Forms Online Guidance
There are two options:
Option 1 – To complete and print the form online
T o view and complete any of the forms, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 4.0 or above. Please click on the icon below to download this version (this is not a full version of Adobe Acrobat).
Then click the link that opens a PDF form e.g. CIC36 (Declarations on formation of a Community Interest Company). You will then be able to complete the document online and print out as many copies as you need.
Please note that unless you have the full version of Adobe Acrobat installed on your PC you will not be able to save the contents of the document and you will lose any information that you type in when you close it. Therefore it is important to print out the completed form before closing it.
Option 2 - To save the form to your computer (complete and print it at a later date)T o view and complete any of the forms, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 4.0 or above. Please click on the icon below to download this version (this is not a full version of Adobe Acrobat).
"Save Target As..."
Once the computer has begun the document download, a “Save As” window will appear allowing you to specify a suitable directory on your computer in which to save the document. Once a destination directory has been chosen, a File Download window will appear telling you that the document is being downloaded and giving you a progress indication. When this window disappears, downloading is complete and the document will be located in your chosen directory.
Please note : Macintosh users must click and hold their mouse button and then select Save Target As..." in order to save the document.
You will then be able to access the document on your PC, complete the form and print out as many copies as you need.
Please note that unless you have the full version of Adobe Acrobat installed on your PC you will not be able to save the contents of document and you will lose any information that you type in when you close it. Therefore it is important to print out the completed form before closing it.
Customer Guidelines
Forms delivered to Companies House are scanned to produce an electronic image. Section 706 of the Companies Act 1985 allows Companies House to reject documents that cannot be captured electronically, giving a notice saying why they are unacceptable. An acceptable copy must be delivered within 14 days of the notice (otherwise the original is treated as not having been delivered).
The guidelines below set out the quality of the documents that we require in order for the office of the Regulator of CICs and Companies House to accept them.
- We prefer forms to be completed electronically or optionally they may be printed and completed by hand.
- To complete electronically, click in the first active field, enter data and use your tab key to move to the next field. To complete any check boxes press the spacebar. On completion please print the form, sign and date it before returning it to us by post.
- Do not use a dot matrix printer as this will not provide the required output quality.
- All on our site which have to be dated and signed must be sent to us by post.
- Documents must be on A4 paper which is white or otherwise of a background density not greater than 0.3.
- Documents must be on paper with a matt finish.
- Each page must have a 10mm margin on each side.
- Letters and numbers must be clear, legible and of uniform density - use black ink or black type and bold lettering (some elegant thin typefaces and pens give poor quality copies).
- Letters and numbers must at least 1.8mm high, with a density of at least 1.0.
- Remember - photocopies can result in a grey shade that will not film well.