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A company director has been fined for deliberately falsifying information about his firms in what is thought to be the first-ever conviction of its kind.
Anti-money laundering measures changed on 26 June 2017.
If you're snowed-in, here are 7 simple steps to keep up to date with Companies House.
All old paper £10 notes must be spent by 1 March 2018.
The Insolvency (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017 are coming into force 8 December 2017.
You can apply for a refund if you've bought an incorporation certificate for overseas or unregistered companies from Companies House.
Louise Smyth has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Companies House and The Registrar of Companies for England and Wales.
From 6 April 2016 companies, LLPs and SEs need to keep a register of their 'people with significant control'.
Lesley Cowley has today (30 June 2017) been named as the new chair of Companies House.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Legislative Reform (Private Fund Limited Partnerships) Order 2017 came into force 6 April 2017.
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 have been introduced.
The Follow service allows you to receive email alerts when companies file with us.
Insolvency rules change in April 2017.
The Postal Administration (Scotland) Rules 2016 came into force on 1 October 2016.
Accountants tell us the benefits they've experienced filing online.
Some of our fees changed on 30 June 2016
The Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 as amended by the Insurance Act 2015 and the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Regulations 2016 will come into force on 1 August 2016.
We're proposing to change the size and format of our statistical releases and the frequency we publish them.
New regulations bring changes for company accounts
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