Publication scheme
Source: gov.uk (2025-06-17)

This publication scheme lists information that Companies House publishes.

You can find specific documents for Companies House using the publication search (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=&publication_filter_option=all&topics%5B%5D=all&departments%5B%5D=companies-house&official_document_status=all&world_locations%5B%5D=all&from_date=&to_date=).

If the information you want is not published here, you can make a request for it (https://www.gov.uk/make-a-freedom-of-information-request) under the Freedom of Information Act.

You can also search through previous responses to freedom of information (FOI) requests (https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?content_store_document_type=foi_release&organisations%5B%5D=companies-house).

Who we are and what we do

This information covers our organisational details, structures, locations and contacts. This includes:
- about Companies House (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house)
- our contact details (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house#org-contacts)
- our organisational structure (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house/about/our-governance)
What we spend and how we spend it

This is where we publish financial information about projected and actual income, expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audits. This includes:
- annual reports and reviews (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=companies-house&publication_type=corporate-reports)
- details of all spending for transactions over the value of £500 (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/companies-house-spending-over-500)
- data on how long we take to pay invoices (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/companies-house-prompt-payment-data)
- our procurement procedures (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house/about/procurement)
What our priorities are and how we’re doing

This category covers departmental strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews, including:
- our strategy (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/companies-house-strategy-2020-to-2025)
- our business plan (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/companies-house-business-plan-2025-to-2026)
- annual report and accounts (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/companies-house-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024)
- independent adjudicators reports (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/companies-house-independent-adjudicators-reports)
- our statistics (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house/about/statistics)
How we make decisions

This is where we publish details of our decision-making processes and records of our decisions. These include consultations on:
- corporate transparency and register reform (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-transparency-and-register-reform)
- powers of the registrar (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-transparency-and-register-reform-powers-of-the-registrar)
- implementing the ban on corporate directors (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-transparency-and-register-reform-implementing-the-ban-on-corporate-directors)
- improving the quality and value of financial information on the UK companies register (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-transparency-and-register-reform-improving-the-quality-and-value-of-financial-information-on-the-uk-companies-register)
Other records of our decisions can be found on the National Archives (http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140711134148/http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/companiesAct/publications.shtml).

Our examination procedures are available by emailing xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).

Our policies and procedures

This category covers our protocols, policies and procedures for providing services, and responsibilities, including our:
- complaints procedure (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house/about/complaints-procedure)
- personal information charter (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house/about/personal-information-charter)
- records management policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/companies-house-records-management-policy)
- records appraisal and selection policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/companies-house-records-appraisal-and-selection-policy)
- enforcement policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/companies-house-enforcement-policy)
- approach to financial penalties (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/companies-house-approach-to-financial-penalties)
- information security and assurance policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/companies-house-information-security-and-assurance)
- public task, copyright and Crown copyright (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/companies-house-accreditation-to-information-fair-traders-scheme)
- health and safety policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/companies-house-health-and-safety-policy-2014)
- environmental policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/companies-house-environmental-policy)
- equality and diversity policy (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house/about/equality-and-diversity)
- Welsh language scheme (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house/about/welsh-language-scheme)
Lists and registers

Details of our public registers, asset registers and disclosure logs. This includes:
- the public register of company information (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/)
- the register of disqualifications (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/register-of-disqualifications/A)
- our disclosure logs listing all FOI releases (https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?content_store_document_type=foi_release&organisations%5B%5D=companies-house)
- standard industrial classification (SIC) of economic activities (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/standard-industrial-classification-of-economic-activities-sic)
- Companies House fees (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/companies-house-fees)
Open data and datasets

You can find datasets published by Companies House on data.gov.uk (http://data.gov.uk/).

Feedback and complaints about the scheme

We want our publication scheme to meet the needs of our users. If you have any comments or complaints about the scheme email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx) or write to us:

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