Companies House is the official UK government register of UK companies.

Their Main Functions

The main functions of Companies House are to:

• incorporate and dissolve limited companies;
• examine and store company information delivered under the Companies Act and related legislation; and
• make this information available to the public.

The Registrar of Companies

The Registrar of Companies for England and Wales, and Chief Executive of Companies House is Claire Clancy. Her office is based at Companies House in Cardiff.

The Registrar of Companies for Scotland is Jim Henderson and his office is based in Edinburgh.

There is also an Information Centre in London.

History

The United Kingdom has enjoyed a system of company registration since 1844. Today, company registration matters are dealt with in law, by the Companies Act 1985 and the updating legislation contained in the Companies Act 1989.

All limited companies in the UK are registered at Companies House, an Executive Agency of the Department of Trade and Industry. There are more than 2 million limited companies registered in Great Britain, and more than 300,000 new companies are incorporated each year.

If you would like to locate information on any UK company vist the Companies House Web site.