Please note Companies House guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website. We provide links to the key information below.
Complaints
Companies House complaints procedure
How to make a complaint about Companies House.
Complain about a limited company
Complain about or report company for breaking the law or committing fraud, running scams, or selling faulty products of services.
Reporting scams pretending to be from Companies House
What to do if you think you’ve spotted a scam pretending to be from Companies House, and examples of scam emails, letters and telephone calls.
Report a company using your personal details without your permission
How to tell Companies House that a company is using personal information such as your name and address without your consent.
Wind up a company that owes you money
How to issue a winding up petition – forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you’re owed.
Appeals
Appeal a penalty for filing your company accounts late
How to appeal a penalty if you’re a company director or an accountant who has received a penalty from Companies House for filing your company accounts late.
Object to a limited company being struck off
Object to a company’s application to be removed from the companies register – how to find out if a company’s applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
Apply to protect your details on the Companies House register
For company directors, LLP members or people with significant control (PSCs) who are at serious risk and want to protect their personal information from the public.
