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When will the Northern Ireland Registry be integrated with Companies House? |
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1st October 2009 |
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Can you clarify how companies will be incorporated in Northern Ireland? |
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The Act is UK wide and Northern Ireland companies will be incorporated as UK companies. |
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Will NI forms be the same as UK? |
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Yes. |
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When will Northern Ireland company information be available to search from Companies House? |
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1st October 2009 |
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Will the office remain in Belfast? |
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Yes, the Northern Ireland Office will remain in Belfast at the current location. |
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Will the Northern Ireland company information include access to historical documents or just those filed after 1st October 2009? |
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Historical Northern Ireland data, and documents from 2000, will be available immediately, however older documents will have a slightly longer delivery time as they will be scanned prior to delivery. |
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How many companies are there in Northern Ireland? |
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There are approximately 38,000 companies registered in Northern Ireland. |
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Will Northern Ireland company information be able to be filed online? |
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Yes, Northern Ireland companies will have access to the WebFiling service from 1st October 2009. |
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Will Northern Ireland companies still retain the prefix NI in their company numbers? |
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1st October 2009 |
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When the Northern Ireland Registry is integrated with Companies House what will be the effect on the registration of branches? |
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Under the 2006 Act overseas companies will be companies registered outside the UK, and if a NI company wants to open a branch in England, Wales or Scotland they do not have to register with the Registrar for that jurisdiction and vice versa. Existing companies will no longer be required to register. |
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