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Certificate Of Good Standing COGS

Certificate Of Good Standing Apostille services

We assist with obtaining a Good Standing certificate from the Companies House. The company must be up to date with its filings. Financial statements must be filed with Companies House official by the due date.

You can request to include the below facts on your Good Standing Certificate.

· directors’ names, and details such as date of birth or nationality

· secretaries’ names

· registered office address

· The company’s objects

· Company name

· company number

· good standing statement – the company’s good standing wording states that a company has been in continuous, unbroken existence since its incorporation and that no action is currently being taken to strike the company off the register. The company is not subject to liquidation, voluntary arrangement, or administration. COGS does not list business activities.

Business documents apostille services

Legalisation by way of the Hague Apostille of Good Standing Certificate issued by Companies House is straightforward. We can obtain an apostille within the next day service. Documents legalised by apostille stamp are recognised in Hague Apostille Convention countries.

Our apostille legalisation services offer both apostille service and consular legalisation. Companies House’s official signature will not be present for the electronic version of the document. 

BVI Business entities

Certificate of Good Standing issued in the British Overseas Territories “BVT” such as Anguilla, Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands or Gibraltar has to be notarised and apostilled by the Governor’s office in the originated jurisdiction first. There are exceptions where we can assist with the legalisation of COGS without an apostille from BVT. COGS issued in the British Overseas Territories without an apostille certificate can only be apostilled and legalised in the UK by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as a copy. COGS certified as original by a Notary Public or UK Solicitor will be rejected by the UK Legalisation Office.

Get Your Certificate of Good Standing Apostilled

Legalisation means both, Hague apostille and document legalisation service. Documents issued by Companies House are already prepared for apostille certificate and legalisation process

COGS issued in the British Crown Dependency, Jersey, Guernsey, and Isle of Man would have to be notarised and apostilled in the originated territory to re-apostille them by the Legalisation Office, the FCDO. Some of the embassies accept the documents to be apostilled in the originated jurisdiction without having them re-apostilled by the FCDO in Milton Keynes. Foreign public documents can only be legalised as copies.

We apostille COGS issued in

  • Anguilla
  • Bermuda
  • BVI
  • Cayman Islands
  • Gibraltar
  • Jersey
  • Guernsey
  • Isle of Man

Frequently Ask Questions

Why do I need COGS?

Certificate of Good Standing proves that the company exists and is up to date. COGS is an official document. It is an approved document by financial institutions required by their compliance during KYC periodic reviews. If COGS is for international use it also must be apostilled and might require further legalisation. COGS might also be required to open a business bank account.

Anyone can obtain a Certificate Of Good Standing as long the company is up to date with its filings. The apostille certificates can also be obtained by a third party. 

There is no obligation to maintain Good Standing Certificate.

In the United Kingdom certificate Of Good Standing is issued by the Companies House.

We can request your certificate of good standing for a UK company from Companies House. 

Your company must already be incorporated and appears in the Companies House database. In that 

The basic service, which takes 5 to 7 days to complete, and,

The expedited service takes 1 to 2 days to complete.

Certificates Of Good Standing do not contain an expiration date. However, they will have an issue date printed on the certificate. Most organisations will not accept it after three months. 

Whilst there is no legal requirement for UK companies to hold a Certificate of Good Standing at the register office, this might be requested by many institutions for KYC purposes. If the COGS will be used in foreign countries our apostille service offers 24-hour service. Certificate of Good Standing generally is used by small business having at least one director ( natural person) and multinational organizations.

Certificate of Good Standing is issued by Companies House and does not list shareholders. The business structure will not be shown. A certificate of Incumbency is issued by the entity’s Registered Agent or company Secretary and includes shareholders and UBO details. The foreign entity in other countries use both certificates us their main documents when dealing with customers.

Yes, you can use your own Solicitor or Commissioner of Oath please make sure that they state that they certify a true copy. They must use their signature, include the date of the certification, and provide the Firm Name and address ( usually they use a company stamp). Document issued by CH qualifies for an e apostille service.

If you are going to use the Certificate in another jurisdiction most probably you would have to apostille or legalise the COGS.

Cost & time frame

We would be more than happy to help you with your Certificate Of Good Standing COGS.

Please provide the Company Name and Number.

Time frame: next day premium service available

Our fee: is GBP 50 for obtaining a Certificate of Good Standing

Certification will be completed by a UK solicitor registered with the FCDO.