Skip to main content
Guidance

Overseas companies in the UK: registration and filing

Registration and filing obligations of an overseas company that opens an establishment in the UK.

Updates to this page

From:
Companies House
Published:
1 June 2014
Last updated:
25 September 2026
Show all updates

  1. Overseas companies can now file iXBRL package accounts online.

  2. Updated guidance on the attachment to clarify that you need to file one form OS VS01 for each company, and include details for all company directors on the form.

  3. Fees updated.

  4. Corrected OS VS01 filing deadline from "the anniversary of the date the UK establishment was registered" to "the anniversary of the date the UK establishment was opened".

  5. Updated in line with changes to company registers and the launch of mandatory identity verification.

  6. Fees updated.

  7. Updated for new measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act.

  8. New guidance following the end of Brexit transition.

  9. Minor amendment and Welsh version uploaded (v3.1)

  10. Welsh translation added.

  11. First published.

Documents

Overseas companies registered in the UK

HTML

Details

This guide explains:

  • how to register an overseas company that opens an establishment in the UK
  • disclosure obligations subsequent to such a registration
  • documents you must send to Companies House
  • important rules on accounting requirements, company names and trading disclosures

It will be helpful if you’re:

  • an overseas company thinking of opening a UK establishment
  • an overseas company with a UK establishment looking for basic guidance on your continuing filing and disclosure obligations
  • acting as an adviser to an overseas company and are looking for guidance on registration and disclosure requirements in the UK

The UK is no longer part of the EEA. Companies with a registered UK establishment and whose ‘home’ country is inside the EEA, must now report the same information as overseas companies.

Sign up for emails or print this page

Related content