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Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
A limited company is a company ‘limited by shares’ or ‘limited by…
You must choose a name for your business if you’re setting up a private…
You must provide a registered office address when you set up a limited…
Your company must have at least one director. Directors are legally…
Most limited companies are ‘limited by shares’. This means they’re owned…
When you register your company you need: a ‘memorandum of association’ - a…
Use this service to register your company with Companies House. You will…
Most companies register for Corporation Tax and PAYE as an employer at the…
The Business List contains three separate sub-lists: business financial services regulatory and pensions business. Business We deal with a wide range business disputes, often with an international dimension. Frequently these concern a business structure (company, LLP, LP, partnership etc) including:...
Find out if you’re a trust or company service provider who needs to register for supervision with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
Find out about changes to the Business Investment Relief rules from 6 April 2017.
Even the best-run business can face unexpected challenges and solvency issues. It's important you recognise the signs and understand your duties as a director.
You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
We incorporate and dissolve limited companies. We register company information and make it available to the public. Companies House is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade .
Find out if your business needs to publish a tax strategy, what it should include and when to publish it.
Start a business to help people or communities - business structures including community interest companies and co-operatives
Find out about being 'active', trading and non-trading, and being dormant if you’re a new or existing company or organisation.
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
What you need to do or know if your company is sold, stops trading or is being wound up for Corporation Tax purposes.
Find out about group and divisional VAT registration and the forms you should use to apply.
This series brings together all documents relating to Mid-sized businesses
How to access public data from the Companies House register using our data products.
Corporate and business plans published by the Trade Remedies Authority.
Guidance on the use of the sensitive words accreditation, accredit, accredited and accrediting, in a company, Limited Liability Partnership or business name.
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