Company name and number: what to publish on your school website
If your school is an academy, your website needs your trust's registered company name and company number.
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- Published on
- The school's own website
- School type
- Academies
- School stage
- All stages, from early years to sixth form
- Does not apply to
- No school types are excluded
When it's due
Keep it up to date
There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
What's needed
Show the trust's registered company name and number in the footer of every page on your website, and on the trust's website also give its registered office and where it's registered.
In this requirement
Section 1 of 3
Academy website details
An academy's website is a company website, so it must show the registered name (trust) and the company number.
The register sets this section for maintained schools only.
What it must contain
2 parts- Gives the trust's company registration numberMust: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.
- Gives the trust's registered company nameMust: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.
What the official sources say
Set out in 1 official source:
Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/17), Part 6 trading disclosures (replaces the revoked 2008 Regulations)
2 Every company shall disclose its registered name on its websites.
Must: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.§ SI 2015/17 Part 6, reg 24(2)
1 Every company shall disclose the particulars set out in paragraph (2) on— a its business letters; b its order forms; and c its websites. 2 The particulars are— a the part of the United Kingdom in which the company is registered; b the company's registered number; c the address of the company's registered office; d in the case of a limited company exempt from the obligation to use the word “limited” as part of its registered name under section 60 of the Act, the fact that it is a limited company; e in the case of a community interest company which is not a public company, the fact that it is a limited company; and f in the case of an investment company within the meaning of section 833 of the Act, the fact that it is such a company.
Must: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.§ SI 2015/17 Part 6, reg 25(1)(c) and reg 25(2)(a)-(f)
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24 1 Every company shall disclose its registered name on— a its business letters, notices and other official publications; b its bills of exchange, promissory notes, endorsements and order forms; c cheques purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the company; d orders for money, goods or services purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the company; e its bills of parcels, invoices and other demands for payment, receipts and letters of credit; f its applications for licences to carry on a trade or activity; and g all other forms of its business correspondence and documentation.
Must: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.§ SI 2015/17 Part 6, reg 24(1)(a)-(g)
Section 2 of 3
Trust website details
As a company, the trust must show on its website its registered name, company number, place of registration and registered office, and that it is a limited company.
The register sets this section for maintained schools only.
What it must contain
3 parts- States the part of the UK where the trust is registeredMust: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.
- Gives the trust's registered office addressMust: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.
- Says the trust is a limited company, where its name does not carry the word limitedMust: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.
What the official sources say
Set out in 1 official source:
Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/17), Part 6 trading disclosures (replaces the revoked 2008 Regulations)
c the address of the company's registered office;
Must: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.§ SI 2015/17 Part 6, reg 25(2)(c)
Section 3 of 3
Rules for every company
Every company, including an academy trust, must show on its website its registered company name, the part of the UK where it is registered, its company registration number and its registered office address, and that it is a limited company.
The register sets this section for maintained schools only.
What it must contain
No parts listedThe official sources name no separate parts for this requirement. We check that it is published and easy to find.
Questions schools ask
Do academies have to show their company number on their website?
Academy website details: Academies and maintained schools must. Trust website details: Academies and maintained schools must. Rules for every company: Academies and maintained schools must.
What company details do we need to show?
Trust's company registration number; trust's registered company name; States the part of the UK where the trust is registered; trust's registered office address; Says the trust is a limited company, where its name does not carry the word limited.
When do we need to update our company details?
Keep it up to date. There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
Where does the requirement for the company name and number come from?
It is set out in Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/17), Part 6 trading disclosures (replaces the revoked 2008 Regulations).
Recent changes to the official guidance
The official sources for this requirement don't publish dated change notes. We check them for changes ourselves.
We last checked these sources on 21 September 2026.
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Official wording that does not apply to schools (1)
3 If, in the case of a company having a share capital, there is a disclosure as to the amount of share capital on— a its business letters; b its order forms; or c its websites, that disclosure must be as to paid up share capital.
Official sources last checked 21 September 2026 · register version 1.0.4