Have you ever wanted to know something about a company, or someone connected with a company? If the answer is “yes” then you may be interested in the new service being offered by Companies House which can be accessed at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house
With this new service you can currently perform a search by:
- Company Name or Number
- Officer Name
Searching by Company Name or Number will initially take you to an
- “Overview” page showing:
- Registered Office Address
- Date of Incorporation
- Nature of Business
- Any Previous Names
- The date of the last Accounts submitted
- The date of the last Annual Return submitted
- Details of any overdue documents
A second tab then takes you to the filing history. This lists all documents that have been filed at Companies House with the date that they were filed. By then clicking on a link you can view and download a PDF copy of any or all of those document. These documents include
- accounts,
- annual returns, including directors and shareholders,
- mortgages,
- changes in directors’ particulars,
- changes in registered office.
A third tab then takes you to the officers of the company, listing:
- Full name
- Correspondence address
- Date of Birth
- Occupation
- Nationality
By clicking on the directors name you open a further page listing companies in which that person holds, or has previously held, office. It is this page which opens if you initially search by Officer Name. Finally, by clicking on the company name on this page you can go to the Overview tab relating to that company, and start all over again.
This information has always been available but at a cost. With the new service, all of the above information is available completely free of charge, and it is the intention of Companies House to make even more information available in the future.