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How to send information to Companies House through our extensible markup language (XML) schemas, by purchasing software or developing your own.
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
A limited company is a company ‘limited by shares’ or ‘limited by…
You must choose a name for your business if you’re setting up a private…
You must provide a registered office address and email address when you…
Your company must have at least one director. Directors are legally…
Most limited companies are ‘limited by shares’. This means they’re owned…
When you register your company you need: a ‘memorandum of association’ - a…
Use this service to register your company with Companies House. You will…
Most companies register for Corporation Tax and PAYE as an employer at the…
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
How to order certified copies of certificates and documents held on the Companies House register.
Major investments have been made in the past week alone
Find Companies House-recognised filing software to manage your company accounts, returns and tax accounts
The Business List contains three separate sub-lists: business financial services regulatory and pensions business. Business We deal with a wide range business disputes, often with an international dimension. Frequently these concern a business structure (company, LLP, LP, partnership etc) including:...
How to make a negligible value claim for unquoted shares, and how to check if shares previously quoted on the London Stock Exchange now have negligible value.
Find out which stocks and shares you can purchase, make or hold in an investor's stocks and shares ISA.
Types of model articles of association a limited company can have, including older versions of Table A from previous company legislation.
How to get scientific advice about your licence application from MHRA, including: submitting a request, your meeting with MHRA, fees.
Find out about ERS online service, annual returns, ceasing a scheme no longer operating or registered in error, net settlement reporting and Non-Statutory Clearance process.
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing partners and registering with Companies House.
How to choose an SIA approved contractor and why you should.
Submissions related to human medicines need to be submitted directly to the MHRA.
How GBN’s technology selection process for Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) will work.
How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
This document is the Government’s response to the House of Lords Select Committee report: considering the consequences of the use of personal service companies for tax collection.
Find out how inland pre-clearance checks affect you and what you need to do when we carry out checks on your goods.
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