These Regulations replace the Companies (Fees) Regulations 1991, as amended. They provide for a revised scale of fees to be payable to the registrar of companies with effect from 1st February 2005. Provision has been included for certain fees previously determined administratively by the registrar. The fees cover functions of the registrar, including those in relation to the registration of companies, the delivery to the registrar of documents relating to companies (including oversea companies), registration of charges and the dissemination of information relating to companies.

The scale of fees is set out in Schedule 4 to the Regulations. Four fees are increased: the fee payable on delivery of an annual return (other than by electronic means) and the fee payable on delivery of the accounts of an oversea company are increased in both cases from £15.00 to £30.00. The fee on delivery of an annual return by electronic means remains £15.00. The fee payable on registration of a charge is increased from £10.00 to £13.00 and the fee payable for the first 20 pages of a long list of members is increased from £9.00 to £12.50. Other fees either remain the same or are, in some cases, reduced. These include the fees for registration of a company by electronic means and certain fees for provision of information.