🏢 Companies House & Corporate Documents

Apostille Companies House
Documents — Two Routes,
Very Different Costs

Certificates of Incorporation, Good Standing, Memorandum & Articles, accounts and confirmation statements, apostilled for use abroad. There are two ways to do it: a solicitor-certified copy — cheaper and quicker, accepted by China, the UAE and most other countries — or a certified copy obtained direct from Companies House, which is what Spain requires. Choosing the wrong one costs time and money.

FCDO-Registered Service

Solicitor Route — From £95

Companies House Route for Spain

Same-Day FCDO Submission

Written Quote Before You Commit

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Free, no-obligation quote

Send us the list of documents your lawyer, bank or registry abroad has asked for, and tell us the country. We will confirm which route that country accepts, what each document will cost and how long it will take — in writing, before you order anything from Companies House.

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Who We Help

Why You Might Need an Apostille on a Company document

Corporate legalisation is almost always driven by a deadline someone else set — a bank, a registry, a tender. These are the situations we handle most.

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Opening a Corporate Bank Account Abroad

Overseas banks will not open an account for a UK company without legalised incorporation documents and, usually, a Certificate of Good Standing.

Common documents

IncorporationGood StandingM&A of Association

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Setting Up a Subsidiary or Branch

Registering a foreign subsidiary, branch or representative office requires the parent company's constitutional documents apostilled and often translated.

Common destinations

SpainUAEChinaVietnam

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Tenders & Government Contracts

Public procurement abroad routinely requires legalised proof of incorporation and good standing as part of the bid pack, to a fixed deadline.

Common uses

Public TendersPrequalification

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Trademark & IP Registration

Foreign IP registries frequently ask for a legalised extract proving the applicant company exists and who may sign for it.

Common uses

TrademarksPatentsDesign Rights

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Distributor & Agency Agreements

Appointing an agent or distributor overseas often requires legalised corporate documents alongside a power of attorney.

Common documents

IncorporationBoard ResolutionPOA

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Overseas Tax & VAT Registration

Registering for VAT or tax abroad generally requires apostilled incorporation documents, sometimes with a certificate of residence.

Common uses

VAT RegistrationTax ID

Packages & Prices

Companies House Document Apostille — Fixed Prices

Two routes, priced differently. The apostille is identical in both; what changes is who certifies the document before it.

Cheaper & Quicker

Solicitor-Certified Route

Accepted by China, the UAE and most other countries

£95

total, per document

How that breaks down

✓ Solicitor certification — £20
✓ FCDO apostille — £79
✓ Bundle price — you save £4
✓ No waiting on Companies House
✓ Pre-check, tracked return

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⏱ Indicative — confirm with us first

Required for Spain

Companies House Certified

A certified copy obtained direct from the Registrar — what Spain insists on

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CH fee + £30 + apostille

How that breaks down

✓ Companies House fee — varies by document
✓ Our fee to obtain it — £30
✓ FCDO apostille — £79
✓ Bundle price — you save £4
✓ We order it for you — no CH account needed

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Full Corporate Set

Several documents, one destination, one deadline — handled as a single job

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reduced multi-document rate

What's included

✓ We confirm which route your country needs
✓ Reduced rate for multiple documents
✓ Embassy attestation arranged if required
✓ Certified translations arranged

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⏱ Planned around your deadline

Companies House sets its own fee for certified copies and it varies by document, so that route is always quoted rather than listed. Send us the document list and the destination and we will confirm the total before anything is ordered.

How It Works

From Company document to Apostille in Four Steps

Send Us a Photo

Message or email a picture of the document and tell us the destination country. We confirm the price, the turnaround and whether an embassy step is needed.

Get the Document to Us

Post it by Royal Mail Special Delivery, drop it at our Guildhall Yard office, or ask us to arrange a courier collection.

We Pre-Check and Submit

We check the document will be accepted before it goes anywhere, then submit it to the FCDO Legalisation Office and keep you updated.

Returned to You

The apostilled document comes back by tracked post, or you collect it from our City of London office — whichever suits you.

Before You Send

The Two Routes — and Which Countries Take Which

The FCDO apostilles a signature it recognises. For company documents that signature can come from a solicitor, or from the Registrar of Companies. Countries differ on which they will accept.

Document	Notes
✅ Solicitor-certified copy — the usual route	A solicitor certifies the document as a true copy and the FCDO apostilles that certification. Cheaper and quicker, and accepted by China, the UAE and most other countries. Around £95 per document all in.
✅ Certified copy obtained direct from Companies House — required for Spain	We order a certified copy from Companies House on your behalf and it is apostilled with the Registrar's certification. Spain requires this route and will reject a solicitor-certified copy. The Companies House fee varies by document; we charge £30 on top to obtain it.
✅ Certificate of Good Standing	Issued by Companies House and commonly demanded by overseas banks and registries. Ordered and apostilled the same way.
✅ Incorporation, M&A of Association, accounts, confirmation statements	All routinely apostilled. Tell us which the receiving party has actually asked for — lists are often longer than they need to be.
❌ A PDF downloaded from the Companies House website	The free download from the public register carries no certification, so there is nothing for the FCDO to apostille. It has to be certified first — by a solicitor, or by Companies House itself.
❌ Guessing which route your destination wants	Order the wrong certification and you pay twice and lose a week. Ask us first; it costs nothing and takes minutes.

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Ask Us Before You Order Anything From Companies House

This is the one page on our site where a five-minute conversation genuinely saves money. Spain will only accept a certified copy issued by Companies House itself — a solicitor-certified copy gets rejected at the registry, after you have paid for the certification, the apostille and usually a sworn translation. China, the UAE and most other destinations are the other way round: they accept the solicitor-certified copy, which is both cheaper and faster, so ordering from Companies House there is money you did not need to spend.

Send us the list your bank, lawyer or registry gave you along with the destination country, and we will tell you which route applies, what it will total, and which of the documents on that list you actually need. Some destinations also require embassy attestation after the apostille — we will confirm that at the same time.

Transparent Pricing

Companies House Document Apostille — All-Inclusive Pricing

Indicative totals. The apostille is constant; the certification in front of it is what your destination country dictates.

Service	What's included	Price	Turnaround
Solicitor-certified copy	Solicitor certification (£20) + FCDO apostille (£79), discounted — China, UAE and most countries	£95	72 hours + certification	Indicative
Companies House certified copy	CH fee (varies) + our fee to obtain (£30) + FCDO apostille (£79) — required by Spain	Quote	Depends on Companies House	Spain route
Certificate of Good Standing	Ordered from Companies House, then apostilled	Quote	Depends on Companies House	Bank requirement
Embassy attestation	Added after the apostille where the destination requires it	Quote	Varies by embassy	Country-specific
Certified or sworn translation	Commonly required for Spain, China and the Gulf	Quote	Runs alongside	Optional

Why Us

A City of London Office, Not a Postal Middleman

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FCDO-Registered Agent

We are registered with the FCDO Legalisation Office and submit in person from Guildhall Yard, EC2V 5AE — a few minutes from the office.

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We Pre-Check Everything

Most rejected applications fail on the document, not the paperwork. We check yours will be accepted before it is submitted, and tell you if it will not.

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Fixed, All-Inclusive Prices

The government fee is inside our price. No surcharges appear later.

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Genuine Next-Day Option

Documents received before 10am go to the FCDO the same day and come back the next working day.

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Embassy Work Under One Roof

If your destination needs more than an apostille, we handle the embassy stage too — you send the document once.

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A Person Who Answers

Phone, email or WhatsApp during working hours. You deal with the same people from quote to return.

Questions

Companies House Document Apostille — Common Questions

It depends entirely on the destination. Spain will only accept a certified copy issued by Companies House itself and rejects solicitor-certified copies. China, the UAE and most other countries accept the solicitor-certified copy, which is both cheaper and quicker. Tell us the country before you order anything and we will confirm which applies.

The solicitor route is about £95 per document — £20 for the certification and £79 for the apostille, which we discount to £95. The Companies House route is quoted rather than fixed, because Companies House sets its own fee and it varies by document; on top of that fee we charge £30 to obtain the certified copy for you, plus £79 for the apostille. Send us the list and we will price the whole set.

No — not on its own. The free download from the public register carries no certification, so there is nothing for the FCDO to apostille. It has to be certified first, either by a solicitor or by Companies House.

Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of Good Standing, Memorandum and Articles of Association, annual accounts, confirmation statements, certificates of change of name, and most other filings on the register. Board resolutions and powers of attorney are handled slightly differently — send us the list and we will sort it out.

Overseas banks and company registries very often insist on one, because it confirms the company is currently on the register and not in the process of being struck off. If your bank has asked for proof the company is 'active' or 'in good standing', that is the document they mean.

Not for this route. We work from certified copies — either one a solicitor produces, or one obtained from Companies House. Your own originals stay with you.

For Hague Apostille Convention countries the apostille is sufficient. Some destinations require embassy or consular attestation after the apostille. Tell us the country when you enquire and we will confirm the full chain and cost up front — see also our UAE commercial attestation page.

The FCDO apostille runs on a 72-hour turnaround, with next-day available. The solicitor certification usually adds a day. The Companies House route depends on how quickly Companies House issues the certified copy, which is outside our control — we will give you a realistic date rather than an optimistic one.

Apostille Companies HouseDocuments — Two Routes,Very Different Costs

Why You Might Need an Apostille on a Company document

Companies House Document Apostille — Fixed Prices

From Company document to Apostille in Four Steps

The Two Routes — and Which Countries Take Which

Companies House Document Apostille — All-Inclusive Pricing

A City of London Office, Not a Postal Middleman

Companies House Document Apostille — Common Questions

Tell Us the Country Before You Order Anything

Apostille Companies House
Documents — Two Routes,
Very Different Costs