Foreign Companies: Registration
Commons · Question 2289 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 27 May 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Companies House address verification procedures in preventing overseas entities from registering UK companies at virtual office addresses, residential pro
Answer
Answered by Blair McDougall, 27 May 2026
Companies House is continuously improving its ability to detect and prevent the misuse of addresses on the companies register.The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 enhanced the Registrar’s powers to query and challenge addresses before th...