994°N 3.1895°W
4397:Copyright Tribunal
4361:Low Pay Commission
4224:Insolvency Service
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3936:Low Pay Commission
3866:Insolvency Service
3853:Executive agencies
3820:Scientific Adviser
3510:legislation.gov.uk
2697:legislation.gov.uk
2572:on 12 October 2008
2542:. 15 November 2023
2011:10.1093/cje/ben040
1450:In July 2023, the
1433:In February 2008,
1331:by the registrar.
1249:Registered numbers
1241:, exempted by new
1193:Secretary of State
1141:Friendly societies
1120:Charity Commission
1106:Building societies
1059:Other undertakings
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