Title page
Contents
Summary 4
1. Companies House 7
1.1. Company registers: some background 8
1.2. Transparency 9
1.3. Companies House corporate information 10
1.4. Companies House compliance and performance 11
2. Company incorporation 13
2.1. Registration process 15
2.2. Ease of the incorporation process 19
2.3. Is it too easy to incorporate? 20
3. Changes and reforms 24
3.1. First reforms enacted from 4 March 2024 25
3.2. Future reforms 28
4. Issues and criticisms 30
4.1. Limited resources 30
4.2. Risk of fraud despite reform 32