Companies House Forms

Companies House forms available for download free of charge - you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open these files. This software can be downloaded for free from the Adobe website - click on the Adobe Logo

The Companies Act 2006 has introduced a complete new set of company forms. The following forms should be used to make changes to a company that were made after 1 October 2009. If you prefer to file changes to your company electronically please read our web filing for instructions.

Companies House forms for changes made after 1 October 2009 - Limited Companies

Companies House Form AD01 – Change of registered office address

Companies House Form AP01 – Appointing a person as a director
Companies House Form AP02 – Appointing a corporate director
Companies House Form AP03 – Appointing a person as a secretary
Companies House Form AP04 – Appointing a corporate secretary

Companies House Form TM01 – Terminating a director
Companies House Form TM02 – Terminating a secretary

Companies House Form CH01 – Changing the details of a person appointed as a director
Companies House Form CH02 – Changing the details of a corporate director
Companies House Form CH03 – Changing the details of a person appointed as a secretary
Companies House Form CH04 – Changing the details of a corporate secretary

Companies House Form AA01 - Changing accounting reference date

Companies House Form AA02 – Filing Dormant Accounts

Companies House Form AR01 – Annual Return

Companies House Form DS01 – Striking off a company

Companies House Form SH01 – Allotment of shares including statement of capital


Companies House forms for changes made after 1 October 2009 - LLP's

Companies House Form AP01 – Appointing a person as an LLP member
Companies House Form AP02 – Appointing a corporate LLP member

Companies House Form LLCH01 – Changing the details of a person appointed as an LLP member
Companies House Form LLCH02 – Changing the details of an LLP corporate member

Companies House Form LLAR01 – Annual Return for an LLP

Companies House form LLAA01 - Change of accounting reference date

Companies House form LLDS01 - Striking off an LLP

Companies House forms for changes made upto 30 September 2009 - Limited Companies

Companies House Form 88(2) - Share Allotment Form

 

Companies House Form 123 - Change of Nominal Share Capital

 

Companies House Form 225 - Change of Accounting Reference date

Companies House Form 287 - Change of Registered Office Address

Companies House Form 288a - Appointing a new company director/secretary

Companies House Form 288b - Terminating the appointment of a director/secretary

Companies House Form 288c - Change of existing director/secretary details

Companies House Form 353 - Notice of address for keeping registers

 

Companies House Form 652a - Application to strike off company


(If your company has remained dormant since incorporation and you no longer need it SFS may be interested in buying it from you - please contact us to discuss)

 

Companies House forms for changes made upto 30 September 2009 - LLP's

Companies House Form LLP287 - Change of Registered Office Address

Companies House Form LLP288a - Appointing a new LLP member

Companies House Form LLP288b - Terminating the appointment of an LLP member

Companies House Form LLP288c - Change of existing director / secretary details

 

The following forms are all relevant to the Companies House PROOF scheme. This scheme helps to reduce company hijacking and fraudulent use of companies.

PR1 Opt in to the PROOF scheme
PR1continued Continuation sheet to be used if necessary
PR1(m) Multiple Application to opt in to the scheme
PR1(m)cont Continuation Sheet for Multiple Applications
PR1(m). Multiple Company List
PR2 Opt out of the PROOF scheme
PR3 Consent for paper filing

Where to send your completed form

All forms must be sent to Companies House, the form must be the original and not photocopies of the original. The addresses for Companies House are -

For companies registered in England and Wales

Companies House
Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ
United Kingdom

For companies registered in Scotland

Companies House
37 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EB
Scotland

Online Web Filing of Companies House Forms

It is now possible to file your Companies House forms online and free of charge. By filing online the changes are usually recorded within 24 hours. For a full guide please use the following link- Companies House online filing

To sign up for online filing you will need two access codes.

Security Code - a personal code issued to you to allow access to the web filing system. To obtain this code follow the link below and register with Companies house. They will then email you a unique code within a few minutes.

Authentication Code (Web filing code) - A code that is unique to your company. If the company was incorporated electronically it will have been issued a code already. This code is usually available from your Company Formation Agent. If no code has been issued you can request one from the following link. This will be posted to the company's registered office address.

To access Companies House Web Filing click on the following link -

Companies House Web Filing Service

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