Official UK Apostille Service - Company Documents
Articles of Association
Certificate of Incorporation
Companies House Document
Memorandum of Association
Minutes of Board Meetings
Company information (eg. List of Directors)
Any of the documents above can be legalised if:
- the document has been issued by Companies House and certified by a Companies House Official. Official copies can be ordered directly from Companies House; or
- it is the original document, authenticated as an original document by a solicitor or a notary public.
- it is a copy of the document, authenticated as a 'true copy' of the original by a solicitor or a notary public.
Photocopies of these documents can be legalised, as long as they are certified as a 'true copy' by a solicitor or notary public.
The solicitor or notary public must:
- state what they are certifying (true copy, original document, witness signature etc)
- use their own personal signature, not the company name
- date the certification
- state their company address
In addition, when a document is authenticated by a notary public from England, Northern Ireland or Wales, the notary public must affix their notarial seal and apply their embossed seal.
Please note that some authorities abroad will not accept copies of certain documents, even though they can be legalised here. If you want to make sure a copy will be accepted, contact the foreign authority concerned.
