Choose between a filed copy and certified company facts
Companies House offers certified copies of documents held on the register and company certificates containing permitted certified facts. Identify the company number and the particular filing before ordering, especially when several versions appear in its history. A certificate summarising selected facts is not the same product as a certified copy of articles or an incorporation document. Check the recipient’s requirements so the order answers the actual documentary request.
Understand the limits of certification and legalisation
The summary statement, previously called a good standing statement, addresses specified matters of corporate existence and filing compliance. It is not a financial guarantee, and Companies House excludes certain ownership information from its certificate service. If a document will be used abroad, check whether legalisation is required and obtain the appropriate signed version. Certification, authentication and translation each have a separate purpose; none should be presumed from an ordinary downloaded filing.