Situations Requiring Notification at Companies House: A Comprehensive Guide

Importance of Registering with Companies House

Part 3 of 3

What?	When?	How* - relevant forms
Appointing a new director	Within 14 days of the appointment	Ordinary Resolution + form Forms: AP01 orAP02 - appointment of a director TM01 - termination of appointment of a director
Changing personal details of the director (such as address, name, business name, gender)	Within 14 days of the change	CH01 or CH02 - changes of the detail of a director
Changing details of PSC’s (People with Significant Control)(such as address)	Within 14 days of the change	PSC01 - notifying of an individual with significant control PSC02 - notifying of relevant legal entity with significant control PSC03 - notifying of other registrable person with significant control PSC04 - changing the details of PSC’s PSC05 - changing the details of relevant legal entities (RLE) with significant control PSC06 - changing the details of other registrable person with a significant control
Appointing a new secretary or an existing one’s appointment	Within 14 days of appointment	AP03 orAP04 - appointment of a secretary TM02 - termination of the appointment of a secretary
Changing the details of a secretary (such as address, name, business name, gender)	Within 14 days of the change	CH03 or CH04 - changes of the details of a secretary
Changing the company name	Within 15 days of the change	Special resolution + form + payment for the change (£10 to file paper form/ £8 to file online) Form: NM01 - notice of change of name by resolution
Changing the address where you keep your records, and which records are kept there	Within 14 days after the change	AD01 - change of the registered address AD05 - change of inspection location for company’s records (Single Alternative Inspection Location - SAIL)
Changing your accounting reference date	The form AA01 must be received within the period allowed for laying and delivering the accounts for the current or the immediately previous accounting reference period.	Online file with this link.  AA01 - change of the accounting reference date
Issuing shares after incorporation	Within 1 calendar month of the issuing	SH01 - ‘ return of allotment’ form - issuing more shares
Changing the status of your mortgages (if there are any or if the existing ones have been paid off)	MR01 - Within 21 days beginning with the day after the date of creating a charge MR04 - as soon as possible, click here for more info. MR05 - will depend on the type of instrument (property), more information provided in this link	MR01 - notifying of a charge or mortgage created on/after 6 April 2013 for UK registered company MR04 - notifying of satisfaction of a mortgage or charge in full or in part MR05 - notifying that the property charged is released from the charge or no longer part of company property MR07 - notifying an addition of amendment to a charge

*All of the forms above may be submitted to Companies House either through this link on the government website or by post. 

All forms for the Companies House may be found in this link.

Author: Zofia Bonarowska -

Author: Zofia Bonarowska -

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This article has been written by law students for the sole purpose of providing informative insight. The information in this article is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice, nor should the information be used for the purpose of advising clients. You should seek independent legal advice before relying on any of the information provided in this article.

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