Corporate Governance & Regulation

Striking companies from Companies Register

There are a limited range of circumstances when a company can request to be removed from the register (known as being struck off). For example, a voluntary strike off can be

Corporate Governance & Regulation

New IPO search facility

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, designs, trademarks and copyright.

Corporate Governance & Regulation

Consultations to crack down on fraud announced

The government has unveiled three new consultations to help combat fraud by reforming the UK’s register of company information. This follows an announcement earlier this year that

Corporate Governance & Regulation

Responding to a court judgement

In today’s precarious business environment many companies are unable to pay their debts. If this happens, your creditors can ultimately apply to the court to get their debts paid.

Corporate Governance & Regulation

Filing deadlines for company confirmation statement

As well as filing accounts with Companies House, there is an important requirement to check that the information Companies House has about your company is correct. This is

Corporate Governance & Regulation

Events company collapse

A recent investigation by the Insolvency Service has seen a husband and wife disqualified from being directors for a total of 17 years. The husband and wife team were directors of

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Closing a limited company

There are a number of reasons why you may decide to close your limited company. This could be because a limited company structure no longer suits your needs, your business is no

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Companies House warn of delays in postal submissions

Company filing deadlines were extended for companies with filing deadlines between 27 June 2020 and 5 April 2021.

Companies House is warning of delays in postal submissions and

Corporate Governance & Regulation

Removing your home address from the public register

Company directors and other eligible people such as company secretaries, people with significant control (PSC) and LLP members can apply to remove their personal addresses from the

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Companies House has new bank account

Companies House has announced that they have new bank details effective from 1 September 2020. This is due to a Companies House change in status from a trading fund to a central