Regulator Profile
Companies House
Enforcement Regulator3
Areas of regulation
26
Laws enforced
UK-wide
Company Law
Filing Requirements
Incorporation
What Companies House does
Registration and regulation of UK companies. Maintains the public register of companies, enforces filing requirements for annual accounts and confirmation statements. Gateway for company incorporation.
Legal framework
Legislation that Companies House enforces.
Primary legislation
- Limited Partnerships Act 1907 Act 1907
- Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 Act 1986
- Insolvency Act 1986 Act 1986
- Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 Act 2000
- Companies Act 2006 Act 2006
- Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 Act 2015
- Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 Act 2023
Secondary legislation
- Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2001 UK Statutory Instrument 2001
- European Public Limited-Liability Company (Registration) (Great Britain) Regulations 2004 UK Statutory Instrument 2004
- Companies (Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 UK Statutory Instrument 2008
- Companies (Late Filing Penalties) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Periods and Late Filing Penalties) Regulations 2008 UK Statutory Instrument 2008
- Small Companies and Groups (Accounts and Directors' Report) Regulations 2008 UK Statutory Instrument 2008
- Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009 UK Statutory Instrument 2009
- Companies (Filing Requirements for European Public Limited-Liability Companies) Regulations 2009 UK Statutory Instrument 2009
- Companies (Registrar's Powers) Regulations 2009 UK Statutory Instrument 2009
- Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 UK Statutory Instrument 2009
- Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 UK Statutory Instrument 2009
- ... and 9 more statutory instruments