Companies Act 2006
The Companies Act 2006, which received Royal Assent on 8 November 2006, is available from :
Implementation of Companies Act 2006
Implementation of the Companies Act 2006 was completed on 1 October 2009. Details of statutory instruments (SIs) made as part of implementation of the Act, including links to the SIs and Explanatory Memoranda on the OPSI website, are available on the Regulations and Commencement Orders page.
Please also see the FAQ Companies Act 2006 page
The final implementation timetable can be found at :
Companies Act 2006: table of commencement dates (PDF, 75KB)
Evaluation of Companies Act 2006
BIS has recently undertaken a project to evaluate the main provisions of Companies Act 2006. The purpose of the project was to evaluate the main outcomes of the Act and the consequences of the regulatory changes for companies, shareholders and other stakeholders. Further information is available on the Companies Act Evaluation page.
Memorandum & Articles of Association
Guidance on the memorandum and articles of association under the Companies Act 2006 can be found here
Companies Act 2006 final implementation - changes to constitutional documents, including model articles: a summary of what the new approach means (PDF, 178KB)
The prescribed form of the new memorandum can be found in the Statutory Instrument which is on the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) site below
Statutory Instrument 2008 No 3014 - The Companies (Registration) Regulations 2008
It can also be viewed as a PDF
Statutory Instrument 2008 no 3014 - The Companies (Registration) Regulations 2008 PDF
Further guidance on incorporating a company can be found on the Companies House Website below
Chapter 1 of Companies House's guidance on Incorporation and Names
