We’re a thriving community of professionals dedicated to driving innovation, fostering diversity, and making a meaningful impact to the UK economy, and the lives of the people who live and work here.
Whether you’re an experienced professional or just starting your career journey, our dynamic and inclusive workplace could be the place for you.
At Companies House we drive confidence in the economy and make the UK a great place to start and run a business. We do this by registering company information and making it publicly and freely available. The data on our register helps to inform millions of business decisions annually.
If a business wants to operate as a limited company and benefit from limited liability, it needs to register with us. In exchange, they must comply with standards, transparency and accountability. This gives confidence to businesses, investors, society, consumers and the UK economy as a whole.
There are more than 5 million limited companies registered in the UK, and last year over 600,000 new companies were incorporated with us.
Our main responsibilities
We’re an executive agency of the UK government’s Department for Business and Trade.
That means we’re a non-ministerial department responsible for the incorporation and dissolution of limited companies in the UK. We have over 2,000 employees based in 3 offices – Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast.
Our aim is to be the best registry in the world achieved through brilliant people working on brilliant systems delivering brilliant services.
We’re currently delivering an organisation-wide transformation programme focussing on a complete redesign of our digital services, target operating model and culture.
We’re also on the cusp of new legislation that will introduce the biggest changes to Companies House since 1844, including important changes to UK company law. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act will give us more powers to tackle economic crime and improve
the data on our registers.
These changes will need different skills, capabilities and mindset where adaptable, bold and curious behaviours are the norm and empowerment is encouraged and utilised.
Companies House is a place where your uniqueness, personality and professional skills are valued in equal parts
We’re proud to offer a fantastic work environment that values diversity, wellbeing, and teamwork. We’re committed to offering our employees great benefits, flexible working times, and exciting career opportunities. We’re always open to new ideas and encourage creativity and innovation.
We’re committed to offering challenging and rewarding careers in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. We recognise and appreciate the contributions of our team members and provide opportunities for learning and development.
Joining us means being part of a team that creates a positive impact. We offer excellent professional development and excellent employee benefits. Working in the Civil Service you will have an exciting and meaningful job.
As our lives evolve, so too does the way we work. Nowadays, our work, social and professional lives blend seamlessly, creating a new, fluid work-life balance that adapts to your needs. Working together as a community of professionals, we approach every challenge with an adaptable, bold and curious spirit, allowing your fullest potential to thrive in creating innovative solutions that benefit businesses across the UK.
Our commitment to inclusivity is inherent in everything we do, fostering collaborative relationships and valuing every individual’s unique perspective. Whether we’re working in adaptable workspaces or remotely, we continue to generate brilliant ideas that drive confidence in the UK economy and help careers flourish.
Most people are surprised to find quite how many different roles we offer, across a diverse range of professions.
Our learning and development team are here to create the right culture, opportunities, and environment for you to learn and grow. We deliver focused and bespoke learning opportunities so that you can raise your aspirations and develop your capability, professional skills, and career.
When you join Companies House, you’ll join the Civil Service and become part of a profession. Your profession offers networking opportunities, career routes, training and development programmes – and a real sense of belonging. There’s also scope to work in other professions. So whatever your passion, to specialise or try something new, there’s a path for you.
Our ambition is to build an inclusive, positive culture where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and ‘find their passion’ in their career of choice. This culture enables our brilliant people to flourish and drives high performance, through facilitating retention of motivated, high performing colleagues. It’s also critical for us as an organisation that we work to reflect the diversity of our customers through our own diversity.
We really mean it when we say we’re flexible. We actively promote a flexible approach to working whenever possible, and always encourage you to bring your ‘whole and brilliant self to work’. We are committed to our employees’ wellbeing, and our wide range of benefits.
We understand that our people like to work in different ways. Our smarter ways of working empower individuals and teams to be more flexible about when and where we work, and how we use space and technology to find new and more effective ways of doing things.
This type of working helps to reduce costs, improve productivity and customer focus, as well as supporting the wellbeing of employees through a better work-life balance.
For many of our roles, we offer flexible working arrangements that empower you to strike a perfect balance between your professional and personal life. Work anytime between 6am and 8pm and enhance your annual leave allowance using flexi time.
Some colleagues will be expected to work in the office full time because of the nature of their work, and will not have as much flexibility.
Ultimately, we want to make Companies House a great place to work that attracts and retains great talent.
Join us at Companies House and experience the difference of working within a culture that values you, not only as an employee, but as an integral part of our Companies House team.
We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we’re committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.
A generous 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day.
3 days paid volunteering leave and a focus on career development and progression
Enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme with a contribution rate of averaging 28%
In addition we offer financial support and advice
Great work life balance with flexible and mobile working available for many roles.
We have a pro-active approach to employee wellbeing that allows our employees to flourish and be their best at work and has enabled us to become an Investors In People platinum accredited employer
Of equality, diversity and inclusion. We have a number of inclusive network groups to support our colleagues and a great sports and social society.
A number of inclusive network groups to support our colleagues and a great sports and social society
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave allowances.
We also offer holiday pay scheme for children.
Cycle to work scheme
Staff discount scheme
Seasonal flu jab
A range of recognition schemes including instant awards to thank and recognise each other’s efforts and contributions
As a Disability Confident Leader, we’ve been recognised as going the extra mile to make sure people with disabilities get a fair chance. We’re committed to:
Our recruitment process is fully inclusive of all physical and mental disabilities and as such we can make adjustments as needed throughout our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions prior to interview, to name a few.
We’ve been awarded Investors in People’s Platinum accreditation. Investors in People is the international standard for people management, defining what it takes to lead, support and manage people effectively to achieve sustainable results and enabling organisations to benchmark against the best in the business on an international scale. Platinum is the highest accreditation available and only 5% of organisations achieve this level of recognition.
Signatory of the Race at Work Charter
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2021, Companies House became a signatory of the Race at Work Charter, committing to improving racial equality in the workplace. Our subgroup, which is made up of colleagues from across the organisation, is working to ensure that ethnic minority employees are represented at all levels in Companies House.
Our 23 people networks, with membership representing 40% of the organisation, support us to feel we can bring our whole selves to work and nurture a sense of inclusion and belonging.
Our brilliant and inclusive range of networks that you’ll have access to include:
Ability Network
Menopause Network
Cancer Support
CHiC (Companies House Inclusive Community) Network
Mental Health Network
A wide range of job openings tailored to your skills and interests
We are working closely with other government departments to develop policy and legislation to continue to make sure that the UK is the best place in the world to start and grow a business, while at the same time strengthening the UK’s ability to combat economic crime. We’re looking for people who share our commitment to excellence and who have the necessary skills and experience to help us meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. All our current vacancies are listed on Civil Service Jobs. If you’d only like to see jobs from Companies House you can use the advanced search and select Companies House from the dropdown list under department. You can also set up Civil Service job alerts to be notified of jobs that may interest you.
Apprenticeships at Companies House
At Companies House, your career, growth, and future matter to us. As an apprentice, you can begin your career with the chance to contribute to our work that tackles economic crime and drives confidence in the UK economy. Apprentices join teams shaping our transformation and improving services used by millions of people every day. You’ll earn a salary and gain hands-on experience. Apprentices also study for a qualification alongside their role, all while being supported to grow and build confidence in a welcoming, inclusive environment. This is facilitated by our apprenticeship providers.
