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Ordering documents from Companies House

Ordering documents from Companies House

Companies House offers interested parties the ability to order certified copies of certificates and documents held on the Companies House register.

You can order:

  • a company certificate with certified facts; or
  • a certified copy of a document held on the register.

You can place an order by:

  • using the Find and update company information service available at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ – search for the company, and order from the ‘More’ tab; or by
  • calling the Companies House contact centre on 0303 1234 500.

There are two dispatch options for this service: standard or express dispatch. The standard service costs £15. Orders for incorporation documents cost £30. Companies House aims to send these orders within 10 working days. There is also an express service available at a higher cost.

You can request to include additional certified facts on a certificate. These are:

  • directors’ names, and details such as date of birth or nationality;
  • secretaries’ names;
  • registered office address;
  • the company’s objects; and a
  • summary statement – previously known as the good standing statement.

You cannot order certificates with information on people with significant control (PSCs), shareholders, shareholdings or statement of capital.