Order certified documents and certificates from Companies House

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You can order:

a company certificate with certified facts
a certified copy of a document held on the register

How to order and costs

You can place an order by:

using the Find and update company information service - search for the company, and order from the 鈥楳ore鈥� tab
calling the Companies House contact centre on 0303 1234 500

There are 2 dispatch options for this service: standard or express dispatch.

You should note any Royal Mail industrial action or other postal delays before you order.

Standard dispatch

The standard service costs 拢15. Orders for incorporation documents cost 拢30. We aim to send these orders within 10 working days.

Standard UK orders are sent by Royal Mail Second Class post and international orders by Royal Mail International post.

We鈥檙e not responsible for any costs after you鈥檝e received your order, such as courier or legalisation costs.

Express dispatch

The same day service costs 拢50. Orders for incorporation documents cost 拢100.

You must place your order before 11am. If you order after 11am, your order will not be sent until the next working day.

Express UK orders are sent by Royal Mail 1st Class post and international orders by Royal Mail International post.

Missing orders

If you have not received your order, you must contact Companies House within 28 days of placing your order. After 28 days, you鈥檒l need to place a new order.

Including additional facts on a certificate

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

directors鈥� names, and details such as date of birth or nationality
secretaries鈥� names
registered office address
the company鈥檚 objects
summary statement - previously known as the good standing statement

The summary statement wording says that a company has been in continuous, unbroken existence since its incorporation and that no action is currently being taken to strike the company off the register.

We鈥檒l only issue a summary statement if the company is up to date with its filings. It must be a:

private limited company with at least one director who鈥檚 a natural person
public limited company with a secretary and at least 2 directors (one must be a natural person)

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

Legalise a document or certificate

You can get a document or certificate legalised with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO). In countries who have signed up to the Hague Convention of 1961, this gives the document the same authenticity it has in the UK.

To get a Companies House document legalised by the FCDO, it must have the original signature of a British public official. To get a document signed in person by one of our officials, you鈥檒l need to request a certified certificate or certified copy.

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