Companies House
Companies House is an executive agency of the department of trade and industry, and has five main functions:
- the registration of new limited companies
- the registration of documents required to be delivered under the companies, insolvency and related legislation
- the provision of limited company information to the public
- dissolution and striking off limited companies from the register
- ensuring that limited companies comply with their obligations in connection with the above functions
There are currently more than one million limited companies registered at Companies House and each files documents, such as accounts and annual returns, which are open to public inspection. Historical data is held from 1844. You can order a company search through Companies Limited.
Companies House have seven offices nationwide.
Cardiff
Crown Way
Maindy
Cardiff
CF4 3UZ
02920 388588
London
55-71 City Road
London
EC1Y 1BB
020 7253 9393
Birmingham
Central Library
Chamberlain square
Birmingham
B3 3HQ
0121 233 9047
Leeds
25 Queen Street
Leeds
LS1 2TW
0113 233 8338
Manchester
75 Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 2HR
0161 236 7500
Edinburgh
37 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EB
0131 535 5800
Glasgow
7 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BQ
0141 221 5513
The information provided on this page has been sourced through Companies House.
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