Latest updates to Companies House services We've rounded up all the latest updates as we continue to maintain services for our customers and protect the welfare of our employees in response to coronavirus (COVID-19). File your information online We're closely following government guidance for working safely during coronavirus and have reduced the number of colleagues in our offices. This has led to delays in processing correspondence, documents and paper forms. Please do not send us paper documents or correspondence unless it's absolutely necessary. Use our online services to make sure your information, such as your confirmation statement, is processed on time. See a full list of Companies House documents you can file online, and visit our YouTube channel to see all of our how to videos. We've also developed a service to Upload a document to Companies House instead of sending a paper document by post. We've paused our voluntary and compulsory strike off processes for one month We've temporarily paused our voluntary and compulsory strike off processes for one month. Find out more about the suspension of strike off processes. How to keep your business moving: on-demand videos launched The UK has agreed a deal with the EU and rules for doing business have changed. Businesses must act now to ensure they are prepared. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a series of new, on demand videos to help businesses familiarise themselves with the new rules. You can select which videos to view from the list, or choose your sector and see videos that are recommended for you. Our people, our story Listen to a podcast with Robbie McNeil, owner of our 'Get Company Information' service, to hear about the work we're doing to maximise the value of our registers. National Workplace Testing programme The National Workplace Testing programme will identify more positive cases of COVID-19 and ensure those infected isolate, protecting those who cannot work from home and vital services. This will identify people who have the virus sooner, to break the chains of transmission. The programme is aimed at those without symptoms and who cannot work from home during lockdown. Companies with 50+ employees can register on GOV.UK to order coronavirus tests for their workforces. Organisations with less than 50 staff, sole traders, and the self-employed, should visit their local authority's website for further information about their testing services. Companies House Direct (CHD) and WebCHeck to close A reminder that CHD and WebCHeck will be closing soon. Users are encouraged to use Companies House Service (CHS) instead. Additional dissolved records (all companies dissolved since 2010) have now been added to CHS. Webinars If you're interested in starting a company and intellectual property (IP), or want to know more about community interest companies, sign up to one of our upcoming webinars: Wednesday 24 February: Starting a company and your IP Thursday 25 February: Community interest companies - online incorporation system, solutions to common errors Support for businesses Coronavirus support is available to businesses. You may be eligible for loans, tax relief and cash grants, whether your business is open or closed. Use the checker tool to find out what coronavirus financial support is available for you or see a list of financial support measures for businesses. Updates to our services Our contact centre is open. You can call us on 0303 1234 500, between 8.30am and 6pm on weekdays. All our offices remain closed to the public until March 2021. We're currently receiving high volumes of calls and emails. Please bear with us, we're responding as quickly as possible. Visit our website for all the latest updates on how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting our services. | 
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