{"id":4356,"date":"2015-04-10T13:54:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T12:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/?p=4356"},"modified":"2024-12-30T12:21:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T12:21:20","slug":"company-registration-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/company-registration-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Where can I find my Company Registration Number (CRN)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your company registration number (CRN) is unique to your limited company or LLP. You can find it on your certificate of incorporation and any official documentation received from Companies House. Your CRN is also displayed on the public register of companies, which can be accessed online via <a href=\"https:\/\/find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Companies House Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A company registration number is a combination of 8 numbers or 8 alpha-numeric characters. Automatically issued upon company formation, this unique number is used to identify your company and verify its legal incorporation at Companies House. You cannot choose or change your CRN.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few variations of Company Registration Numbers, depending on the type of company and where it is incorporated:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Companies in England and Wales<\/strong><br \/>\nCRN is made up of 8 digits (numbers)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Companies in Scotland<\/strong><br \/>\nCRN begins with the letters \u2018SC\u2019, followed by 6 numbers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Companies in Northern Ireland<\/strong><br \/>\nCRN begins with the letters \u2018NI\u2019, followed by 6 numbers<\/li>\n<li><strong>LLPs in England and Wales<\/strong><br \/>\nCRN begins with the letters \u2018OC\u2019, followed by 6 numbers<\/li>\n<li><strong>LLPs in Scotland<\/strong><br \/>\nCRN begins with the letters \u2018SO\u2019, followed by 6 numbers<\/li>\n<li><strong>LLPs in Northern Ireland<\/strong><br \/>\nCRN begins with the letters \u2018NC\u2019, followed by 6 numbers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n      <a class=\"dormant-letter\" href=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/bso.media.cdn\/generic\/documents\/Dormant_Company_Notification_Letter.pdf\" download=\"\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n        <div class=\"dormant-letter__inner\">\r\n          <h3 class=\"dormant-letter__heading\">Get your free Dormant Notification Letter Template<\/h3>\r\n          <div class=\"dormant-letter__content\">QCF has created a letter for you to download to send to HMRC, to notify them that your company is dormant.<\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"dormant-letter__button\">Download letter<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"a58e9fc1-c989-41af-ac87-aa86f7e8a63c\" data-name=\"download-pdf 1\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" viewBox=\"0 0 765.59976 667.74407\">\r\n          <path\r\n            d=\"M487.41711,244.90908h-2.9776V163.33871A47.21069,47.21069,0,0,0,437.22885,116.128H264.41091a47.21068,47.21068,0,0,0-47.21079,47.2106V610.84006a47.21071,47.21071,0,0,0,47.21066,47.21075H437.22862a47.21071,47.21071,0,0,0,47.21084-47.21057v-307.868h2.97765Z\"\r\n            transform=\"translate(-217.20012 -116.12797)\"\r\n            fill=\"#3f3d56\"\r\n          \/>\r\n          <path\r\n            d=\"M439.13364,128.41057H416.57519a16.75025,16.75025,0,0,1-15.50845,23.07636H302.06159a16.75025,16.75025,0,0,1-15.50845-23.07639H265.4835A35.25642,35.25642,0,0,0,230.227,163.66692V610.51178a35.25643,35.25643,0,0,0,35.25641,35.25646H439.13364a35.25644,35.25644,0,0,0,35.25646-35.25641h0V163.667A35.2564,35.2564,0,0,0,439.13364,128.41057Z\"\r\n            transform=\"translate(-217.20012 -116.12797)\"\r\n            fill=\"#fff\"\r\n          \/>\r\n          <circle id=\"b5dcbba4-f290-467d-a612-e64d8f6895fb\" data-name=\"Ellipse 44\" cx=\"135.10849\" cy=\"261.2336\" r=\"84.4462\" fill=\"#6c63ff\" \/>\r\n          <path\r\n            d=\"M377.332,383.132l-21,21.63a4.77423,4.77423,0,0,1-3.5,1.41h-.06983a4.8137,4.8137,0,0,1-3.51025-1.41l-20.98975-21.63c-.06982-.08-.1499-.15-.22021-.22a4.6411,4.6411,0,0,1,.22021-6.55,5.169,5.169,0,0,1,7.08008,0l12.43994,13v-33.52a5.01994,5.01994,0,0,1,10.02979,0v33.52l12.43017-13a5.1813,5.1813,0,0,1,7.08985,0c.07031.07.14013.14.22021.22A4.65,4.65,0,0,1,377.332,383.132Z\"\r\n            transform=\"translate(-217.20012 -116.12797)\"\r\n            fill=\"#fff\"\r\n          \/>\r\n        <\/svg>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    \n<p>You should not confuse your company registration number with your company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/what-is-a-utr-number\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Unique Taxpayer Reference<\/a> (UTR). They are entirely separate and serve different purposes.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"when-will-i-use-my-company-registration-number\">When will I use my company registration number?<\/h3>\n<p>Limited companies and LLPs are legally required to display their CRN on all forms of official business stationery. This includes letterheads, emails, faxes, compliment slips, invoices, receipts, order forms, websites, brochures, leaflets, and any other form of promotional material.<\/p>\n<p>You will also need your CRN in the following circumstances:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/confirmation-statement-guidance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">confirmation statements<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/annual-accounts\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">annual accounts<\/a> to Companies House<\/li>\n<li>Registering your company for Corporation Tax<\/li>\n<li>Paying Corporation Tax and filing Company Tax Returns<\/li>\n<li>Registering your company or LLP for VAT<\/li>\n<li>Paying VAT and submitting VAT Returns to HMRC<\/li>\n<li>Registering your company or LLP for PAYE<\/li>\n<li>Submitting PAYE reports<\/li>\n<li>Changing the name of your company or LLP<\/li>\n<li>Changing your registered office address<\/li>\n<li>Using a SAIL address or changing an existing SAIL address<\/li>\n<li>Moving the location of statutory records<\/li>\n<li>Appointing and removing directors<\/li>\n<li>Appointing and removing company secretaries<\/li>\n<li>Appointing and removing LLP members<\/li>\n<li>Changing your accounting reference date (ARD)<\/li>\n<li>Filing copies of resolutions<\/li>\n<li>Selling shares<\/li>\n<li>Issuing dividend vouchers to shareholders<\/li>\n<li>Dissolving your company or LLP<\/li>\n<li>Changing the trading status of your company from active to dormant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"manage-your-company-details-online-with-quality-company-formations\">Manage your company details online with Quality Company Formations<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to our online company formation and address services, Quality Company Formations provides a software filing service that allows you to access and manage your company online.<\/p>\n<p>By creating a free account and importing your company information, you can carry out a variety of essential tasks, including viewing your CRN and other statutory details online, delivering Confirmation Statements electronically to Companies House, and appointing and removing officers and LLP members.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more or get help with setting up or managing your company, please <a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/contact-us\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">contact us<\/a> to chat with one of our specialist advisors.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"shortcode shortcode-image\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/fully-inclusive-package\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn-quality.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/custom\/images\/blog\/qcf-blog_sidebar.png?v=4\"\r\n            alt=\"Fully Inclusive Package\"\r\n            class=\"md:hidden\"\r\n            loading=\"lazy\"\r\n          \/>\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/cdn-quality.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/custom\/images\/blog\/qcf-blog_banner.png?v=4\"\r\n            alt=\"Fully Inclusive Package\"\r\n            class=\"hidden md:block\"\r\n            loading=\"lazy\"\r\n          \/>\r\n        <\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    \n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your company registration number (CRN) is unique to your limited company or LLP. You can find it on your certificate of incorporation and any official documentation received from Companies House. Your CRN is also displayed on the public register of companies, which can be accessed online via Companies House Service. A company registration number is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":6703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1231],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company-formation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.9 (Yoast SEO v24.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Where can I find my Company Registration Number (CRN)?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Have you lost your Company Registration Number (CRN)? Read our guide to learn what your CRN looks like, where to find it, and when you will need to use it.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/company-registration-number\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Where can I find my Company Registration Number (CRN)?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Have you lost your Company Registration Number (CRN)? Read our guide to learn what your CRN looks like, where to find it, and when you will need to use it.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/company-registration-number\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Quality Formations Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-04-10T12:54:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-30T12:21:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/where-can-i-find-my-company-registration-number-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nicholas Campion\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nicholas Campion\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Where can I find my Company Registration Number (CRN)?","description":"Have you lost your Company Registration Number (CRN)? Read our guide to learn what your CRN looks like, where to find it, and when you will need to use it.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/company-registration-number\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Where can I find my Company Registration Number (CRN)?","og_description":"Have you lost your Company Registration Number (CRN)? Read our guide to learn what your CRN looks like, where to find it, and when you will need to use it.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/company-registration-number\/","og_site_name":"Quality Formations Blog","article_published_time":"2015-04-10T12:54:45+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-12-30T12:21:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1500,"height":750,"url":"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/where-can-i-find-my-company-registration-number-2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Nicholas Campion","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Nicholas Campion","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/company-registration-number\/","url":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/company-registration-number\/","name":"Where can I find my Company Registration Number (CRN)?","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/company-registration-number\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/company-registration-number\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/where-can-i-find-my-company-registration-number-2.jpg","datePublished":"2015-04-10T12:54:45+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-30T12:21:20+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/55c0555d374a517d89f4b8526550af9e"},"description":"Have you lost your Company Registration Number (CRN)? Read our guide to learn what your CRN looks like, where to find it, and when you will need to use it.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/company-registration-number\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/company-registration-number\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/company-registration-number\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/where-can-i-find-my-company-registration-number-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/where-can-i-find-my-company-registration-number-2.jpg","width":1500,"height":750,"caption":"Image of a laptop displaying Quality Company Formations' listing on the Companies House Service website, which is one of the locations where you can find your Company Registration Number."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/company-registration-number\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Where can I find my Company Registration Number (CRN)?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/","name":"Quality Formations Blog","description":"A Complete Guide to Company Formation","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/55c0555d374a517d89f4b8526550af9e","name":"Nicholas Campion","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/49012c4cc7502416e4eee4d79be8b33b545b9cd3a306f2f754bc8bc92000d7f1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/49012c4cc7502416e4eee4d79be8b33b545b9cd3a306f2f754bc8bc92000d7f1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Nicholas Campion"},"description":"Nicholas is Director, Company Secretarial at QCF, responsible for completing the company\u2019s statutory filings and ensuring all the company secretarial department is fully trained on company law and company secretarial procedures. Nick is also Company Secretary for the BSQ Group and all subsidiary brands, an accredited industry leader and a Companies Act 2006 specialist.","jobTitle":"Director, Company Secretarial","url":"https:\/\/www.qualitycompanyformations.co.uk\/blog\/author\/ncampion\/"}]}},"views":150494,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4356"}],"version-history":[{"count":80,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13103,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4356\/revisions\/13103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityformationsblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}