LONDON, May 19 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news:

Companies House has published itsbusinessplan2026to2027.This sets outstrategicobjectivesforthefinancial year. These are:

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improving the accuracy,reliabilityand usability of register data to increase its value to the economy

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preventing,detectingand disrupting economic crime that harms businesses and the public

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delivering major reforms to company law with clear communication and minimal burden on business

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providing seamless, customer-focused services

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modernising technology responsibly

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investing in the organisation's people and culture

Theseprioritiesalign withtheCompanies House strategy 2025 to 2030,published last year.

Companies HouseChiefExecutive,Andy King,said:

We are hereto support economic growth and trust in the UK business environment.

In the next 12 months we will embed reform, improve data quality, andtake action against those who seek to abuse the company framework.

Companies House will be scaling up automated data checks, cleansing inaccurate information, strengthening data governance, and expanding lawful data sharing with partners.

The agency will also take more targeted enforcement action and work closely with law enforcement and other agencies to disrupt criminal activity at scale.

Maintaining and improving the customer experience is also a priority,asCompaniesHouse supportsmillions of customersto gothrough identity verificationand otherreforms to company lawas smoothly as possible.

Measuring performance against public targets

Thebusinessplan2026to2027includespublic targets against which Companies House's performance will be measured.

The6targets set bySmallBusiness Minister,Blair McDougall,are:

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Companies House will continue to score above average for the public sector, in the UK Customer Satisfaction Index.

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Digital services are available for a minimum of 99.5% of the time.

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All incoming calls to our contact centre wait for no longer than 5 minutes in the call queue, on average.

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Using the Registrar's powers, Companies House will take at least 225,000 actions to tackle abuse and improve the integrity of the Register.

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By the end of thefinancial year, all companies will have metidentity verificationrequirements linked to their confirmation statement or be onan appropriate pathwayto compliance or enforcement action.

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Companies House will deliver 4% efficiency, in comparison to2025to 2026 controllable spend.

Background

Companies House 2026 to 2027 business plan

Companies House strategy 2025 to 2030

TheEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023introduced robust new laws to tackle economic crime and deliver a more reliable companies register to underpin business activity.

Read more about Companies House reforms and our identification verification rollout.

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