Latest news from Companies House A round-up of all our latest news and updates. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill will introduce measures to prevent abuse of personal information held on the Companies House register. We want to make sure the register is not a tool for abuse of personal information. The measures in the Bill will protect personal information while balancing the need for corporate transparency to make sure individuals running companies can be held accountable. Find out more about these new measures in our latest blog post. Here at Companies House, we strive to build an inclusive, positive culture where everyone can bring their whole selves to work. Our equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy is ambitious, but we're determined to undertake this journey to make sure Companies House is an inclusive and welcoming workplace. Weâve already taken great steps in creating an inclusive environment at the core of our organisational culture. Read more about them in our latest blog post. As part of our culture, we prioritise the wellbeing of our people. The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally shifted how and where we do our work, and how we manage our own wellbeing. Sarah Williams shares how Companies House's approach to wellbeing has developed over the years. Time is running out for overseas entities to comply with the new Register of Overseas Entities requirements. With less than a month left, itâs important to register as soon as possible. As we approach the deadline on 31 January, the most common question weâre asked is how entities can speed up the process. Here are the top tips from a team of verification officers.  The 'It All Adds Up' campaign launched last month.The campaign promotes the Government's top recommended actions to help households save money on their energy bills, including: - reducing the temperature a boiler heats water to before it's sent to radiators (known as the boiler flow temperature) from 75â°C to 60â°C, that could save households £100 a year
- turning appliances off at the plug, that could save £70 a year
- reducing heating loss from the property such as by draught proofing windows and doors, that could save £60 a year
Find more tips and information on the Help For Households website. Last year Action Fraud received over 1,700 reports of cyber incidents from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This figure only includes the reported incidents where the size of the business was recorded â the real number of SMEs affected by cyber incidents is believed to be much higher. To help combat this, the Information Commissioner's Office and the National Cyber Security Centre have teamed up to produce a webinar to help small businesses with their cyber security: Cyber security guidance for small businesses - YouTube. Update your details We've introduced 2 questions to our subscriber preferences page. Please update your preferences so that we can send you content that's tailored to you. |