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Companies House UK

  • Friday, 7 June, 2024
    You can’t call a company Scorpio Bastardo

    A year of rejection notices from the Companies House censorship department

  • Monday, 4 March, 2024
    ‘Erroneous’ filings highlight flaws in Companies House data

    UK’s corporate register finds 800 instances of paperwork on 190 businesses from one address last month

    Companies House in Cardiff
  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
    EU financial regulation
    European countries begin taking down public company registers after ruling

    Anger among transparency campaigners as court finds access to data on corporate ownership interferes with right to privacy

    The European Union Court of Justice buildings in Luxembourg
  • Sunday, 31 July, 2022
    UK property
    UK launches property register to curb flow of £100bn ‘dirty money’

    Initiative will require anonymous foreign owners or buyers to reveal their identity

    A London sign showing Belgrave Square
  • Wednesday, 2 March, 2022
    Workplace diversity & equality
    Kwarteng rejects demand to remove ‘chairman’ from company titles

    UK business minister angers corporate chiefs by refusing to alter rules over gender-specific language

    Kwasi Kwarteng
  • Wednesday, 29 September, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Overhaul of Companies House is long overdue

    Combating UK furlough fraud should be another impetus for change

    The Companies House building in Cardiff
  • Wednesday, 30 June, 2021
    Cynthia O'Murchu
    Companies House, my virtual Russian squatter and me

    The UK’s corporate registry is full of dubious filings but setting the record straight is an arduous task

  • Monday, 19 October, 2020
    UK economy
    UK businesses being set up at record rate, register says

    Companies House boss admits criminals seeking to exploit pandemic are taking advantage of lax incorporation rules

  • Friday, 18 September, 2020
    Financial fraud
    Directors to face ID checks in anti-fraud crackdown

    Companies House will be given powers to investigate and remove false information from UK register

  • Thursday, 27 June, 2019
    Monzo Bank Ltd
    Monzo boss upbeat on progress despite mounting losses

    Costly ad campaign means losses will widen again, after jumping 54% last year

    CEO of Monzo Tom Blomfield.
  • Sunday, 5 May, 2019
    Money laundering
    Company ownership secrecy lingers despite reform push

    Anti-corruption group says money-laundering checks remain lax

    LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 24: British Prime Minister David Cameron resigns on the steps of 10 Downing Street on June 24, 2016 in London, England. The results from the historic EU referendum has now been declared and the United Kingdom has voted to LEAVE the European Union. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
  • Saturday, 4 May, 2019
    Money laundering
    Companies House faces biggest overhaul in 170 years

    Shake-up of corporate register aimed at clamping down on criminal activity

    3/01/2019 Moody skyline pictures of the City of London and Canary Wharf
  • Thursday, 3 May, 2018
    The FT ViewTax
    Fewer dark corners for dirty money to hide in

    Requiring transparency in UK overseas territories is a welcome step

    Palm Tree Islands Description: A beautful palm tree with the island of Jost Van Dyke in the background in the British Virgin Islands BVI
  • Sunday, 29 April, 2018
    UK economy
    Lead shareholders remain hidden despite transparency rules

    Corporate register shows 13% of companies fail to name ‘persons of significant control’

  • Tuesday, 17 April, 2018
    UK companies
    Campaigner prosecuted over stunt to expose UK company records fraud

    Kevin Brewer listed ministers as directors to show lack of Companies House checks

    30.10.09 Companies House website. PHOTOGRAPH BY DANIEL JONES 2009 07815 853503 info@danieljonesphotography.co.uk www.danieljonesphotography.co.uk
  • Thursday, 22 February, 2018
    Identity theft
    Directors can withhold address from filings to beat fraud

    Group found to be ‘disproportionately targeted’ by identity thieves

    Younger people are more likely to fall victim to binary options scams than other types of fraud, th FCA has found
  • Wednesday, 14 June, 2017
    Cyber Security
    Fraudsters target UK directors through Companies House

    Company directors are twice as likely as others to be victims of identity theft

    Companies House website
  • Tuesday, 2 August, 2016
    Accountancy
    Dissolved businesses data may be wiped out

    Companies House considers erasing records after only 6 years

    Dominic Chappell, the former bankrupt who bought retail chain British Home Stores for one pound in 2015 gives evidence to the business, skills and innovation parliamentary select committee about the collapse of BHS, in Westminster, London, Britain June 8, 2016. Parliament TV/Handout via REUTERS EDITORIAL USE ONLY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - RTSGKDC
  • Sunday, 5 February, 2012
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Thrifty music lovers boost Music Magpie
  • Friday, 23 December, 2011
    UK companies
    Cowell paid £26.7m in Sony JV deal
  • Tuesday, 20 December, 2011
    UK retail results
    Paul Smith smartens up profits
  • Tuesday, 25 October, 2011
    UK retail results
    Anya Hindmarch profits leap
  • Monday, 26 September, 2011
    Debt fears as profits plummet

    Almost a quarter of small businesses have seen profits halve

  • Sunday, 11 September, 2011
    UK retail results
    Boden reports record profits

    International sales expected to overtake UK for the first time in 2011

  • Friday, 26 August, 2011
    Work & Careers
    Micro-business plan ‘muddled’

    Credit reference agencies have criticised a red tape reducing initiative to exempt micro-businesses from having to file accounts at Companies House

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