Companies House is the UK Registrar of Companies and an Executive Agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. As a registry of corporate information, Companies House is responsible for incorporating and dissolving companies, gathering and storing information about them and making this available to the public.
Any company or LLP that wishes to operate in the UK must be registered with Companies House in one of the following jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. Companies House must be notified of any changes to a company’s details to ensure the accuracy of the corporate information disclosed on public record.