What documents can I deliver to Companies House without a certified English translation?
Non traded Welsh companies/LLPs may deliver the following documents to Companies House in ‘Welsh’ without being accompanied by a certified translation into English. • a company’s memorandum of association • a company’s articles • a community interest company report • a resolution or agreement • a declaration of a community interest company • annual accounts and reports; • revised accounts and report and any auditor’s report on revised accounts and reports • a document required to be appended to group accounts Note: Statutory forms that are not prescribed bilingually must be used where circumstances dictate. Other ‘free form’ documents that are required to be delivered to Companies House, for example Orders of Court, must be accompanied by a certified translation into English, as must the accounts of traded companies. Welsh companies may file a Welsh translation of documents filed in English where their memorandum states they are to be situated in Wales. 3. Who can ‘certify’ a translati