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Be ready to trade within one working day (sometimes in as little as three hours- if the people at Companies House are not busy) by using our quick and straightforward process. Take advantage of our partner referrals to get your business bank account, accounting software, and merchant accounts opened without delay.
Use our Central London address as your company’s registered office and the service address of your directors, shareholders, company secretary (or partners if you are forming an LLP). Prevent personal addresses from being available on public records and avoid making your company and your company officers vulnerable to unsolicited mail, unwanted visitors, and even identity theft. Our prestigious address also projects a professional image and separates personal and professional lives.
Buy a hard copy of your Certificate of Incorporation, Share Certificates and Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Certificate of Incorporation is on official stationery with the Companies House seal. Share certificates are numbered and certify each shareholders holding in the company. The Memorandum and Articles of Association is the constitution of the company.
If you intend to register for VAT and can supply us with all the required information to register, our service is fast and efficient. You will need to provide the following information. The nature of your sales, The estimated turnover, Previous vat history, Address from which your goods or services will be provided.
You must file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months. The due date is called the ‘confirmation date’, which falls on the anniversary of company formation or the ‘made up’ date of your last annual return.We will do that for you on time.
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Including 12 months of free business banking
Including 30 months of free business banking
Including 12 months of free business banking
Multi-Owner Business Accounts For Small Businesses.
Including 12 months of free business banking
You can add these items during the order process
“Opt for our confidential service and have your official post forwarded to you free of any additional charges, instead of having it scanned. This service is only available for delivery to UK destinations. Fixed annual renewal fee of £9+vat per year”
This service gives you the use of our Central London office as your main address for business correspondence. We will scan your mail and upload it to our Smart Docustore system so that you can access it wherever you are. After 1 month, your post will be securely destroyed unless you require a hard copy .Our scanning service is FREE but limited to 100 items per week. Hard copies of your mail can be forwarded to you for a charge of £3.50+vat+cost of the “signed for” post service.
This service does not include the Registered Office Service, which you should buy separately.
The Annual Renewal fee for this service is £75 +vat.
This service gives you the use of our Central London office as your main address for business correspondence. All the mail we receive will be sent to you using Royal Mail’s 1st Class service. In addition to the annual subscription, we will also charge you a handling fee of 17p per item of post and Royal Mail’s charges.
This service does not include the Registered Office Service, which you should buy separately.
The Annual Renewal fee for this service is £93+vat.
Add our post box service to your order and we will accept all your post and hold it for you to collect. That includes letters, parcels and signed for items such as registered or recorded mail. Unlike the Royal Mail we are able to accept signed for items from ANY courier source. You may collect or have your mail collected on your behalf. A handling fee of 17p per item of post will also be charged.
This service upgrade guarantees that your company will be formed on the day you place the order, providing you do so by 2pm on a normal working day. if we receive a request for this service after 2pm, we will endeavour to have your company formed on the same day but it may be too late and your company will be formed the following working day. We must also receive your Proof of ID (if required) no later than 2 pm on the same day. Should we not receive all required information by this time, we will not be able to provide the same-day service.
Under the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018, individuals and organisations that process personal data must be registered with and pay a data protection fee to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) unless they are exempt. All companies and LLPs registered in the UK are subject to these rules, even if non-Uk residents own them.
If you apply for this service we will need additional information to complete the application to the ICO. We will request this information by emailing you when your company has been registered. When we have your information, we will make your application to the ICO. The process takes about 10 working days.
Once the ICO has accepted your application, we will email your ICO registration number and security code. You can publish your registration on all your media material to show that you take data protection seriously.
Our service includes the £40 registration fee payable to the ICO.
The ICO registartion has to be renewed by you each year.
You must file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months. The due date is called the ‘confirmation date’, which falls on the anniversary of company formation or the ‘made up’ date of your last annual return.We will do that for you on time.
If you intend to keep your company dormant you will be obliged to file dormant company accounts for each accounting year.
Dormant companies are sometimes required to file corporation tax returns. You can advise HMRC that the company is dormant and submit a "nil" tax return.
Certificates of Good Standing are issued by Companies House and take approximately 5 days. Postage to an address in the UK is Free. You will be charged EXTRA for Delivery outside the UK
It is probably quicker and cheaper to form a limited company in the UK than anywhere else in the world
The company formation process can be completed entirely online and without any paperwork. All UK limited companies have to be registered at Companies House. The incorporation process involves submitting the necessary information to Companies House and waiting for them to process and approve it. They normally take 1 working day (24hrs) to process an application
You can start the process of forming your company by using the name search box at the top or by going to our home page. Once you have selected your options, you will be asked to supply the information set out further down this page. It is a simple matter to complete and submit the order. The price is £53.00. With each formation.
Limited Companies (Companies limited by shares) are the most popular type of company formation. They are structured to make and distribute profits while at the same time protecting those who own them (shareholders) and those who run them (directors). Limited Companies are the type of organisation with which Investors, banks, suppliers and customers are most comfortable. They are identified by the “LTD” or “Limited” suffix.
Limited companies are often formed to own or protect a trading name. Companies House will not allow two companies or LLPs with the same name to be on the register, so the first registration stops other companies being formed with the same name. The level of protection afforded by having a name on the Companies House register is not the same as trade mark protection. For instance, it does not stop someone opening an unincorporated company with the same name. Being first on the Companies House register is an inexpensive method that gives a reasonable amount of protection but is not “air tight”; Trade Mark registration is significantly more expensive.
Limited Companies are created by a process of registration at Companies House. The entire process can be completed online and without the need for signatures or paperwork. Details of directors, shareholders (also known as members or subscribers), the official address (registered office) of the company, a statement of capital and its Articles of Association are submitted online to be processed by Companies House. The information submitted is checked by Companies House. They take 1 working day (24hrs) to complete the process and register the company.
Once a company is registered it becomes an independent legal entity (legal person). It has legal capacity and is separate from its owners (also known as shareholders or members) and its directors. It has the legal capacity to own property and assets, employ staff and accept financial obligations. Its assets and debts are its own.
A limited company only needs 1 director and 1 shareholder, and they can be the same person. It can be formed with £1 capital, so only 1 share of £1 needs to be issued. There is no requirement for a company secretary. The fact that so little is required to form a company further explains their popularity. Other companies can also be shareholders and directors of limited companies, as when a group of companies is created. A limited company must have at least 1 natural person as a director.
Shareholders are the joint owners of a company. Each shareholder’s stake in a company is represented by the number of shares he or she owns. There is no limit to the number of shareholders a company can have. Directors handle the running of a company and are answerable to the shareholders. In small companies, in particular, shareholders are usually the directors as well.
There is no longer a legal requirement to have a company secretary unless your company is a PLC or your Articles of Association state otherwise. The duties of a company secretary are not set out in the Companies Acts.
The duties of a company secretary are usually; the maintenance of the share register and statutory books, filing of documents at Companies House, updating of Companies House records, arranging and recording of shareholders and directors meetings, and drafting resolutions.
HMRC monitor the Register at Companies House. They are aware of all new company formations. Shortly after your company is registered, they will issue your company a UTR (Unique Tax Payer Reference number) which will be sent to your Registered Office. You are obliged to advise HMRC that your company is trading if they do not contact you or if you have previously notified them that your company is dormant.
The Articles of Association are the written rules of the company. They explain the way it will conduct its business, call meetings of shareholders, meetings of directors and so on. They are the constitution of the company. The majority of Companies, including those incorporated by us, use the model Articles contained in the Companies Acts 2006. A company is governed by the Companies Act 2006 and its own Articles of Association.
To register a company you have to provide Companies House with a statement of capital. Given that many companies are now set up with just one shareholder (who is usually the only director as well) the capital of a company is often 1 ordinary share of £1. Our online system submits a statement of capital when you make your application
Shares represent equal units of ownership, and the number of shares you hold in a company represents your stake in that company. So if you issue 1 share only, and that share is held by you; you own 100% of the company. If you own 50 shares in a company that has issued 100 shares, you have a 50% stake in the company and so on.
Shares are usually issued as fully paid up shares. That means that, when the bank account is eventually opened, the shareholders introduce money into the company as capital to pay for the shares. Until that money is introduced by the shareholder, the balance sheet will show that amount as owing to the company. Sometimes, for instance when the company starts to make a profit straight away as would be the case with a contractor’s service company, there is no need to pay for the shares. However, if the company gets into trouble, the shareholders will have to pay for the shares for which they have subscribed.
Shares are property and can be bought and sold just as any other property can. Providing the shares are issued as fully paid up, the paperwork needed to transfer shares from one shareholder to another is Form J30. This Form can be downloaded from the internet and takes a matter of minutes to complete. If the shares have value, you should consult a professional to advise you on the tax implications of the transaction and stamp duty matters.
It is possible to issue more shares after a company has been incorporated. Most new companies adopt the Model Articles of Association contained in the 2006 Companies Act. Those Articles give the directors the authority to issue more shares, subject to certain conditions being met. Companies formed through us, use the Model Articles of Association as a default, unless clients supply their own
All newly formed companies are dormant until they start trading. If they don’t trade, they remain dormant. HMRC normally send each newly formed company a CT41G shortly after it is registered. This form can be used to advise HMRC that the company is dormant. If HMRC is advised that a company is dormant, they will not require a tax return for 3 years. Having advised HMRC that a company is dormant, the directors are legally obliged to notify HMRC when the company starts trading. Dormant Companies are still obliged to file Annual Returns and dormant company accounts with Companies House.
The process of striking off or dissolving a limited company is straightforward, providing the company does not have any creditors and has not been active during the 90 days prior to the application. Simply complete form DS01, which can be obtained online from the Companies House website, and send to the Registrar of Companies together with a cheque in the sum of £10. The Registrar will then advertise your application in the London, Edinburgh or Belfast Gazette (depending on the jurisdiction in which your Company is registered). Providing there are no creditors or other valid objections to the dissolution, your company will be removed from the Companies House Register after 90 days.
By default, you will be expected to make up your first set of accounts to the last day of the month in which is the anniversary of your company’s registration. So if you incorporate/register your company on 7th October 2015 your first set of accounts will be made up to 31st October 2016. Shortly after your company is registered, HMRC will contact you to confirm the date.
If you wish to have a different year-end date for your accounts, you can change it.You can register a change of Accounting Reference Date by logging into the administrative portal we supply all our clients and making the change at Companies House online.
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Our registered office service is an address in the heart of Central London’s (WC1) business and professional district. Our annual renewal fee for this service is £39+vat for the registered office and £10+vat for the use of the director’s service address for all officers of the company. No matter how many officers (directors, partners, company secretary, shareholders, guarantors) in your company use our service address, the price is fixed at £10. If none of your company officers are using the directors service address then you will not be charged the additional £10 directors service address fee. Our combined charges are lower than any other Central London address provider
We will delivery following Printed Certificates to your UK address.
Certificate of Incorporation:
Displays the Name of the Company, the Date it was formed and the Registration number; it also bears the official seal.
Memorandum & Articles of Association:
The articles of association set out the rules on how the company should be governed. It also details the rights and responsibilities of its directors and owners.
Share Certificates:
Displays the name of the shareholder, the number of shares held and the date they were acquired.
Note: This service includes free delivery to any UK address not International address.
The VAT registration process explained:
As soon as your company is incorporated, we will send you a questionnaire by email, asking for some additional information necessary to complete your VAT registration application with HMRC.
We will then apply for your VAT registration online. This process can take up to 30 days.
Once your VAT registration has been approved, we will send your VAT Registration Number to you by email. Your VAT Registration Certificate will be sent to you by post by HMRC.
Please note that non-uk residents forming UK companies are unlikely to obtain vat registration unless they also have a UK based VAT agent.
You must file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months. The due date is called the ‘confirmation date’, which falls on the anniversary of company formation or the ‘made up’ date of your last annual return. We will do that for you on time.
This includes a £34 Companies House filing fee following their recently announced price increases which are effective from 1st May.