Company registration and filing – guidance

Incorporation and names

• English
• Cymraeg

Sets out the main requirements for incorporating a company in the UK.

Document

Incorporation and names (GP1)

PDF, 562KB, 78 pages

Detail

This guide includes information and advice about:

• how to incorporate a limited company
• the type of company you wish to incorporate
• the company’s officers
• choosing a company name including controls and restrictions
• disclosure of company name and other information

• Published: 1 June 2013
• Updated: 27 July 2016

+ full page history

• 27 July 2016 12:00pm: Version 6.1 uploaded. Minor amendment to include link to PSC guidance.
• 30 June 2016 12:15am: New version relating to changes brought in by the The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act.
• 16 March 2016 4:07pm: Version 5.5
• 27 March 2015 10:14am: Latest version of the guidance uploaded (v5.4)
• 5 February 2015 12:16pm: Welsh booklet added to Welsh translation
• 2 February 2015 5:12am: Version 5.2 replaced with Version 5.3
• 6 January 2015 10:06am: Welsh translation added
• 29 December 2014 11:34am: Version 5.2 added
• 27 November 2014 4:19pm: Welsh translation added
• 1 June 2013 12:00am: First published.

• From: Companies House
• Part of: Companies House: guidance for limited companies, partnerships and other company types