Please find listed below the opening and service arrangements for Companies House over the Christmas and New Year holidays:
Companies House Offices:
Wednesday 24th December – All offices are open
Thursday 25th December – All offices are closed
Friday 26th December – All offices are closed
Monday 29th December – All offices are open
Tuesday 30th December – All offices are open
Wednesday 31st December – All offices are open
Thursday 1st January – All offices are closed
Friday 2nd January – All offices are open apart from Edinburgh which will be closed
Online Services:
Companies House Direct, WebCHeck, WebFiling, Electronic Filing, Extranet and XML Gateway will be available for use as normal with the following exceptions to the Help Desks:
Wednesday 24th December – Open but earlier closure of 4.00pm. However, Companies House Contact Centre will remain open until 5.00pm
Thursday 25th December – Closed
Friday 26th December – Closed
Monday 29th December – Open
Tuesday 30th December – Open
Wednesday 31st December – Open but earlier closure of 5.00pm. However, Companies House Contact Centre will remain open until 6.00pm
Thursday 1st January – Closed
Friday 2nd January – Open
Document Delivery:
Only the Cardiff Office will be manned for receipt of paper documents for the entire holiday period. Letterbox facilities exist at the other offices, with exception of Northern Ireland. Accounts have to be delivered to Companies House on the due date. Delays in transit will not be accepted as excuse for late delivery and even if accounts are delivered a day late penalty will be levied.
Electronic Filing:
Please not that the WebFiling or Software Filing services can be used for filing a range of documents including small unaudited accounts. If you have not already registered you will need to do so and please be aware that the company authentication code required to access the service will be despatched to the registered office (by post) within two working days of application. Due to the high volumes of post being handled by Royal Mail during the holiday period Companies House would advise customers to allow adequate time for receipt of their code.
Incorporations, Changes of Name and Certified Copy Applications:
They will make best endeavours to process all applications received by their New Companies Department as normal but they would advise customers that they cannot be held accountable for any delays in receiving applications due to the delivery of holiday post.
It will not be possible to process and issue Same Day Certified Copies or Certificates on Wednesday 24th December or Wednesday 31st December, due to Royal Mail early collection schedule.
If you have any queries regarding this information please call Companies House on:
Tel: 0303 1234 500 or Email: enquiries@companieshouse.gov.uk
