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As of 13 August 2026, AI can only partly file a company name change at Companies House.

This still needs a person who signs their name to it.

Can you do it?

5 minutesto a draft.

30 minutesto something you’d act on.

Cost, all in£0

Skill neededchat-fluent

Who has to check ityou

What the alternative costsNo sourced price for a company secretarial filing service is available in the supplied tool data.

If this goes wrong, the filing may be rejected or the company may adopt a name without the required authority, leaving the directors to correct the record and deal with the consequences.

What to actually do

  1. Hand it to a person

    The route this page recommends

    A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.

  2. Use a tool built for this

    Second choice

  3. Do it yourself

    The distant third

    A chat interface, chat-fluent skill, and roughly 30 minutes until you can act on the result.

    How to actually do it

    1. Open the current GOV.UK guidance on changing a company name and the Companies House name-change filing instructions.
    2. Gather the company number, current registered name, proposed name, articles of association, shareholder details and the directors' intended approval.
    3. Paste those details and the relevant official guidance into an AI chatbot with the supplied prompt, asking it to draft the checklist and resolution.
    4. Compare the proposed name against the official Companies House restrictions and confirm separately that it is available and acceptable before approving anything.
    5. Check the drafted resolution and approval route against the company's articles and obtain the required shareholder approval, recording the resolution with the company records.
    6. Open the official Companies House online filing service or the current paper form route, enter the approved details yourself and authenticate the submission as an authorised person.
    7. Save the submitted information and Companies House acknowledgement, then ask a solicitor or qualified company secretary to check the process if the name, articles, ownership or approval is disputed or unusual.

    Prompt

    Help me prepare a UK private limited company name change for filing at Companies House. Company number: [COMPANY NUMBER]. Current company name: [CURRENT NAME]. Proposed new name: [PROPOSED NAME]. The company has [NUMBER] directors and the intended approval is [SHAREHOLDER SPECIAL RESOLUTION OR OTHER APPROVAL]. Articles of association or relevant restrictions: [DETAILS OR NOT KNOWN].

Use only the current official GOV.UK and Companies House guidance that I provide or link to. Do not assume the proposed name is available or lawful. Do not claim that you can submit, authenticate or sign the filing. Produce:
1. A list of facts and documents I must confirm before filing.
2. A plain-English checklist of the required company approval and filing steps.
3. A draft resolution clearly labelled as a draft, with placeholders for anything not supplied.
4. The likely Companies House form or online filing route, with a warning that I must confirm it against the current official guidance.
5. A final list of every item I must check myself before submission.

Flag any issue that needs a solicitor or qualified company secretary. This is not professional advice.

    Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.

What it gets wrong

  • AI cannot authenticate the filing or take responsibility for the company's statutory submission.
  • AI cannot establish whether your articles or shareholder arrangements require a particular approval.
  • AI cannot guarantee that the proposed name meets Companies House restrictions or is available when you file.
  • AI cannot resolve a dispute between directors or shareholders about the authority to change the name.

What caps this at PARTLY: legal accountability, regulated advice and verification cost.

How we scored this

Five axes, each scored nought to two by hand: ten means AI carries the task cleanly, and the thresholds that turn a total into YES, PARTLY or NO are published in the methodology. Each axis name links to its definition.

AxisScore (0–2)
Output1
Inputs1
Verification1
Liability0
Effort delta1
Total4 / 10

The methodology and its thresholds are published in full.

FAQ

Can ChatGPT change my company name at Companies House?
Not by itself. It can prepare a checklist and draft a resolution, but you or an authorised person must approve, authenticate and submit the filing through the official Companies House route.
What do I need to change my company name?
You need the company number, the proposed name, the required company approval and the correct Companies House filing route. Check the current GOV.UK guidance and your articles of association before approving the change.
Can AI check whether my new company name is allowed?
AI can explain the published naming rules, but it cannot guarantee acceptance or availability at the point you file. Check the proposed name directly against the current Companies House service and get professional help if the name is sensitive, similar to another business or disputed.
Do I need a solicitor to change my company name?
A straightforward change may be prepared and filed by the company without a solicitor, provided the required authority and filing steps are clear. This is not professional advice, and a solicitor or qualified company secretary should handle a serious case involving disputed authority, unusual articles or a contested name.

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Assessed by gpt-5.6-luna (gpt-5.6-luna) on 2026-08-13, second-checked by an independent model. Wrong somewhere? Email [email protected] and it gets re-checked.

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