Companies House is an executive agency of the Department for Business and Trade.
We currently employ around 1400 people at our offices in Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast and are expecting to grow over the coming years.
We drive confidence in the economy by creating a transparent and accountable business environment. Use of our data informs business and consumer decisions, supports growth and helps disrupt economic crime.
About Companies House
Companies House plays a critical role in the UK economy, helping to make it a great place to start and run a business. The data on our registers informs business decisions, drives corporate transparency and supports growth. We also play a leading role in the fight against corrupt business practices by providing this transparency and clarity. Companies House is an executive agency of the Department of Business and Trade.
This is a really exciting time to join Companies House as we are in the midst of the biggest reform programme since Companies House was established in the 19th Century. In 2023 the UK Government passed the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, which sought to ensure that Companies House is fully equipped with the powers we need to tackle misuse of the companies register and to support the Government’s fight against economic crime.
We are making a reality of new powers to maintain the integrity of the register, introducing new processes to verify the identity of directors on the register and developing new capabilities to identify and tackle economic crime on the register.
In parallel we are in the process of modernising our underlying systems and processes, ensuring we use digital tools and cutting age data analytics to maximise the value of the data on our registers and to strengthen our ability to deliver both our core services and our new powers.
Taken together this is a substantial and far-reaching reform programme which will enable Companies House to play a leading role in the fight against corrupt business practices, providing the transparency and clarity necessary for the UK to continue to be regarded as a world-leading place to do business.
These changes will have an impact on our systems, services, culture and ways of working, and we are looking for an experienced leader to join our executive team.
Find out more about our purpose, vision and strategy in the 2024 to 2025 Business Plan.
