SEASON 13 · EPISODE 2 · 19:37
Is Companies House an economic bellwether?
Ray Blake & Graham Barrow · 15 April 2026
Episode notes
One for the geeks!
Changes in company formation levels are often use to justify/criticise different governments' economic policies.
We go behind the headline figures to see if this is justified or not (HINT: not!).
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7 July 2026 · 30:22
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13 May 2026 · 26:12
We look at the role of Authorised Corporate Service Providers (ACSPs) in the new regime at Companies House and explain why understanding both its strengths and weaknesses is important to anyone responsible for onboarding…
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