Filing at companies house.(Checklist 189)(United Kingdom. Department of Trade and Industry regulations)

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Companies an executive agency of the Department of Trade and Industry, and has five main functions. These are to ensure:

* the registration of new companies in accordance with current legislation

* the registration of documents required to be delivered under companies, insolvency and related legislation

* the provision of company information to the public

* the dissolution and striking off companies from the register

* that companies comply with their obligations in connection with the above

Companies House has responsibilities covering England, Wales and Scotland.

Companies House Addresses

Companies registered in England and Wales must file at Companies House in Cardiff. Companies registered in Scotland must file at Companies House in Edinburgh. The addresses are:

Crown Way

Maindy

Cardiff

CF14 3UZ

Tel 0870 333 3636

37 Castle Terrace

Edinburgh

EH1 2ED

Tel 0870 333 3636

Who and what must file at Companies House?

The great majority of filing is done by companies incorporated in Great Britain under the Companies Acts but some information must also be filed by other bodies. The full list is:

* Companies incorporated in Great Britain under the Companies Acts.

* Companies incorporated outside Great Britain but having a branch or...

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