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How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
Use this form to apply to re-register from an unlimited company to a private limited company.
Use this pro-forma to show assent to a private limited company being re-registered as an unlimited company.
Paper forms that a limited company can file with Companies House.
If you’ve decided that setting up a company and becoming a director is the best way forward for your business, it’s important to know the rules involved.
Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register - how to find out if a company's applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
How to line up your reporting dates for accounts and Company Tax Returns at the end of your limited company's first year
Find technical information about the VAT reverse charge if you buy or sell building and construction services.
A collection of guidance about registering, filing and disclosing information with Companies House.
Complain about or report company for breaking the law or committing fraud, running scams, or selling faulty products of services
Check the availability and any issues affecting this service.
How to set up a flat management company to manage property on residents' behalf and what you must do to run it legally
How to put your limited company or limited liability partnership into administration - what administration is, appointing an administrator, when administration ends
Use this form to apply to re-register your private limited company as an unlimited company.
Understanding your role as director of a limited company and your responsibilities to Companies House.
When your limited company doesn't have to get its accounts audited, what you need to put on your accounts if you don't and what to do if shareholders ask for an audit
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
Find out about group and divisional VAT registration and the forms you should use to apply.
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