Companies House 134% fee increase

Companies House has given notices of a rise in its fees and the costs of Registration of an Overseas Entity have increased by 134%. Who realised that there is a cost to remove an Entity from the ROE?

The fees for Companies House services and filings are increasing from 1 May 2024. The fees are set on a cost-recovery basis, meaning fees must cover the cost of the services delivered and there is no profit made on the charges.

The full lists of new charges for transactions at Companies House are listed below.

Overseas entities

All filings for the Register of Overseas Entities must be filed digitally. The only exception is for those who have protected status or a pending protection application. This group will need to pay a separate paper fee.

Transaction	Channel	New fee / (current fee)
Registration of an overseas entity	Digital	£234 / (£100)
Update fee	Digital	£234 / (£120)
Application for removal	Digital	£706 / (£400)

Company incorporation and registration fees

Transaction	Channel	New fee
Incorporation	Digital	£50
Incorporation (same day)	Software	£78
Incorporation	Software	£50
Incorporation	Paper	£71
Registration under s1040 (Part 33 Chapter 1) CA06	Paper	£71
Re-registration of a company under Part 7 CA06	Paper	£71
Re-registration of a company under section 651 CA06	Paper	£71
Re-registration of a company under section 665 CA06	Paper	£71
Confirmation statement	Digital	£34
Confirmation statement	Paper	£62
Change of name	Paper	£30
Change of name (same day)	Digital	£83
Change of name	Digital	£20
Registration of a charge	Paper	£24
Registration of a charge	Digital	£15
Voluntary strike-off	Paper	£44
Voluntary strike-off	Digital	£33
Reduction of share capital of a company under s.644 CA06 (same day)	Digital (upload service)	£136
Reduction of share capital of a company under s.644 CA06	Paper	£33
Reduction of share capital of a company under s.644 CA06	Digital (upload service)	£33
Reduction of share capital of a company under s.649 CA06 (same day)	Digital (upload service)	£136
Reduction of share capital of a company under s.649 CA06	Paper	£33
Reduction of share capital of a company under s.649 CA06	Digital (upload service)	£33
Administrative restoration	Paper	£468
Application to make an address unavailable for public inspection	Paper	£30

Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)

Transaction	Channel	New fee
Registration of LLP (same day)	Digital	£78
Registration of LLP	Digital	£50
Registration of LLP	Paper	£71
LLP confirmation statement	Paper	£62
LLP confirmation statement	Digital	£34
LLP change of name	Paper	£30
LLP change of name (same day)	Digital	£83
LLP change of name	Digital	£20
Registration of a charge by an LLP	Paper	£24
Registration of a charge by an LLP	Digital	£15
LLP voluntary strike-off	Paper	£44
LLP voluntary strike-off	Digital	£33
Administrative restoration of an LLP	Paper	£468
Application to make an address unavailable for public inspection	Paper	£30

Overseas companies

Transaction	Channel	New fee
Registration of a UK establishment of an overseas company	Paper	£71
Change of corporate name or alternative name of an overseas company	Paper	£30
Registration of annual accounts	Paper	£62
Registration of annual accounts	Digital	£34

Limited partnerships

Transaction	Channel	New fee
Registration of a limited partnership	Paper	£71
‘Annual fee’ for Scottish limited partnership (registration of all relevant documents delivered during a relevant period payable on the registration of a confirmation statement)	Paper	£62
‘Annual fee’ for Scottish limited partnership	Digital (upload service)	£62

Scottish qualifying partnerships

Transaction	Channel	New fee
Registration of Scottish qualifying partnership	Paper	£71
‘Annual fee’ (registration of all relevant documents delivered during a relevant period payable on the registration of a confirmation statement)	Paper	£62
‘Annual fee’	Digital (upload service)	£62

UK Economic Interest Groupings and UK Societas

Transaction	Channel	New fee
Registration of an EEIG establishment	Paper	£71
Registration of change of name of a UKEIG	Paper	£30
Registration of a charge for a UKEIG	Paper	£24
Registration of public company by conversion of a UK Societas	Paper	£71

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