Companies House changes IFAs need to know about

'The current Companies House system is messy'

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Lawyer Helen Curtis explains why it is time for advisory business owners to sit up and take notice of changes at Companies House…

Changes to the rules at Companies House may not be top of anyone's agenda in the current climate, and may even have slid entirely under the radar for some busy owners of small businesses. But if that is the case at your business, then it is time to sit up and take note. Because while these changes are navigable the consequences for getting them wrong could be serious.  For some context - anyone who has accessed the register at Companies House will know that the system as it exists is messy.  Companies could be set up quickly for small fees, with little accountability and barely an...

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