Exhibit 3.1 FILE COPY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME Company No. 1101386 The Registrar of Companies for England and Wales hereby certifies that AMERICAN BUSINESS SYSTEMS PLC. having by special resolution changed its name, is now incorporated under the name of Danka Business Systems PLC Given at Companies House, London, the 14th June 1991 By: /s/ C. O. Friend ------------------------------------- For The Registrar Of Companies FILE COPY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME No. 1101386 / 89 I hereby certify that NEW COURT NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY having by special resolution changed its name, is now incorporated under the name of AMERICAN BUSINESS SYSTEMS PLC. Given under my hand at the Companies Registration Office, Cardiff the 20th day of January 1987 By: /s/ Mrs. M. Moss ------------------------------------- an authorised officer FILE COPY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON RE-REGISTRATION AS A PUBLIC COMPANY No. 1101386 / 48 I hereby certify that NEW COURT NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY has this day been re-registered under the Companies Acts 1948 to 1980 as a public company, and that the company is limited. Dated at Cardiff the 8TH OCTOBER, 1981 By: /s/ [illegible signature] ------------------------------------- Assistant Registrar of Companies CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION No. 1101386 I hereby certify that NEW COURT NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED is this day incorporated under the Companies Acts 1948 to 1967 and that the Company is Limited. Given under my hand at London the 13th March 1973 By: /s/ N. TAYLOR ------------------------------------- Assistant Registrar of Companies