Running a company or partnership

Please note: Companies House guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website. We provide links to the key information below.

Filing for your company or partnership

File your confirmation statement (annual return) or accounts with Companies House(link is external)
How to file company information - including directors, registered office and shareholders in your AR01 annual return - or file your annual accounts.

Filing limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts at Companies House(link is external)
How to file annual accounts at Companies House for UK limited liability partnerships (LLPs).

Changes to your company or partnership

Tell Companies House about changes to your limited company(link is external)
File changes to your company information including directors, shareholders and registered office address, and where your company records are kept.

Make changes to your private limited company(link is external)
Making changes to your company - passing resolutions, changing addresses and where your records are kept, your company name and type, directors' and secretaries' details, share structure, constitution.

Limited liability partnership strike off, dissolution and restoration(link is external)
How a limited liability partnership (LLP) can be removed from and restored to the Companies House register.

Contact Companies House(link is external)
Contact Companies House to register your limited company, file returns and accounts.

Company director disqualification(link is external)
When you can be disqualified from being a director of a company - how the process works, investigations, what happens if you're banned

Removing your home address from the Companies House register(link is external)
How to remove your home address from the public register if you've used it as a service address, a former registered office address or a shareholder's address.

Companies House forms

Companies House forms for limited companies(link is external)
The paper forms that a limited company can file with Companies House.

Companies House forms for limited liability partnerships(link is external)
Paper forms that a limited liability partnership (LLP) can file with Companies House.

Guidance for running a limited company

Running a limited company(link is external)
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company.

Life of a company: annual requirements(link is external)
Rules and requirements on filing annual accounts at Companies House for companies registered in the UK.

Life of a company: event driven filings(link is external)
Information about changes that UK companies need to file with Companies House and the rules and requirements on submitting them.

Standard industrial classification of economic activities (SIC)(link is external)
A condensed list of SIC codes for providing Companies House with a description of your company's nature of business.

Restoring a company to the Companies House register(link is external)
How a dissolved company can be restored to the register of companies.

Late filing penalties

Late filing penalties(link is external)
How a late filing penalty will be imposed if your company or LLP's accounts are not filed on time, and how to appeal against a penalty.

Partnerships

Set up and run a limited partnership(link is external)
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing partners and registering with Companies House.

Set up and run a limited liability partnership (LLP)(link is external)
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing designated members and registering with Companies House.

Life of a limited liability partnership(link is external)
Rules and requirements for limited liability partnerships registered in the UK.

Register a limited partnership(link is external)
What you need to do to register a limited partnership.

Restoring a limited liability partnership to the Companies House register(link is external)
How a dissolved limited liability partnership (LLP) can be restored to the register of companies.

Striking off or dissolving a limited liability partnership(link is external)
How a limited liability partnership (LLP) can be removed from the Companies House register.