The Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
These Regulations amend the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Companies, Overseas Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1907 as amended by S.I. 2016/621) (“the 2012 Regulations”), the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Limited Partnerships and Newspaper Proprietors) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2392) (“the 2009 Regulations”) and the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping and European Public Limited-Liability Company) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1908) which require payment of fees in respect of functions performed by the registrar of companies. These Regulations amend existing fees and introduce new fees following amendments made to section 1063 of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46) by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56). These amendments provide for the cost of investigation and enforcement activities to be taken into account by the Secretary of State when setting fees. These Regulations increase the fees payable at incorporation or registration of companies and certain other entities and those paid with the filing of the first confirmation statement each year (see section 853A of the Companies Act 2006) to provide funding for enforcement activities that will help to combat economic crime. These Regulations also increase the fees charged for other services that are provided by Companies House, whose officials act on behalf of the registrar, to reflect the registrar’s increased costs.