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Guidance for vacancy holders sifting applications and entering results using the vX Civil Service Jobs system.
Guidance for recruiters on completing sift evaluation forms and issuing results to candidates
Find out if you’re a trust or company service provider who needs to register for supervision with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
How to reduce the number of suppliers you need to evaluate by shortlisting or ‘sifting’.
The Insolvency and Companies List was formerly known as the Companies Court. We handle cases relating to the insolvency of companies, including: petitions to wind up a company applications to unfreeze bank accounts or challenge a winding up petition applications...
Search for details of companies involved in insolvency proceedings, liquidation, frozen assets
Detailed information about the Insolvency Service’s investigation and enforcement work, how we achieve our outcomes and how to complain about misconduct.
How to upload results when you have a large number of applications.
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has today (11 July) published the findings from its public consultation on the future of its business approval scheme.
Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register - how to find out if a company's applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
Find Companies House-recognised filing software to manage your company accounts, returns and tax accounts
We deal with complaints about cases where a company name is registered for the primary purpose of preventing someone else with legitimate interest from registering it, or demanding payment from them to release it. Company Names Tribunal works with the...
What to do if you think you've spotted a scam pretending to be from Companies House, and examples of scam emails, letters and telephone calls.
Guidance and advice for candidates using the Civil Service Jobs website.
We incorporate and dissolve limited companies. We register company information and make it available to the public. Companies House is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade .
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
Investors and businesses may be legally required to tell the government about certain sensitive acquisitions under the National Security and Investment Act.
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