NI Companies incorporated by royal charter: RC (England and Wales), SR (Scotland), or NR (Northern Ireland) Overseas companies: FC (England and Wales), SF (Scotland), or NF (Northern Ireland) Limited partnerships: LP (England and Wales), SL (Scotland), or NL (Northern Ireland) Limited liability partnerships: OC (England and Wales), SO (Scotland), or NO (Northern Ireland) European economic interest groupings: GE (England and Wales), GS (Scotland), or GN (Northern Ireland) Certificates of incorporation or registration Certificates of incorporation The Register of Companies contains certificates of incorporation for all undertakings incorporated by registration with Companies House. Incorporation takes place on the issuance of a certificate of incorporation by the registrar. Private limited companies can be issued with a certificate of incorporation within 24 hours of an application being submitted. Certificates of incorporation for companies include the following information: Registered name Registered number Date of incorporation Whether the company is limited or unlimited, and if limited, whether by shares or guarantee Whether the company is private or public Whether the company's registered office is in England and Wales, Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland Registration of companies is complete once the certificate of incorporation is signed or sealed by the registrar. Certificates of incorporation for limited liability partnerships include the following information: Registered name Registered number Date of incorporation Whether the limited liability partnership's registered office is in England and Wales, Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland Incorporation of a limited liability partnerships is complete once the certificate of incorporation is signed or sealed by the registrar. Certificates of registration Limited partnerships are not issued with certificate of incorporation upon registration with Companies House, but instead with certificates of registration. This is because limited partnerships are not legal persons and therefore are not created by incorporation. Certificates of registration include the following information: Registered name Registered number Date of registration A statement that the limited partnership is registered as a limited partnership under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 A limited partnership comes into existence once its certificate of registration has been signed or sealed by the registrar. Accuracy Companies House does not verify the accuracy of information filed. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy announced in 2020 that Companies House would be given powers to verify the identities of company directors, but did not set a timetable for their introduction. Other public registers Since June 2016, private companies can elect to keep certain statutory records