How to file certain documents online that would usually be sent to us in a paper format.
This guidance has been created for the Upload a document to Companies House service to enable paperless filing in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Published 8 April 2020
Registered insolvency practitioners can upload most insolvency documents to Companies House using this service, including:
Insolvency practitioners can also upload form AD01 using this service.
You can only upload one document at a time. If you need to upload documents that would usually be filed together, you must start the service again to upload each one separately.
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You cannot use this service to upload a resolution:
You can only upload one document at a time. If you need to upload documents that would usually be filed together, you must start the service again to upload each one separately.
You can only upload one document at a time. If you need to upload documents that would usually be filed together, you must start the service again to upload each one separately.
You cannot use this service to upload a resolution:
You must complete the document in advance. Save it to the device you are using in a PDF format so that it is ready to upload. The file must be less than 4MB.
We can accept signatures that are:
Do not include a signature certificate if your document has been digitally signed. It is not required and your document will be rejected.
For now, you cannot upload cover letters in this service. You must upload the document only.
If you need to include continuation pages with your submission, you must merge the document and the continuation pages first. This enables you to upload them as one document.
Help with merging a document and continuation pages
To merge a document with continuation pages, you could:
For now, you can only upload one document at a time in this service.
If you need to upload a package of documents that you would usually file together, you must upload each document separately. This means you must start the service again for each document you need to upload. You can either restart the service or use the link on the confirmation page after you've uploaded a document.
You should do this as soon as possible after you've uploaded the previous document so that associated documents can be processed together. Otherwise, some documents may be rejected for missing the required supporting documents.
If you need associated reduction of capital documents to be processed together, you should:
You should upload each document as soon as possible after the previous document was uploaded. You can either restart the service or use the link on the confirmation page after you've uploaded a document.
You cannot use this service if your SH19 form is supported by a court order. If your form is supported by a court order, you must send all documents to us by post.
You have the option of a standard service or a same day service when you upload an SH19 document.
The standard service costs £33. The SH19 is processed within 10 to 14 days.
The same day service costs £136. The SH19 is processed on the same working day it's uploaded if we receive it by 11am. You must also upload the relevant resolution and solvency statement by this time. If you upload the SH19 and relevant documents after 11am, we will process them the next working day.
You must include evidence to support your application. Your evidence can be copies of original documents. You can upload up to 9 files of supporting evidence in the service. Applications submitted without evidence will be rejected.
The evidence we can accept may include:
The evidence we can accept may include:
Some documents have a filing fee. You can check if the document you want to upload has a fee:
If your document is rejected, we will refund your fee to the original payment method. This can take up to 7 days.
We'll send you a confirmation email to let you know if the document has been uploaded. An examiner will then process the uploaded document to check if it's acceptable for filing. The document will be registered with the date it was uploaded to Companies House as long as it is acceptable.
We'll email you to tell you if the document is acceptable for filing. If the document is not acceptable for filing, we'll email you to let you know what to do next.
If the document is acceptable for filing, we’ll send a letter to tell you when we have started to review your case and explain what happens next. If the document is not acceptable, we'll email you to let you know what to do next.
If you have a question about your submission, you can contact us.