Companies House Fees and Powers Update

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Published February 1st, 2026

Detected February 11th, 2026

Summary

Companies House will implement new fee structures effective February 1, 2026, with digital filing fees for incorporation, confirmation statements, and voluntary strike-offs increasing. These changes, alongside new powers granted by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, aim to enhance the UK's corporate registers and combat economic crime.

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What changed

Companies House has announced changes to its fee structure, which will take effect on February 1, 2026. Key fee adjustments include an increase in the digital filing fee for incorporation to £100, for confirmation statements to £50, and for voluntary strike-offs to £13. These changes are part of broader reforms under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency (ECCT) Act, which grants Companies House enhanced powers to query and remove false information from registers and strengthens enforcement activities through The Insolvency Service.

Businesses and individuals interacting with Companies House will be subject to these new fees. Additionally, compulsory identity verification for those setting up or running companies will be introduced from November 18, 2025. These measures are intended to create a more trustworthy corporate environment, disrupt economic crime, and support economic growth. Companies should review the updated fee list and prepare for the new identity verification requirements.

What to do next

Review updated Companies House fees effective February 1, 2026.
Implement compulsory identity verification processes by November 18, 2025.
Understand enhanced enforcement powers of Companies House and The Insolvency Service.

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Companies House fees are changing from 1 February 2026

We review our fees every year to make sure they’re set at the right level and reflect the cost of delivering our services.

From: Companies House Published 30 October 2025 Last updated 5 November 2025
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From 1 February 2026, some of our fees will be changing. These include:

incorporation digital filing fee will change to £100
confirmation statement digital filing fee will change to £50
voluntary strike off digital filing fee will change to £13 We’ve published a full list of Companies House fees that are changing from 1 February 2026.

Businesses registered with Companies House benefit from limited liability, easier access to credit, more flexibility in raising capital, and enhanced credibility. Our fees remain low by international standards.

We use income from our fees to incorporate companies and to publish accessible company information worth billions to the UK economy. In addition, our new and enhanced powers under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency (ECCT) Act enable us to query and remove false and misleading information from our registers. We’re building a more trustworthy environment for consumers and legitimate businesses and reducing the harm they face from those who do not meet their obligations.

We also use income from our fees to fund The Insolvency Service’s company investigation and enforcement activity. The Insolvency Service has wide-ranging enforcement powers which can be deployed to wind-up companies, disqualify directors, and prosecute those suspected of fraud, financial wrongdoing and other company offences.

We want to do even more to make sure the UK remains one of the best places in the world to start and grow a business. We’re focusing on modernising and improving our services, and we’re boosting our enforcement approach with more people, more sophisticated tools, and more approaches to quickly identify and take action against fraudulent companies. We’re also introducing compulsory identity verification from 18 November 2025 to confirm that people setting up or running a company are who they claim to be.

The work we’re doing at Companies House, funded by our fees, is creating a transparent marketplace that boosts economic confidence and disrupts economic crime by taking robust action to prevent criminals from abusing the UK’s corporate structures, giving legitimate companies the assurance they need to do business in the UK.

Read more about how we’re evolving into an organisation that supports economic growth and helps disrupt crime in our new strategy for 2025 to 2030.