Companies Act 2006

Registered numbers U.K.

1066 Company's registered numbers U.K.

(1) The registrar shall allocate to every company a number, which shall be known as the company's registered number.

(2) Companies' registered numbers shall be in such form, consisting of one or more sequences of figures or letters, as the registrar may determine.

(3) The registrar may on adopting a new form of registered number make such changes of existing registered numbers as appear necessary.

(4) A change of a company's registered number has effect from the date on which the company is notified by the registrar of the change.

(5) For a period of three years beginning with that date any requirement to disclose the company's registered number imposed by regulations under section 82 or section 1051 (trading disclosures) is satisfied by the use of either the old number or the new.

(6) In this section “company” includes an overseas company whose particulars have been registered under section 1046, other than a company that appears to the registrar not to be required to register particulars under that section.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 1066 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1804), regs. 2, 62 (with reg. 60)

C2 S. 1066 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2009) by The Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2436), regs. 3-5, Sch. 1 para. 18 (with transitional provisions and savings in regs. 7, 9, Sch. 2)

C3 S. 1066 applied (with modifications) (26.6.2017) by The Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/694), regs. 1(1), 58

C4 S. 1066 modified (31.1.2019) by The Further Education Bodies (Insolvency) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/138), regs. 1(1), 4(1), 39(d), 42 (with regs. 1(2), 3(c))

C5 S. 1066(1)-(5) applied by The European Public Limited-Liability Company Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2326), reg. 14, Sch. 2 para. 1 (as substituted (1.10.2009) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2400), reg. 38) (as amended (31.12.2020) by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 11, 46 (with regs. 140-145) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))

1067 Registered numbers of [F1 UK establishments] of overseas company U.K.

(1) The registrar shall allocate to every [F2 UK establishment] of an overseas company whose particulars are registered under section 1046 a number, which shall be known as [F3 the UK establishment's registered number].

(2) [F4 The registered numbers of UK establishments of overseas companies] shall be in such form, consisting of one or more sequences of figures or letters, as the registrar may determine.

(3) The registrar may on adopting a new form of registered number make such changes of existing registered numbers as appear necessary.

(4) A change of [F5 the registered number of a UK establishment] has effect from the date on which the company is notified by the registrar of the change.

(5) For a period of three years beginning with that date any requirement to disclose [F6 the UK establishment's registered number] imposed by regulations under section 1051 (trading disclosures) is satisfied by the use of either the old number or the new.

[F7 (6) In this Part “ establishment ”, in relation to an overseas company, means—

(a) a branch within the meaning of the Eleventh Company Law Directive ( 89/666/ EEC ) F8 , or

(b) a place of business that is not such a branch,

and “ UK establishment ” means an establishment in the United Kingdom. ]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 1067 heading substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Part 35) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1802), art. 5(a)

F2 Words in s. 1067(1) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Part 35) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1802), art. 5(b)(i)

F3 Words in s. 1067(1) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Part 35) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1802), art. 5(b)(ii)

F4 Words in s. 1067(2) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Part 35) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1802), art. 5(c)

F5 Words in s. 1067(4) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Part 35) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1802), art. 5(d)

F6 Words in s. 1067(5) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Part 35) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1802), art. 5(e)

F7 S. 1067(6) added (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Part 35) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1802), art. 5(f)

F8 OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 36.