Notices

Electronic filing at Companies House

Companies House is able to receive a number of documents electronically either via the subscriber-based electronic filing service or via Webfiling.

Documents which can be filed by the subscriber-based electronic filing system:

l Forms 288a, 288b, 288c;l Form 287;l Form 363;l Incorporation documents (memorandum and articles, form 10, form 12);l Certain bulk mortgage documents.

Documents that can be filed via Webfiling

l Form 287;l Forms 288a, 288b, 288c.

Important note: The information contained in forms 155(6)a or 155(6)b cannot be filed electronically.

Because of an error in section 155(6A) of the Companies Act 1985 (as inserted by the Companies Act (Electronic Communications) Order 2000 (SI 2000/3373)) there is doubt as to the legal validity of written statements under that provision.

Therefore, the safest course for companies is to continue to file statutory declarations using form 155(6)a until the necessary amendments are made to the Companies ACt 1985.

For general enquiries, contact Phil Coates, tel: 029 2038 0208 or e-mail: pcoates@companieshouse.gov.uk

Probate records - excepted estates

The principal registry of the family division - president's direction from the Court Service, 22 March 2002

The information appearing on grants of representation and in probate records, as required by the direction dated 3 November 1998 (the records direction), has been revised, as from 15 April 2002, as follows:

l In relation to addresses (referred to in sub-paragraph (b) of the records direction), the postcode, if known, shall be stated;

l In relation to excepted estates (referred to in sub-paragraph (f) of the records direction), the net value of the estate shall be stated, rounded-up to the next whole thousand, and expressed as 'not exceeding ...'