Christmas and Newnew Yearyear opening times at Companies House

Same day services

You must apply before 12pm on FridayTuesday 2224 December 2023 if you’re using a same day service to:

• file a change of company name online
• incorporate a company (software only)

If you apply after 12pm, yourwe application may not beprocess processedyour application until WednesdayFriday 27 December 2023.December.

Reduction of capital (form SH19)

You must file your samestatement dayof reductioncapital ofwhen reducing capital (formin SH19a company (SH19)) and any supporting documents before 11am on FridayTuesday 2224 DecemberDecember. 2023. You canmust use the upload a document to Companies House service to file theseyour documents.

If we receive your documents after 11am, yourwe application may not beprocess processedyour application until WednesdayFriday 27 December 2023.December.

Certified copies of certificates and documents

To use the express dispatch service, you must place your order before 11am on FridayTuesday 2224 December 2023.December.

If you order after 11am, yourwe order may not beprocess processedyour order until WednesdayFriday 27 December 2023.December.

Ordering certified documents and certificates from Companies House.

Online services

Companies House online services are available throughout the Christmas and Newnew Yearyear period.

You can use our online services to:

• file your company accounts
• file your confirmation statement
• make changes to your company
• close your company

You’ll need your company authentication code. IfAllow plenty of time if you need to request a code,code you should allow plenty of time as it’swe’ll sentsend it to your company by post.

Contact centre availability

Telephone: 0303 1234 500

Companies House office access and opening times.

If you need to file your accounts on paper, you should send them to us well before the deadline and consider using guaranteed next day delivery.