Disclosing information about your business
These regulations are about the information companies must supply to the official register, so it is easily available for potential creditors, customers and suppliers.
You can find the regulations that relate to Disclosing information about your business below to the left.
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The Companies (Disclosure of Address) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 Includes the Marine Management Organisation in Schedule 1 of the Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009 Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Section 413) Regulations 2009 Corrects a cross-reference in Section 413(8) of the Companies Act which relates to disclosures in the notes to banking company accounts of advances, credits and guarantees that benefit directors. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies House Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2009 Increases the assets and liabilities of the Companies House Trading Fund. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Limited Partnerships (Forms) Rules 2009 Amends the form for LLPs who have a confidentiality order and need to notify Companies House of their residential address. This ensures the information will be held in a secure register. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Disclosure of Address) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 Specifies the conditions for disclosure of directors’ usual residential address. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Company Records) Regulations 2008 Specifies legislation relating to the inspection and provision of company records. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Particulars of Company Charges) Regulations 2008 Sets out information to be provided to the Registrar of Companies on the registration of a company charge. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 Amends form 363a to reflect amendments to shareholder information required in the annual return. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Welsh Language Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 Replaces specified forms that are submitted to the Registrar in Welsh if the company’s registered office is in Wales. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Late Filing Penalties) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Filing Periods and Late Filing Penalties) Regulations 2008 Sets the penalties for late filing of accounts and reports. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Disclosure of Auditor Remuneration and Liability Limitation Agreements) Regulations 2008 Requires companies to disclose fees receivable by their auditors and their auditors’ associates’ and also to disclose liability limitation agreements that they make with their auditors. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Registrar, Languages and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2006 Specifies the disclosure requirements for certain types of companies including electronic signature. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 Amends forms to take account of the abolition of stamp duty. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 Specifies form for public companies who purchase their own shares. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Welsh Language Forms) Regulations 2003 Allows specified forms to be provided to the Registrar in Welsh if the company’s registered office is in Wales. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Limited Liability Partnerships (Welsh Language Forms) Regulations 2003 Allows Limited Liability Partnerships to provide specified forms to the Registrar in Welsh if the company’s registered office is in Wales. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Disclosure of Information) (Designated Authorities) (No. 2) Order 2002 Allows the National Lottery Commission to disclose information to the National Audit office. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 Allows a director who has obtained a Confidentiality Order to notify Companies House of their usual residential address and of a change to that address. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Limited Liability Partnerships (Forms) Regulations 2002 Allows a member of a limited liability partnership who has obtained a Confidentiality Order to notify Companies House of their usual residential address and of a change to that address. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Limited Liability Partnerships (Welsh Language Forms) Regulations 2001 Allows Limited Liability Partnerships to provide specified forms to the Registrar in Welsh if the company’s registered office is in Wales. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Limited Liability Partnerships (Forms) Regulations 2001 Sets out the prescribed particulars in the forms for Limited Liability Partnerships. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Welsh Language Forms) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999 Allows return for allotment of shares to be provided in Welsh if the company’s registered office is in Wales. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Welsh Language Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 Allows return for allotment of shares, termination of appointment of directors and annual return to be provided in Welsh if the company’s registered office is in Wales. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 Amends forms relating to allocation of shares and revokes others. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Welsh Language Forms and Documents) Regulations 1996 Provides a form, in Welsh, for company’s with a registered office in Wales to change their accounting reference dates. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 New Form used when changing companies’ accounting reference dates. Revokes other forms. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms) (No. 2) Regulations 1995 Provision for directors of a non-trading private company to apply for striking off the register with effect from 1st July 1995 Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 Prescribes amended forms for the purposes of the provisions of the Companies Act 1985 with effect from 1st April 1995 Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Welsh Language Forms and Document) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 Regulations prescribe the following new forms which are in Welsh as well as in English: first directors and secretary; compliance; change of a company’s registered office address, appointment and resignation of directors and secretaries and annual returns. Revoked previous forms with effect from 1st April 1996. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Welsh Language Forms and Documents) Regulations 1994 Forms may be filled out in Welsh without an accompanying certified English translation where a company’s memorandum states that its registered office is to be situated in Wales. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 Prescribes amended forms for the registration of branches of overseas companies. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms) (No.2) Regulations 1991 Avoids the need to amend the forms every time the registration fee is altered and permit the additional annual return forms to be used for the purpose of notifying certain information and changes. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms) Regulations 1991 Enables companies to use annual return form 363s, to register their debenture holders/or change the place where a duplicate register is held. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms Amendment No. 2 and Company’s Type and Principal Business Activities) Regulations 1990 Requirements to give directors’ dates of birth for certain purposes. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 Prescribes forms or substitute forms between Companies Acts1985 and 1989. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 New form, that takes account of the repeal of section 47(1) of the Finance Act 1973. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 Prescribes Forms which deal with stamp duty and an alteration in a company’s accounting reference date for insolvency purposes. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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The Companies (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 Revokes certain provisions in the Companies (Forms) Regulations 1985 relating to receivers or to receivers and managers. Read More… (opens in a new window)
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Tell us what you think should happen to these regulations and why, being specific where possible:
- Should we scrap them altogether?
- Could their purpose be achieved in a non-regulatory way (eg through a voluntary code?) How?
- Could they be reformed, simplified or merged? How?
- Can we reduce their bureaucracy through better implementation? How?
- Can we make their enforcement less burdensome? How?
- Should they be left as they are?
Merge sections 707 and 708 Companies Act 2006 which require a private company purchasing its own shares to send two separate forms to Companies House, when one woud do (and did do until the 2006 Act came into force). Private companies have to cancel shares they have purchased so why send a separate return saying they have done so?Comment Tags: buyback, purchase of own shares, return, treasury shares