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File changes to your company information including directors, shareholders and registered office address, and where your company records are kept
Use the online forms service or the postal form if your organisation is already registered and you need to tell HMRC about significant changes to your organisation including authorising an agent.
Making changes to your company - passing resolutions, changing addesses and where your records are kept, your company name and type, directors' and secretaries' details, share structure, constitution
You must tell Companies House if you change your company’s: name address…
You usually need to get directors or entitled shareholders to vote (known…
A company can change its name either by: a special resolution permission…
You must tell Companies House if you want to change: your registered…
You must tell Companies House about changes to your company’s directors…
You must tell Companies House about any changes to your company’s share…
You’ll need agreement from your shareholders before changing your…
You can use your company’s assets as a security for a loan or overdraft…
Letters explaining UK laws about naming children and changing your name. Sometimes called information notes.
Keep your details up to date in the patent register, tell the Intellectual Property Office about a change of owner or make a change to your patent
Update your vehicle log book (V5C) and send it to DVLA to change your address.
Change your charity's details with the Charity Commission online.
Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Change your protocol, update your authorisation, report safety issues, submit safety updates and complete your end-of-trial study report.
Tell Companies House of a change to your company's objects.
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