
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Fees) Regulations1991 and shall come into force on 1st July 1991.
2 
In these Regulations:
 “the 1985 Act” means the Companies Act 1985, and any reference to a numberedsection is a reference to a section of that Act;
 “the register” means the register kept by the registrar of companies for thepurposes of the Companies Acts;
 “basic set of microfiche copies” means a set of copies of the records relating to one company keptby the registrar of companies in the form of microfiche copies, otherthan copies of (a) excluded annual returns, (b) excluded accounts, and(c) lists of members consisting of more than 10 pages;
 “excluded annual returns” means annual returns and copy annual returns received by theregistrar of companies before the last three returns or copy returnsreceived by him;
 “excluded accounts” means copy accounts received by the registrar of companies beforethe last three copy accounts received by him;
 “list of members” means a list required by section 364A(4);
 “original documents” means the originals of documents delivered to the registrar ofcompanies in legible form;
 “on-line request” means a request made to the registrar of companies by accessing hiscomputer, whether directly or indirectly; and
 “the index” means the index kept by the registar of companies under section714.
3 
The Companies (Fees) Regulations 1988 and the Companies (Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations1990  are hereby revoked.
4 
The fees set out in the second column of the Schedule to theseRegulations shall be the fees payable in respect of the matters set outin the first column of that Schedule.
John Redwood
Minister of State,
Department of Trade and Industry
20th May 1991
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Matter in respect of which fee is payable Amount of fee

1 
For registration of a company on its formation under the 1985 Act or in pursuance of Chapter II of Part XXII of that Act and for the re-registration of a company under that Act £50.00

2 
For registration of an annual return or copy annual return (delivered otherwise than in compliance with section 699), and for registration of copy accounts of an oversea company £32.00

3 
For entering on the register the name of a company assumed by virtue of a special resolution under section 28 £50.00

4 
For the inspection of a basic set of microfiche copies £3.00

5 
For the inspection of the excluded annual returns and excluded accounts of a company recorded and kept by the registrar of companies in the form of a microfiche copy £3.00

6 
For the inspection of a list of members of a company consisting of more than 10 pages, other than an inspection requested on the same occasion as a request to inspect the basic set of microfiche copies relating to that company £3.00

7 
For the inspection on any one occasion of one or more original documents relating to one company where the record kept by the registrar is illegible or unavailable £1.00

8 
For the inspection of entries in the register: for each inspection of the entries relating to one company £1.00

9 
For a basic set of microfiche copies:

(a) delivered at an office of the registrar £3.00

(b) delivered by post pursuant to an on-line request £5.00

(c) delivered by post pursuant to another form of request £5.50

10 
For a microfiche copy of the excluded annual returns and excluded accounts of a company recorded and kept by the registrar in the form of a microfiche copy:

(a) delivered at an office of the registrar £3.00

(b) delivered by post pursuant to an on-line request £5.00

(c) delivered by post pursuant to another form of request £5.50

11 
For a microfiche copy of a list of members consisting of more than 10 pages:

(a) delivered at an office of the registrar

(i) for up to five sheets of microfiche £3.00

(ii) for each sheet thereafter 00.10p

(b) delivered by post pursuant to an on-line request £5.00

(c) delivered by post pursuant to another form of request £5.50

12 
For paper copies of records relating to a company, delivered at an office of the registrar:

(a) if requested on the same occasion as an inspection of the records relating to that company or on the same occasion as a request for a basic set of microfiche copies relating to that company, per page 00.10p

(b) if requested otherwise £3.00 plus 10p per page

13 
For paper copies of records relating to a company, other than a list of members, recorded and kept by the registrar in the form of a microfiche copy, delivered by post:

(a) pursuant to an on-line request, per document £6.50

(b) pursuant to another form of request, per document

14 
For paper copies delivered by post of records relating to a company, other than a list of members, not recorded and kept by the registrar in the form of a microfiche copy, per document £10.00

15 
For a paper copy of a list of members delivered by post:

(a) for up to 20 pages £7.00

(b) for each page thereafter 00.20p

16 
For a paper copy of entries in the register relating to one company:

(a) delivered at an office of the registrar,

(i) if requested on the same occasion as a request to inspect the entries in the register relating to that company, per page 00.50p

(ii) otherwise £1.00 plus 50p per page

(b) delivered by post, per page £2.00

17 
For a paper copy of the index:

(a) delivered at an office of the registrar, per page 00.50p

(b) delivered by post, per page £1.00

18 
For a microfiche copy of the whole of the index £35.00

19 
For a certified copy of, or extract from, any record:

(a) where the record is not a list of members which consists of more than 10 pages £12.00

(b) where the record is a list of members which consists of more than 10 pages;

(i) for the first 10 pages £12.00

(ii) for each page thereafter £1.00

20 
For a certificate of the incorporation of a company:

(a) for the first certificate supplied on any one occasion £12.00

(b) for each additional certificate supplied on the same occasion £9.50