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Is companieshouse.gov.uk down - November, 2025?

Companieshouse.gov.uk Outages and Status

CompaniesHouse.gov.uk is a UK government-run website providing comprehensive information about registered UK businesses. It serves as a valuable resource for details like company financial statements, filing history, and directorships. Anyone can easily search for a business and get information from the official registry. Its transparency and convenience make it a trusted resource for business verifications and research.

URL Checked:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house

Last Down:

not recently

Response Time:

0.84 ms.

companieshouse.gov.uk outages reported by users in the last 24 hours

No Companieshouse.gov.uk problems reported in the last 24 hours

This chart shows the number of Companieshouse.gov.uk outages/problems reported by users in the past 24 hours. All data in the chart is in the Europe/London time zone.

Recent Companieshouse.gov.uk User Reports

Check out the latest user reports on Companieshouse.gov.uk, detailing the types of issues experienced and their locations. This helps you determine if others in your area are encountering similar problems.

Nov 08, 2025 - 14:41

A visitor from Newham, United Kingdom has reported a problem with General Issues
Oct 31, 2025 - 10:06

A visitor from Nuneaton, United Kingdom has reported a problem with General Issues
Oct 31, 2025 - 09:35

A visitor from Harpenden, United Kingdom has reported a problem with General Issues
Oct 22, 2025 - 11:50

A visitor from London, United Kingdom has reported a problem with General Issues
Oct 22, 2025 - 11:47

A visitor from Bradford, United Kingdom has reported a problem with General Issues
Oct 21, 2025 - 13:19

A visitor from Wolverhampton, United Kingdom has reported a problem with General Issues
Oct 16, 2025 - 14:11

A visitor from Nottingham, United Kingdom has reported a problem with General Issues

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Please share your Companieshouse.gov.uk experience with other users around the globe.

Harpenden, United Kingdom • 11 days ago

Manage Account - Server Error.

An Accountant

London, United Kingdom • 20 days ago

Hanging and online portal not taking payments

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom • 21 days ago

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/efs-submission/start

accountancy

Nottingham, United Kingdom • 26 days ago

companies house confirmation statement

Liz

Canterbury, United Kingdom • 27 days ago

Unable to file dormant accounts. when I try to log in it says error code 9999

Hove, United Kingdom • 27 days ago

Cannot login with my Agent ID

Jenny from Richmond, United Kingdom

Bromley, United Kingdom • 28 days ago

Just phoned Companies House, their system is down, same as yesterday!

C Kelly

Fulham, United Kingdom • 1 months ago

Unable to submit annual accounts to Companies House.

No matter what time of the day, even outside of opening hours, I get the message 'Sorry, there's a problem with the service. Try again later. '

Nick

Southwark, United Kingdom • 1 months ago

site down at 14.00 on 18th September

Joshua

Solihull, United Kingdom • 2 months ago

Says there's a problem

Hull, United Kingdom • 2 months ago

Down yet again

London, United Kingdom • 3 months ago

cannot acsess people or files

peter sheen

London, United Kingdom • 4 months ago

could not file company accounts

message on site said there is a problem with the service
try again later

J Geyer

Tayport, United Kingdom • 4 months ago

Wouldn't accept my user login email or password and I know them to be correct.

Rachael Bacon

Charlesworth, United Kingdom • 5 months ago

Two days of receiving the 502 Bad Gateway error on Companies House site.

RSH

Crewe, United Kingdom • 5 months ago

Unable to complete accounts filing on-line

Margaret

Southwark, United Kingdom • 5 months ago

Unable to view data. Getting error 502.

Rik

London, United Kingdom • 5 months ago

Had a few issues on 16/05 and also today 19/05, Bad 502 Gateway error message after several moments of thinking via both Chrome + MS Edge.

Patrick Pearce

Reading, United Kingdom • 5 months ago

I have tried to file accounts several times in the last few days but all have failed for 'Technical Reasons'.
How can we satisfy our legal requirements if Companies House systems are so poor?

Leicester, United Kingdom • 5 months ago

Constantly getting error 502 bad gateway. Have cleared cache, have rebooted, have tried on a different device.

Beckenham, United Kingdom • 5 months ago

Website down

Manchester, United Kingdom • 6 months ago

Unable to use

Julia P

London, United Kingdom • 6 months ago

CANT ACCESS DOCUMENTS

Barnstaple, United Kingdom • 6 months ago

502 BAD GATEWAY

Malcolm

Morecambe, United Kingdom • 6 months ago

CANNOT FILE ABRIDGED ACCOUNTS- SAYS TECHNICAL ISSUES

Croydon User

Croydon, United Kingdom • 7 months ago

Unable to file Confirmation Statement - receive: Sorry, there is a problem with the service

Croydon, United Kingdom • 7 months ago

Unable to file Confirmation Statement - receive: Sorry, there is a problem with the service

Cheltenham, United Kingdom • 7 months ago

accessing company search it comes back with 502 Bad Gateway

Julie

City of London, United Kingdom • 7 months ago

accessing company search it comes back with 502 Bad Gateway

Exmouth, United Kingdom • 7 months ago

accessing company search it comes back with 502 Bad Gateway

Evans

Croydon, United Kingdom • 7 months ago

Keeps signing me out!

Clayton-le-Woods, United Kingdom • 7 months ago

Keeps stating service not available

Peter

Huddersfield, United Kingdom • 7 months ago

unable to complete webfiling

Angela

London, United Kingdom • 7 months ago

They are having Technical Issues - there is no lead time for repair.
Poor to say the least when all the fees have dramatically increased!

Paris, France • 7 months ago

Search keeps timing out with no returned results

Summit

Upminster, United Kingdom • 7 months ago

Get message saying try later

Luton, United Kingdom • 7 months ago

Sorry, there is a problem with the service

Weronika

Croydon, United Kingdom • 8 months ago

When you try to upload a document for a company, it is coming up with a 403 Forbidden error

Andrew

Edinburgh, United Kingdom • 8 months ago

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/
502 Bad Gateway

Holbeck, United Kingdom • 8 months ago

502 Bad Gateway
The server returned an invalid or incomplete response.

Sarah M.

Salford, United Kingdom • 8 months ago

502 bad gateway

Maz

London, United Kingdom • 8 months ago

Hi. Is anyone looking into the issues reported?

Maz

London, United Kingdom • 8 months ago

502 bad gateway

Nicky Fisher

Redditch, United Kingdom • 8 months ago

Unable to upload documents

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom • 8 months ago

502 Bad Gateway. The server returned an invalid or incomplete response.
it's been most unreliable for months now.

Melbourne, Australia • 8 months ago

502 bad gateway on search

Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom • 8 months ago

search won't load

Manchester, United Kingdom • 8 months ago

Bad Gateway error message constantly

Barnet, United Kingdom • 8 months ago

On running a search for a specifically named company:
502 Bad Gateway
The server returned an invalid or incomplete response.

Macclesfield, United Kingdom • 8 months ago

Not working

London, United Kingdom • 8 months ago

502 bad gateway

Londonderry, United Kingdom • 9 months ago

When I log in to submit a Confirmation Statement it says 'Sorry there is a problem with this service'

Puxon, Paul

Paris, France • 9 months ago

webfiling not functioning

Heywood, United Kingdom • 9 months ago

Can't log in to Webfiling:
username and password are ok, I receive the 2FA code, type it in then get an error message "Sorry there is a problem with the service"

G Milne

Little Lever, United Kingdom • 9 months ago

Trying to file accounts, says try later

Ian

Northwich, United Kingdom • 9 months ago

Unable to Log in to web filing through Companies House website

Laura

Southwark, United Kingdom • 9 months ago

bad gateway error 500

N/A

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom • 9 months ago

Cant File confirmation statement

CHRISTOPHER DEWHURST

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom • 9 months ago

when trying to create an account I am not receiving the verification email

Wembley, United Kingdom • 10 months ago

The home page is not opening

Mick

Penarth, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

Company formation process doesn't work currently. Nobody can upload their documents

Plymouth, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

Can't search for company info

Most common Companieshouse.gov.uk problems reported by users

General Issues

Service

Companieshouse.gov.uk Outage Locations

Location

Reports

Last Reported

Newham, England, GB

110

3 days ago

Scalloway, Scotland, GB

26 days ago

Cardiff, Wales, GB

1 months ago

Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, GB

5 months ago

Greenwood Village, Colorado, US

5 months ago

Paris, Île-de-France, FR

7 months ago

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companieshouse.gov.uk website response status history

Date and Time

Response Time

Status Code

Nov 11, 2025 - 23:02

0.84 ms.

200

Nov 11, 2025 - 16:34

0.99 ms.

200

Nov 11, 2025 - 11:33

0.84 ms.

200

Nov 11, 2025 - 10:59

0.83 ms.

200

Nov 11, 2025 - 02:14

0.84 ms.

200

Nov 10, 2025 - 19:35

0.88 ms.

200

Nov 10, 2025 - 10:55

0.93 ms.

200

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Frequently Asked Questions

We have recently sent browser requests to Companieshouse.gov.uk and it's up and running with status code 200 (UP) and a response time of 0.84 ms. We recommend clearing your cache or restarting/updating your app.

If you are experiencing slow performance while using Companieshouse.gov.uk, it may be your internet connection. Before you call your internet provider to ask about the slow speed, make sure to clear your cache, update the app, and check for any outages first.

HTTP response status code is a 3-digit code returned by the server indicating the status of the request. The code is typically accompanied by a message that provides additional information about the response such as:

2XX - Successful - Website is up & reachable.
3XX - Redirect - The website is accessible, but the browser is redirected to another page.
4XX - Browser Error - The requested page is not available or doesn’t exist.
5XX - Server Error - There are internal errors on the server.

The status code helps developers and users to understand what’s happening with a certain request. This also serves as a guide to take appropriate actions if needed.

The HTTP response time is the amount of time it takes a website to respond to a request made by your device. It calculates how long it takes for a website to load after you click on a link or type a URL into your browser.

Aside from trying a different device, you can also check your device's software if it’s up to date by checking for available updates in your settings.

If the issue persists after trying all of our tips, you can report the issue to us so we can further investigate. By this, you can also see if other users are experiencing it, too.

Is companieshouse.gov.uk down - November, 2025?

companieshouse.gov.uk outages reported by users in the last 24 hours

Recent Companieshouse.gov.uk User Reports

Join Companieshouse.gov.uk Discussion

Most common Companieshouse.gov.uk problems reported by users

Companieshouse.gov.uk Outage Locations

Are you experiencing issues with Companieshouse.gov.uk right now?

companieshouse.gov.uk website response status history

Tips if companieshouse.gov.uk is not working

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