Changes to Companies House forms from 1 January 2021
A list of updates to Companies House forms following the end of the Brexit transition.
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Corporate officers
The following forms have been updated with changes to EEA corporate officers.
Form | Name |
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IN01 | Company incorporation |
LLIN01 | LLP incorporation |
AP02 | Corporate director appointment |
LLAP02 | Corporate LLP member appointment |
AP04 | Corporate secretary appointment |
CH02 | Change of corporate director details |
LLCH02 | Change of corporate LLP member details |
CH04 | Change of corporate secretary details |
Societas Europaea (SEs)
Form | Name |
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SE CV01 | Convert a SE to a public limited company (PLC) |
SE AP01 | Appoint a member of a supervisory organ of a SE |
SE AP02 | Appoint a corporate member of a supervisory organ of a SE |
SE CH01 | Change member’s details of a supervisory organ of a SE |
SE CH02 | Change the corporate member’s details of supervisory organ of a SE |
SE TM01 | Terminate appointment: member of supervisory organ of a SE |
SE AS01 | Amend the statutes of a SE |
SE WU01 | Give notice of insolvency event, cessation of payment procedures, decision to continue operating a SE |
SE DT03 | Notification of draft terms of conversion of SE to a PLC |
Some SE forms have been discontinued from 1 January 2021.
Corporate members
The SE CV01 has been amended in the same way as form IN01.
Forms SE AP02 and SE CH02 have been amended in the same way as forms AP02 and CH02.
European economic interest grouping (EEIG)
Form | Name |
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EEAP01 | Appoint a manager of a EEIG where the official address is in the UK |
EEAP02 | Appoint a corporate manager of a EEIG where the official address is in the UK |
EECH01 | Change the details of a manager of a EEIG where the official address is in the UK |
EECH02 | Change the details of a corporate manager of a EEIG where the official address is in the UK |
EEFM02 | Register an establishment of a EEIG whose official address is outside the UK |
EEMP01 | Give notice of documents and particulars filed for a EEIG |
EEMP02 | Give notice of setting up or closure of an establishment of a EEIG whose address is outside the UK |
EENM01 | Register an alternative name for a EEIG whose official address is outside the UK |
EENM02 | Register a change of alternative name for a EEIG whose official address is outside the UK |
All existing EEIG forms have been updated with:
- references to EEIG changing to UKEIG
- the corporate manager forms EE AP02 and EE CH02 amended in the same way as the AP02 and CH02
- modifications to forms notifying of a subsidiary to an EEIG
The EE FM01 has been discontinued from 1 January 2021.
Confirmation statement
There have been minor changes to references in sections C1 and C3 of the CS01 form which refer to regulated markets outside the UK.
Cross border mergers
From 1 January 2021, all cross border merger forms have been discontinued and no longer in use.
Overseas companies
Form | Name |
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OSIN01 | Register a UK establishment of an overseas company |
OSAP02 | Appoint a corporate director of an overseas company |
OSAP04 | Appoint a corporate secretary of an overseas company |
OSCH04 | Change details of a corporate director of an overseas company |
OSCH06 | Change details of a corporate secretary of an overseas company |
OSNM01 | Give notice of change of name of overseas company as registered in the UK |
OS CH02 | Change the details of an overseas company |
Discontinued forms
From 1 January 2021, the following forms have been discontinued and no longer in use.
Form | Name |
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SE FM01 | Form a SE registered in the UK by merger |
SE DT01 | File the draft terms of formation of holding SE |
SE SC01 | Give notice of formation of holding SE |
SE FM02 | Form a holding SE |
SE FM03 | Form a subsidiary SE under Article 2(3) |
SE FM04 | Transform a public limited company to a SE |
SE FM05 | Form a subsidiary SE under Article 3(2) |
SE TR02 | Transfer a SE to the UK |
SE TR01 | Propose transfer of SE from the UK |
SE SS01 | Make statement of solvency by members of SE |
SE TR03 | Transfer a SE from the UK |
SE DT02 | File draft terms of conversion of a public limited company to a SE |
EE FM01 | Register an EEIG whose official address is in the UK |
CB01 | Give notice of a cross border merger involving a UK registered company |
LLCB01 | Give notice of a cross border merger involving a UK LLP |
UN CB01 | Give notice of a cross border merger involving an unregistered company |
More information
You can find more information in the guidance on Company law: legislative and practical changes to the UK company law framework from 1 January 2021.
If you have any queries about these changes, email enquiries@companieshouse.gov.uk
Last updated 31 December 2020 + show all updates