Registrar of companies

For the functions performed by the Registrar of Companies, see Companies House.

A registrar of companies is a public authority which is responsible for managing a companies register.

United Kingdom

The Registrar of Companies for England, Wales & Scotland is the official responsible for Companies House, which deals with all filings relating to the Companies Act 1985 to 2006. Companies House ensures that the document filings are kept up to date and deals with any breaches of the Companies Act.

The Registrar of Companies for England & Wales is Louise Smyth, who is based at Companies House, Cardiff.

The Registrar of Companies for Scotland is Lisa Davis, who is based at Companies House, Edinburgh.

The Registrar of Companies for Northern Ireland is Helen Shilliday, whose office is based in Belfast.

Jersey

The Registrar of Companies for Jersey is the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

India

Main article: Registrar of Companies, India

India has one registrar of companies for each of the below regions. Each state typically has one registrar office or shares an office with neighbouring states and/or union territories. Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are the only states to have two offices and two registrar of companies. Puducherry is the only union territory to have its own office.

• Andhra Pradesh
• Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura
• Bihar and Jharkhand
• Delhi and Haryana
• Goa and Daman and Diu
• Gujarat
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Karnataka
• Kerala
• Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
• Maharashtra
• Odisha
• Puducherry
• Punjab, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh
• Rajasthan
• Tamil Nadu (offices in Chennai and Coimbatore)
• Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
• West Bengal

See also

• Companies Registration Office (Ireland)
• List of company registers
• Corporate Registers Forum