Guidance
Getting started as a limited company director
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.
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Getting started:
Getting a limited company started
How to start a limited company.
How to appoint a director to your company.
What you need to know if you were a director of a company that became insolvent and you want to start another one.
When it is not okay to start a new company - GOV.UK
When starting again can be, or can lead to, misconduct.
Updates to this page
Published 7 July 2023
Last updated 30 June 2025
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