Mortgage charges forms to register the security given for your loan or borrowings. This is compulsory for a limited company incorporated in England and Wales.
How to register a charge or a mortgage
Firstly, you must download the latest version of the relevant Companies House form to register your mortgage or a charge. You may find the form reference in the table along with the purpose of the form.
Go to GOV.UK website to download the latest form. Alternatively, you may type the form reference on google. For example, MR01. choose the link with the MR01 in PDF format.
Companies House would reject incorrect or incomplete forms. Click here for the common errors made by applicants when writing their company names on the Companies House forms.
Concurrently, your company must register the security give on loan using within 21 days.
There is a different set of Companies House forms to register a mortgage or a charge for companies with registered office in Scotland. Click here.
Forms for company registered in England and Wales
| Form reference | Purpose of filing |
| MR01 | Register particulars of a charge. |
| MR02 | Particulars of a charge subject to which property of undertaking has been acquired. |
| MR03 | Particulars for the registration of a charge to secure a series of debentures |
| MR04 | Register a statement of satisfaction in full or part of a charge |
| MR04 continuation page | Register a statement of satisfaction in full or part of charge continuation page to provide a description of instrument and short particulars of the property or undertaking charged. |
| MR05 | Statement that part or the whole of the property charged (a) has been released from the charge (b) no longer forms part of the company’s property |
| MR05 continuation page | Statement that part or the whole of the property charged (a) has been released from the charge (b) no longer forms part of the company’s property continuation page to provide a description of instrument and short particulars of the property or undertaking charged and description of assets or property. |
| MR06 | Statement of company acting as a trustee |
| MR07 | particulars of alteration of charge (particulars of a negative pledge) |
| MR07 continuation page 1 | particulars of alteration of charge (particulars of a negative pledge) continuation page to provide description of instrument. |
| MR07 continuation page 2 | Register particulars of alteration of a charge (MR07 continuation page 2) |
| MR08 | particulars of a charge where there is no instrument |
| MR09 | particulars of a charge subject to which property or undertaking has been acquired where there is no instrument |
| MR10 | Particulars for the registration of a charge to secure a series of debentures where there is no instrument |
| RM01 | notice of appointment of an administrative receiver, receiver or manager |
| RM02 | notice of ceasing to act as an administrative receiver, receiver or manager |
Other Companies House compulsory filings
you must also deliver the following documents to Companies House every year:
- Confirmation statement
- Company accounts
- Notify Companies House if there is a change in your company’s details such as new director appointment etc.
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