Running a limited company

Includes registering, setting up, company accounts and tax returns

Setting up

• Set up a limited company: step by step
• Set up a private limited company
• Set up and run a flat management company
• Running a limited company: your responsibilities
• Register as an overseas company
• Check the next steps for your limited company

Preparing your annual accounts

• Prepare annual accounts for a private limited company
• Accounts and tax returns for private limited companies
• Your limited company's first accounts and Company Tax Return
• Audit exemption for private limited companies
• Dormant companies and associations
• Contact Companies House

Filing company information and penalties

• File your accounts and Company Tax Return
• File your company's annual accounts with Companies House
• File your confirmation statement (annual return) with Companies House
• File accounts in the UK as an overseas company
• Appeal a penalty for filing your company accounts late
• Pay a penalty to Companies House

Corporation Tax

• Pay your Corporation Tax bill
• HMRC online services: sign in or set up an account
• Corporation Tax
• Corporation Tax when you sell business assets
• Get a refund or interest on your Corporation Tax
• Tell HMRC your company is dormant for Corporation Tax

Managing and changing a limited company

• Make changes to your private limited company
• Tell Companies House about changes to your limited company
• Tell HMRC about a change to your business
• Avoid and report anti-competitive activity
• Change your company's year end
• Director's loans

Financial and business support

• Get help and support for your business
• The King's Awards for Enterprise

Closing or restarting a company

• Strike off your limited company from the Companies Register
• Object to a limited company being struck off
• Closing a limited company
• Restore your dissolved company
• Restarting a non-trading or dormant company

Director disqualification

• Company director disqualification
• Search for disqualified company directors