Companies House
Companies House is a government section within the Department for Business, Skills and Innovation. It deals with the regulation and incorporation of limited liability partnerships and limited companies in the UK. As the official registrar of companies in the UK, they function in three separate countries: Northern Ireland, Scotland, and England and Wales.
The major duties of Companies House include inspecting and maintaining all information on LLPs and limited companies. The information displayed on the register of companies can be accessed online by the general public as well as all businesses. All electronic data is available free, which makes the UK the first country to create an incredibly open and obvious corporate information register. Consequently, the general public can effortlessly monitor and inspect the ownership, actions and reliability of every company transacting business in the UK.