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How to set up a limited company, appoint directors and shareholders or guarantors, and register for tax.

• From: Companies House and 2 others

Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company

• Limited companies

  A limited company is a company ‘limited by shares’ or ‘limited by…

• Choose a company name

  You must choose a name for your business if you’re setting up a private…

• Check the rules for company addresses

  You must provide a registered office address when you set up a limited…

• Appoint directors and a company secretary

  Your company must have at least one director. Directors are legally…

• Shareholders and guarantors

  Most limited companies are ‘limited by shares’. This means they’re owned…

• Memorandum and articles of association

  When you register your company you need: a ‘memorandum of association’ - a…

• Register your company

  Use this service to register your company with Companies House. You will…

• Register for Corporation Tax

  Most companies register for Corporation Tax and PAYE as an employer at the…

Use this service to apply to strike off a company from the Companies House register. It costs £8 to apply online, or £10 for a paper application.

• From: Companies House

• Guidance: how to apply for strike off

  Apply online Close your company online to register your application as…

Tell HMRC if you've stopped being self-employed, or you're ending or leaving a business partnership - responsibilities, tax returns, letting any employees know.

How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant

How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register

Business Asset Disposal Relief (was known as Entrepreneurs' Relief) can reduce your Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell certain business assets or shares - eligibility, deadlines, how to claim

Use the Companies House online service to change your company's registered office address.

• From: Companies House

Find out what to do if you've just registered a limited company - rules to follow, financial support and what to register for.

Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator

Use this form if your confirmation date is 4 March 2024 or earlier, to confirm that the company's details are up to date.

• From: Companies House

Working out and paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT) if you're a sole trader or in a business partnership, claiming tax relief

Use this form to apply to change a company’s registered office address, or a person's service address or principal office address.

• From: Companies House

Use this form to change the details of an individual who is a director.

• From: Companies House

Use this form to give notice of an unconditional change of name by resolution.

• From: Companies House

Use this form to give notice of shares allotted following incorporation. Include the optional continuation pages if needed.

• From: Companies House

How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.

Application to register (incorporate) a private or public company within the UK.

• From: Companies House

How to put your limited company or limited liability partnership into administration - what administration is, appointing an administrator, when administration ends

Use this form to register a statement of satisfaction in full or in part of a mortgage or charge against a company. Include the optional continuation pages if needed.

• From: Companies House