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Making changes to your company - passing resolutions, changing addesses and where your records are kept, your company name and type, directors' and secretaries' details, share structure, constitution
You must tell Companies House if you change your company’s: name address…
You usually need to get directors or entitled shareholders to vote (known…
A company can change its name either by: a special resolution permission…
You must tell Companies House if you want to change: your registered…
You must tell Companies House about changes to your company’s directors…
You must tell Companies House about any changes to your company’s share…
You’ll need agreement from your shareholders before changing your…
You can use your company’s assets as a security for a loan or overdraft…
Leading food delivery companies will introduce enhanced security checks on their apps to prevent the market being abused by illegal workers, following discussions with the government.
How to set up a flat management company to manage property on residents' behalf and what you must do to run it legally
Find Companies House-recognised filing software to manage your company accounts, returns and tax accounts
Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register - how to find out if a company's applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator
The final report recommends the introduction of a small suite of simple savings and protection insurance products. HM Treasury has reviewed progress made one year on from the final report.
How to know whether the operatives you deploy are employed or self-employed, and what this means for tax and national insurance.
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
Use a simpler calculation to work out income tax for your vehicle, home and business premises expenses
Find out what to do if you've just registered a limited company - rules to follow, financial support and what to register for.
Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed
What to do if you think you've spotted a scam pretending to be from Companies House, and examples of scam emails, letters and telephone calls.
How to find and apply for opportunities at Sellafield.
Find out if simplified expenses suits your business. Compare what expenses you can claim using simplified expenses with what you can claim by working out the actual costs.
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
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