Companies House
Guides to the Companies House register, company accounts, and annual filing obligations.
Companies House is the UK's official registrar of companies. Every limited company and LLP in the United Kingdom is recorded here, along with its officers, registered office, accounts, and annual filings. The register is free to search and forms the backbone of UK company data.
These guides explain how the register works and what its filings mean - how a company is formed, what its annual accounts and confirmation statement contain, and what happens when a company falls behind or is struck off. Whether you are researching a business, staying on top of your own filing deadlines, or making sense of a set of accounts, start here.
Company accounts
How to read UK company accounts, net assets, and what the figures mean.
What Are Net Assets? Formula and How to Read Them in Company Accounts
What net assets are, the formula, and how to read them in a company's accounts.
5 minNegative Net Assets: What It Means for a Company
What negative net assets means, why it happens, and whether it signals insolvency.
4 minUnderstanding Company Accounts on Companies House
What the different types of company accounts filed at Companies House reveal, how to read them, and what they mean for your research.
6 minFilings & deadlines
Confirmation statements, annual accounts, and Companies House deadlines.