Upload a document to Companies House: insolvency
How to file insolvency documents online that would usually be sent to us in a paper format.
Published 8 April 2020
From: Companies House
Contents
- How to access this service to upload insolvency documents
- Insolvency documents you can upload
- How to prepare the document
- How to upload documents usually filed together
- What happens next
- Contact us
How to access this service to upload insolvency documents
To use this service to upload an insolvency document, you must:
- be a registered insolvency practitioner (IP) or the Official Receiver
- have your email address in the Insolvency Practitioner (IP) Directory held by the Insolvency Service
You should contact the Insolvency Service if you're an IP who needs to upload an insolvency document and:
- your email address is not in the IP Directory
- you're not sure if your email address is in the IP Directory
- you need to update your email address in the IP Directory
If you contact the Insolvency Service to add or update your email address, ask them to let Companies House know when your details have been amended. We can then give you access to upload an insolvency document using the service.
If you have contacted the Insolvency Service to give them your email address and you are still unable to upload insolvency documents in the service, contact Companies House.
Insolvency documents you can upload
Most insolvency documents can be uploaded using this service, including:
Companies House moratorium forms
Companies House forms for Insolvency Rules 2016
Companies House forms for insolvency (1986)
Companies House forms for insolvency (Scotland)
Insolvency practitioners can also upload form AD01 using this service.
How to prepare the document
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.
You can only upload one document at a time. If you need to upload more than one document, for example as part of a package, you must start a new transaction for each document you upload.
Companies House forms
You can complete the form electronically:
- Find the Companies House form that you need and download it.
- Type the information directly onto the form.
- Save the form to the device you are using so that it is ready to upload.
You can complete the form using a pen:
- Print the form.
- Fill in the information directly onto the form using black ink.
- Scan the completed form.
- Save the scanned form to the device you are using so that it is ready to upload.
Signatures
We can accept signatures that are:
- digitally generated
- typed directly into the form
- scanned onto the form
- hand-written in black ink
Cover letters
For now, you cannot upload cover letters in this service. You must upload the document only.
Continuation pages
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:
- use an online tool or app that merges PDF documents
- create a new document and combine saved files into a single PDF
- scan documents together if you have access to a printer or photocopier, and save the scan as a single PDF
How to upload documents usually filed together
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.
What happens next
We'll send you a confirmation email to let you know if your document has been uploaded. An examiner will then process the uploaded document to check if it's acceptable for filing.
If your document is acceptable for filing, we'll email you to let you know. The document will be registered with the date it was uploaded to Companies House. This means your document is registered sooner than if you sent it by post.
If your document is not acceptable for filing, we'll email you to let you know what to do next.
Contact us
If you have a question about your submission, you can contact us.
Telephone
- 0303 1234 500
- Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 6pm