Foreign Companies: Registration

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Companies House address verification procedures in preventing overseas entities from registering UK companies at virtual office addresses, residential pro

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1. 18 May 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Companies House address verification procedures in preventing overseas entities from registering UK companies at virtual office addresses, residential pro

   Source: Commons

2. 27 May 2026

   Answer

   Companies House is continuously improving its ability to detect and prevent the misuse of addresses on the companies register.The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 enhanced the Registrar’s powers to query and challenge addresses before th...

   Source: Written answer

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