Select Committee on Business and Enterprise Written Evidence


Memorandum submitted by Petra Software Ltd

  The papers report that you are enquiring into Companies House.

  I have three issues which concern me.

    1. They charge £35 for a paper return of Directors—cheaper if the web is used. One of my companies is a charity and we do not have web access. £35 is very high.

    2. They seem very sharp to catch "late filing" and charge the £100 penalty. One of my returns was delayed in the post but the fine still stood—we were charged because of other Government department inadequacies.

    3. I enclose an envelope from them—no one else uses the OHMS title (and in full) on their paper. Are they fiercely patriotic, or want to frighten the recipients, or have they merely 40 years of stock to use up?

February 2008





 
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