The correct source has been identified, its date and origin are known, its contents and authority are sufficiently supported and any related records needed by the recipient are accurate and complete.

Certification cannot convert inaccurate, incomplete or unsupported content into a reliable underlying record. The source and any necessary authority must be fit first.

No. A notarial act and an apostille have their own limited functions; neither creates the corporate event, decision or authority described.

A filing is information delivered to and registered by Companies House. A private register, minute, constitution, authority or accounting record may have a different legal or record-keeping purpose inside the company.

We must identify which record should prove the fact, what actually happened and why the records differ. Both may need separate correction; neither should be changed simply to match the other without supporting evidence.

RP01 accompanies a complete replacement for an accepted post-1 October 2009 document that did not meet proper-delivery requirements. Eligibility and the current document-specific channel must be checked.

Not automatically. Current registrar guidance says the registrar decides case by case whether all or part of the original is removed and records the replacement and any removal by annotation.

RP04 is a second-filing route for very limited minor or trivial inaccuracies in an otherwise properly delivered Companies Act 2006 document filed on or after 1 October 2009.

RP01 replaces a document that did not meet proper-delivery requirements; RP04 corrects a limited minor inaccuracy in an otherwise properly delivered document. Neither is a universal correction.

It is not presented as a universal replacement. The corrected second-filed document accompanies RP04, but the route is limited to qualifying minor inaccuracies; improper delivery points to RP01.

Do not assume a universal channel. Companies House has referred to online filing options, but current availability depends on the corrected document and service. Confirm the live operational route before submission.

Presenter and authentication requirements must be confirmed for the precise filing and current channel. Authorised Corporate Service Provider status is not treated as blanket authority to make every correction.

Yes, potentially. Current instructions require a PROOF-specific step for relevant paper filings: contact Companies House for PR03 for a paper RP01 replacement, and include PR03 with a paper RP04 second filing.

No universal charge is stated here. RP04 instructions say not to pay the original filing fee again; any current form-specific fee and payment treatment must be checked before filing.

Do not assume removal. Treatment depends on the statutory route and registrar’s decision; an original may remain, be linked or annotated, or qualifying material may be removed or restricted.

Sometimes, through a current registrar or court-controlled route. Eligibility, evidence, exclusions and legal consequences depend on the material. Removal is not the automatic result of correction.

It is information added to the register to record a statutory event or context, such as replacement or removal. It is distinct from deletion or restriction.

Registrar acceptance or correction does not determine every legal question about validity, ownership, authority or the underlying transaction. Some issues require company action, professional advice or a court.

This service does not present RP06 as operational. The appropriate current Companies House procedure and form must be verified for the exact issue rather than relying on historic references.

Confirm which company received the document, whether it was accepted, the true underlying event and the current registrar route. Do not treat a private correction as altering the public register.

The rejection reason and current filing route must be addressed. A rejected submission differs from an accepted document that may qualify for RP01 or RP04.

Yes. A current filing may record a new event; a correction addresses an identified defect. Neither should be used to misstate when an earlier event occurred.

A supported correction may be possible, but the true event, evidence, statutory rules, correction history and any dispute must be identified. Once ready, use Statutory Registers and Company Books for Evidential Use.

Only through an appropriate evidence-led route. A reconstruction must not be presented as an original contemporaneous record, and uncertainty must remain visible.

No. A record of a decision and the decision itself are distinct. A later decision must not be represented as having occurred earlier.

It is a legal or governance concept whose availability and effect depend on the act and applicable law. This service neither assumes ratification nor performs it.

This service identifies the conflict but does not decide legal or beneficial ownership. Legal advice and, where applicable, court rectification may be required.

Not safely as a universal rule. The certificate, register, transfer or allotment evidence, decisions, filings and relevant date should be reconciled before replacement or evidential use.

This service identifies what is wrong and who may need to address it; it does not grant or retrospectively create authority. Once the authority document is ready, use Powers of Attorney, Authorised Signatory and Corporate Authority Evidence.

Through the current accounts-specific statutory and Companies House route for the particular accounting period and filed version, with directors and the appointed accountant or auditor retaining their responsibilities.

Do not assume so. Availability must be verified for the filing, route, dissolution circumstances and jurisdiction; restoration may be a necessary preliminary step.

No. Restoration and correction are distinct. Restoration does not recreate missing records or validate every historic decision or transaction.

Stop use, identify the source defect and tell the recipient and relevant professional. Earlier treatment does not cure the defect, and a new route may be required after correction.

It depends on what changed, the translator’s certification, recipient instructions and stage order. A translation of superseded content should not be presented as the corrected source.

The required person must have the evidence, access, knowledge, capacity and authority for the exact statement. Company, professional, official and recipient requirements remain distinct.

Where validity, authority, ownership, membership, rectification, ratification, restoration, insolvency, property, contested facts or legal effect must be determined.

The matter continues through the service appropriate for the required evidence. Certification, notarisation, apostille, translation or diplomatic treatment is added only if separately justified.

The receiving authority decides acceptance, applying its current requirements to the corrected source and any supporting chain.

Tell us about the company, the receiving organisation, what the document must prove, the relevant date, the document or record that may be wrong, the exact problem, its filing history, supporting evidence, conflicting records, where the document came from and any certification or legalisation already completed. “Not known” is acceptable.

The company and jurisdiction, number and age of affected records, type of problem, correction or court procedure, quality of the supporting evidence, company status, professional work, official charges, document format, later certification or overseas treatment, delivery and changed recipient requirements.