Keep Your Company Ready for Whatever Comes Next
From international company formation and corporate changes to certified documents, Apostilles and overseas company registration, Duly Noted helps businesses worldwide complete UK corporate requirements without unnecessary delays.
Worldwide company formations, Companies House filings, certified corporate documents and legalisation services for clients worldwide.
Why This Matters
Corporate requirements often become urgent because another party is waiting.
A bank needs official proof of incorporation. An overseas authority requests legalised company documents. A transaction cannot proceed until a corporate change has been filed. A buyer needs certified records before completing due diligence.
The difficulty is rarely knowing that a document or filing is required. It is identifying the correct international process, obtaining the right version and making sure it will be accepted for its intended purpose.
Duly Noted helps clients complete worldwide corporate filings and obtain official company documents so transactions, registrations and international business activities can keep moving.
When International Corporate Services Matter
You Are Establishing An International Business
A new company must be formed correctly, with the appropriate company structure, registered details and incorporation documents.
Your Company Information Has Changed
Changes involving directors, registered offices, company names, share structures, articles or ownership details may need to be reported to Companies House within specific periods.
Someone Requires Official Evidence
Banks, investors, regulators, legal advisers and overseas authorities may ask for certified proof of incorporation, company status, directors or other registered information.
Documents Will Be Used Overseas
International corporate documents may need certification, an Apostille or further embassy legalisation before a foreign authority will accept them.
How It Works
Tell Us What Is Required
Provide the company name, company number if available, the filing or document needed and where the document will be used.
We Confirm the Correct Process
Duly Noted identifies the appropriate Companies House filing, certificate, certified copy, Apostille or legalisation route.
Receive the Filing or Documents
Completed filings, certificates and corporate documents are delivered electronically or physically, depending on the service and destination requirements.
Worldwide Corporate Services
01
Company Formations
Forming a company creates the official corporate record that banks, customers, investors and authorities may rely on later.
Duly Noted can assist with:
- Private limited company formations
- Company name checks
- Companies House registration
- Registered company details
- Incorporation documents
- Articles of association
- Shareholder and director information
- Companies limited by guarantee
- Formation document retrieval
- Post-formation corporate documents
The appropriate company type and ownership structure should be determined before filing. Where legal, tax or ownership advice is needed, clients should consult a qualified adviser.
02
Overseas Company Registration
Foreign qualification is not the normal UK term.
An overseas company generally must register with Companies House when it establishes a place of business or regularly conducts business from a physical location in a different country. The registered operation is commonly described as a worldwide establishment or branch.
Duly Noted can assist with:
- Registration of an overseas company
- Worldwide establishment filings
- Overseas company document requirements
- Certified constitutional documents
- International establishment details
- Director and authorised representative information
- Filing-history documents
- Ongoing Companies House filing support
- Changes to registered overseas company information
This is separate from the Register of Overseas Entities, which applies to certain overseas entities buying, selling or transferring land or property internationally.
03
Company Amendments and Changes
Companies House must be informed when certain registered company details change.
Duly Noted can assist with filings involving:
Company Details
- Change of company name
- Change of registered office
- Change of accounting reference date
- Change in the location of company records
Directors and Company Officers
- Appointment of directors
- Resignation or removal of directors
- Changes to director details
- Appointment or removal of company secretaries
Ownership and Control
- Changes to People with Significant Control
- Changes to shareholder information where reportable
- Allotment of new shares
- Changes to share capital
- Share structure filings
Corporate Documents
- Amended articles of association
- Adoption of new articles
- Filing of company resolutions
- Changes to the company constitution
- Registration or satisfaction of charges
Companies House requires different changes to be reported within different time limits, so the correct filing depends on what has changed and when it took effect.
04
Re-Registrations and Corporate Conversions
Some companies can change their registered company type through a formal re-registration process.
Duly Noted can assist with the preparation, filing and retrieval of documents relating to:
- Private company to public limited company
- Public company to private company
- Limited company to unlimited company
- Unlimited company to limited company
- Limited company to Community Interest Company
- Related company re-registration documents
- Updated articles and supporting resolutions
Companies House provides separate forms and requirements for each type of re-registration.
Mergers and Corporate Reorganisations
Duly Noted can support the corporate filing and document requirements connected with mergers, acquisitions and reorganisations.
This may include:
- Corporate record retrieval
- Certified company documents
- Filing of resolutions
- Changes to directors or company details
- Share capital filings
- Re-registration documents
- Post-transaction Companies House filings
- Apostilles and legalisation
- Supporting due-diligence documents
A merger itself is a legal transaction and may involve solicitors, accountants, tax advisers, regulators and other specialists. Duly Noted’s role should be presented as corporate filing, research and document support rather than legal execution of the transaction.
05
Company Dissolutions and Restorations
Closing a company requires more than allowing it to become inactive.
Duly Noted can assist with:
- Voluntary strike-off applications
- Dissolution documents
- Withdrawal of a strike-off application
- Company status checks
- Dissolved company records
- Administrative restoration support
- Restoration document retrieval
- Outstanding Companies House filing support
A company may apply for voluntary strike-off only when the relevant legal conditions are satisfied. Companies House also provides separate procedures for restoring eligible companies to the register.
Companies with debts, assets, disputes or ongoing liabilities may require legal or insolvency advice before dissolution.
06
Company Certificates and Proof of Good Standing
Businesses are often asked for a Certificate of Good Standing, particularly when opening overseas bank accounts, registering in another country or completing an international transaction.
Companies House issues company certificates containing certified facts. These can confirm that a company is incorporated and that no action is currently being taken to remove it from the register. Additional certified facts may also be included where available.
Duly Noted can assist with company certificates containing information such as:
- Company name
- Company number
- Date of incorporation
- Company status
- Registered office
- Directors
- Secretary
- Statement that the company remains on the register
- Confirmation that no strike-off action is pending
- Other certified facts available from Companies House
The requesting organisation should confirm exactly which facts the certificate must contain before it is ordered.
07
Certified Copies of Corporate Documents
A downloaded Companies House document may not be sufficient when official evidence is required.
Duly Noted can obtain certified copies of documents held on the Companies House register, including:
- Certificate of incorporation
- Articles of association
- Incorporation documents
- Confirmation statements
- Annual returns
- Accounts
- Company resolutions
- Change-of-name documents
- Director appointment documents
- Share capital filings
- Charges and mortgage documents
- Dissolution and restoration records
- Other filed corporate documents
Companies House distinguishes between a company certificate containing certified facts and a certified copy of a document held on the register.
08
Apostilles and Document Legalisation
UK company documents used overseas may need to be authenticated before they will be accepted.
An Apostille verifies the signature or seal on an eligible UK public document for use abroad. Depending on the destination and document, further embassy or consular legalisation may also be required.
Duly Noted can assist with:
- Apostilles for international corporate documents
- Legalisation of Companies House certificates
- Legalisation of certified corporate documents
- Certificate of incorporation Apostilles
- Articles of association Apostilles
- Company certificate Apostilles
- Solicitor or notary certification coordination
- Embassy and consular legalisation
- Document preparation for overseas use
- Return delivery to international clients
- The document
- The country where it will be used
- The receiving authority
- Whether an original or certified copy is required
- Whether notarisation is required
- Whether an Apostille is sufficient
- Whether further embassy legalisation is needed
The Wrong Document Can Delay the Entire Transaction
A standard Companies House download may not satisfy a bank.
A certified copy may still need an Apostille.
An Apostille may not be enough where embassy legalisation is required.
A company certificate may need specific certified facts included before an overseas authority will accept it.
Duly Noted helps establish what is required before the process begins, reducing the risk of rejection, repeated applications and avoidable delays.
Why Businesses Choose Duly Noted
International Corporate Knowledge
Research and filing support are focused on Companies House, UK corporate records and UK document requirements.
Worldwide Client Support
Businesses, advisers and organisations outside the UK can obtain the documents and filings they need without managing the UK process themselves.
Requirements Checked First
The service begins by establishing what the requesting organisation actually needs, reducing the risk of ordering the wrong certificate or authentication.
One Point of Coordination
Corporate filings, certified documents, Apostilles and legalisation can be coordinated through one service.
Clear Communication
Clients are told what information is required, what can be obtained and what may affect the expected turnaround.
Support Across the Company Lifecycle
Duly Noted can assist from incorporation through corporate changes, transactions, document requests and dissolution.
Frequently Asked Questions
What corporate services does Duly Noted provide?
Duly Noted assists with international company formations, overseas company registration, Companies House changes, company re-registrations, dissolution support, company certificates, certified corporate documents, Apostilles and legalisation.
Can Duly Noted form a company for an overseas client?
Yes. Overseas founders and businesses can use Duly Noted to coordinate a UK company formation and obtain the resulting incorporation documents. Additional legal, banking, tax, residency or beneficial ownership requirements may apply depending on the circumstances.
What is the equivalent of foreign qualification?
An overseas company may need to register an establishment with Companies House when it opens a place of business or operates through a physical location outside their company.
Can you obtain a international Certificate of Good Standing?
Duly Noted can obtain an official Companies House company certificate containing certified facts. It can confirm incorporation, company status and other available information. The exact content should be matched to the requirements of the bank, authority or organisation requesting it.
What is the difference between a company certificate and a certified copy?
A company certificate confirms selected facts about a company. A certified copy is an officially certified reproduction of a specific document held on the Companies House register, such as the articles of association or an incorporation filing.
Can you obtain certified Companies House documents?
Yes. Duly Noted can arrange certified copies of available documents held on the Companies House register, including incorporation documents, articles, accounts, confirmation statements, resolutions and other corporate filings.
Can you Apostille company documents?
Yes. Eligible international corporate documents can be submitted for an Apostille. The document may first need to be issued in a particular form or certified by a solicitor or notary, depending on the document and the receiving authority.
Is an Apostille the same as legalisation?
An Apostille is one form of legalisation. Some countries and receiving authorities accept an Apostille alone. Others require additional embassy or consular legalisation after the Apostille has been issued.
Can you help change company information at Companies House?
Yes. Duly Noted can assist with filings involving company names, registered offices, directors, secretaries, People with Significant Control, share structures, articles, resolutions and other registered information.
Can you assist with a merger or corporate restructuring?
Duly Noted can support the filings, certified documents, corporate records and post-transaction Companies House requirements connected with a merger or restructuring. Legal, tax and transaction advice must be provided by the appropriate professional advisers.
Can you dissolve or restore a company?
Duly Noted can assist with voluntary strike-off filings, dissolution records and eligible restoration processes. The correct route depends on the company’s status, trading history, assets, liabilities and reason for restoration.
How long do corporate services take?
Timing depends on the filing, document, Companies House processing, certification requirements and whether Apostille or embassy legalisation is needed. Duly Noted should confirm the expected turnaround after reviewing the exact request.
What information is needed to begin?
Usually:
- Company name
- Company number, if known
- Filing or document required
- Country where the document will be used
- Receiving organisation
- Required deadline
- Whether certification, notarisation, Apostille or legalisation has been requested
Does Duly Noted provide legal advice?
No. Duly Noted provides corporate research, filing coordination, document retrieval and legalisation support. Legal, tax and transaction advice should be obtained from appropriately qualified advisers.
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Get the Right UK Corporate Filing or Document the First Time
UK corporate filings, certified documents and legalisation support for clients worldwide.
Tell us what you need, who is requesting it and where it will be used. Duly Noted will identify the appropriate UK corporate process and help move the request forward.