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). Automatic filing extensions granted by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act due to come to an end The automatic extensions granted by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act will come to an end for filing deadlines that fall after 5 April 2021. Companies can still apply for a 3-month extension to their accounts filing deadline. Visit our website to find out more. Become a better director Join us as we collaborate with The Insolvency Service and the Intellectual Property Office for our next webinars: - Register for webinar 3: You'll learn how to spot the tell-tale signs of insolvency and where to go for help.
Wednesday 14 April 2021, 10:30 to 11am - Register for webinar 4: You'll learn about IP rights and how to protect them for your business.
Wednesday 21 April 2021, 10:30 to 11am Visit our website to register for all webinars in the series. File your information online We're closely following government guidance for working safely during COVID-19 and have reduced the number of colleagues in our offices. Please do not send us paper documents or correspondence unless it's absolutely necessary. Use our online services to make sure your information is processed on time. See a full list of Companies House documents you can file online, and visit our YouTube channel to see 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 resumed our strike off processes Following a temporary pause, we've resumed both our voluntary and compulsory strike off processes from 8 March 2021. Read more about how we've resumed the strike off processes. Register for workplace testing The deadline to register for workplace testing has been extended from 31 March to 12 April 2021. From early April, any businesses with 10 or more employees will be able to order free rapid lateral flow tests for employees to collect from their workplace and use at home twice a week. Businesses must register by 11:59pm on 12 April 2021. If your business is closed or you cannot provide tests now, you should still register so that you can order tests in future. Our people, our story Matthew Pennell, Intelligence Service Manager at Companies House, talks about our collaboration with the Government Agencies Intelligence Network (GAIN) as part of our ongoing integrity and enforcement work. You can also read about our collaboration with the Office for National Statistics throughout the pandemic. Moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland? For British businesses moving goods into Northern Ireland, it's important to act now to comply with the new rules. There are 5 key actions for businesses to take: - register for the Trader Support Service
- get an EORI number
- check commodity codes
- check whether the UK Trader Scheme could help
- check goods regulation: manufactured and agri-food goods
For further information on each of these actions, as well as additional guidance and support for business, read the Moving goods from GB to NI guidance. Support for businesses COVID-19 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 COVID-19 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 further notice. 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 COVID-19 pandemic is affecting our services. | 
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