Publication scheme

This publication scheme lists information that the agency publishes. 


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Companies House

You can find specific documents for this department using the publication search.


If the information you want is not published here, you can make a request for it under the Freedom of Information Act.


You can also search through previous responses to freedom of information (FOI) requests.

Who we are and what we do

This information covers our organisational details, structures, locations and contacts. This includes:

• about Companies House
• our contact details
• our organisational structure

What we spend and how we spend it

This is where we publish financial information about projected and actual income, expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audits. This includes:

• annual reports and reviews
• details of all spending for transactions over the value of £500
• data on how long we take to pay invoices
• our procurement procedures

What our priorities are and how we’re doing

This category covers departmental strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews, including:

• our strategy
• our business plan
• annual report and accounts
• independent adjudicators reports
• our statistics

How we make decisions

This is where we publish details of our decision-making processes and records of our decisions. These include consultations on:

• corporate transparency and register reform
• powers of the registrar
• implementing the ban on corporate directors
• improving the quality and value of financial information on the UK companies register

Other records of our decisions can be found on the National Archives.

Our examination procedures are available by emailing informationrights@companieshouse.gov.uk

Our policies and procedures

This category covers our protocols, policies and procedures for providing services, and responsibilities, including our:

• complaints procedure
• personal information charter
• records management policy
• enforcement policy
• approach to financial penalties
• information security and assurance policy
• public task, copyright and Crown copyright
• health and safety policy
• environmental policy
• equality and diversity policy
• Welsh language scheme

Lists and registers

Details of our public registers, asset registers and disclosure logs. This includes:

• the public register of company information
• the register of disqualifications
• our disclosure logs listing all FOI releases
• standard industrial classification (SIC) of economic activities
• Companies House fees

Open data and datasets

You can find datasets published by Companies House on data.gov.uk.

Feedback and complaints about the scheme

We want our publication scheme to meet the needs of our users. If you have any comments or complaints about the scheme email informationrights@companieshouse.gov.uk or write to us:

Information Rights
Companies House
Crown Way
Cardiff CF14 3UZ