Certificate of Good Standing UK FCDO Apostille
If you need your Certificate of Good Standing apostilled, you can send it to us for apostille processing.
All Certificates of Good Standing will have an official, FCDO-issued, apostille certificate attached within 3 working days (or sometimes just a few hours with e-Apostille).
Have a Certificate of Good Standing legalised with a UK apostille certificate by The Apostilles Group from just £90 digital or £95 paper.
Includes FCDO fees & solicitor.
Your document will be transported using Royal Mail's Guaranteed Special Delivery service to the FCDO Legalisation Office and back (where necessary).
Eligible for…
e-Apostille
Get an FCDO issued, digital only, e-Apostille, with AES/QES digital solicitor certification on your Certificate of Good Standing
Paper Apostille
Get an FCDO issued, physical paper apostille, with solicitor certification on your Certificate of Good Standing
Certificate of Good Standing questions…
What is a Certificate of Good Standing?
A Certificate of Good Standing is a document issued by Companies House which states that the company is incorporated in the UK, with various optional extra pieces of information, and that the company is in "good standing", i.e. there are no outstanding, time-sensitive documents required to be provided to Companies House.
Who can get a Certificate of Standing?
You need an account with Companies House, nothing to do with having anything registered yourself there, just a log in. When you are on the correct company's page, click on the "More" tab and you will be able to order a Certificate of Good Standing.
The Apostilles Group has an account at Companies House in order to obtain these documents
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EMBASSY ATTESTATION
The Hague Convention only applies to 83 countries, we've selected the most popular to chose from but if you need a different country we will be able to carry this out for you. Find out more here.
TRANSLATION OF APOSTILLED DOCUMENTS
Your apostilled Certificate of Good Standing can be translated digitally (if you need a hard copy, please let us know) in to any of 130 languages from £80
CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING APOSTILLE
Things to remember
You may need other documentation apostilled which aren't issued by Companies House, such as:
Bank Statements
Powers of Attorney
Trust Arrangements
many other documents...
It may be acceptable to whomever is requesting the apostilled documents to have these documents included in our standard bundle, do please check to avoid incurring unnecessary costs.
REASONS YOU MAY NEED A CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING LEGALISED
Trading overseas in the name of a UK based company
Opening overseas bank accounts in the name of a UK based company
Opening offices abroad in the name of a UK based company