UK Company Documents
We provide clients with a fast, easy, efficient and cost effective way of conducting comprehensive company searches and obtain filed documents on UK companies from Companies House, which are certified and can be apostilled if required.
Establishing the existence of a UK company and obtaining copies of official company documents held at the company registry may be required for
- Due Diligence – confirmation of a UK company’s existence
- Legal requirements – certified company documents
Documents include:
- Certificate of Incorporation
- Certified Copy of Memorandum
- Certified Articles of Association
- Certificate of Good Standing
- Certificate of Name Change
Certificate of Good Standing
Information included on a certificate of good standing includes:
Directors – The names are supplied, the addresses if required can also be requested.
Registered Office – This will give the current registered office of the company.
The Certificate issued by Companies Registrar certifies that a company is in Good Standing. The Certificate resembles the initial Certificate of Incorporation and is used to formally confirm the company’s continued legal existence. It also confirms that all administrative requirements have been complied with.
Timescale: 4 – 10 business days
Delivery: Sent via courier
Due to changes brought in by the Small Business Enterprise and Employment Act, from Nov 2016 the certificate of Good Standing can no longer be provided including the shareholders, shareholdings or the statement of capital.
Apostille Certificate on Company Documents
An Apostille enables the presenter to bypass further certification and immediately use the documents in the intended country. All UK Company documents are completed with certification from an authorised signatory.
The apostille involves the addition of a certificate, either stamped on the document itself or attached to the document which certifies:
- Country of origin of the document
- Name and identity of the signature – Capacity in which a document has been signed
- Official seal – Name of authority which has affixed a seal or stamp to the document
- Place, date and document number
An Apostille certificate can be obtained for the following company documents.
- Apostilled Certificate of Incorporation
- Apostilled Certified Copy of Memorandum & Articles of Association
- Apostilled Certificate of Good Standing
Order UK Company Documents
To obtain comprehensive company search reports, or filed documents from the UK registry.
Please complete the form below with the target company name.
We aim to provide you with the searches from Companies House within 48 hours. If the original document is required a courier service is available