Chief Executive of Companies House

As the Chair of Companies House, I am proud to lead a high performing organisation built on a foundation of innovation and excellence, with an ambition to be the most trusted, open and innovative register in the world. Today, we stand at a pivotal moment in our journey as we finalise our new strategy, setting the direction for the organisation as we fundamentally transform what we do and how we do it, and deliver on the biggest reforms to company law in 180 years.

We are looking for a visionary leader. Someone with the strategic foresight to shape our direction, and the passion to inspire our talented team. We have ambitious plans for the services we provide to more than 5 million companies in the UK and to the millions of users of our data. As we transform, we’ll continue to work alongside other government departments to play our part in the battle against economic crime.

Our people at the heart of everything we’re aiming to achieve. As CEO, you’ll be committed to our culture of empowerment which allows our brilliant people to deliver brilliant services. You’ll be an inspiring and natural leader, with a collaborative approach to your work and an exceptional ability to develop effective working relationships.

This is an incredible opportunity to make a lasting impact to a long-established, well recognised and highly regarded organisation.

Companies House is a fantastic place to work, with wide ranging responsibilities across the economy that provide the opportunity to make a positive difference to businesses and support economic growth.

This is an exciting time for Companies House – an organisation that already processes millions of transactions a year and which handled over 16 billion requests for its data last year. An ambitious programme of transformation is underway (the most significant reforms since it was established in the 19th Century) which will fundamentally reshape what Companies House does – changing the culture of the organisation to deliver the aims of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 and playing a key role in combating economic crime. This is a key leadership role, leading and managing organisational change and transformation, tackling economic crime and developing and introducing the organisation’s strategic plan.

If you are successful, you'll join a team of professional, expert and committed people motivated by public service and working collaboratively.  You'll represent Companies House at the most senior levels with Ministers, Government departments and other stakeholders.

We strongly welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, with different experiences and perspectives.