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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 and email address when you…
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…
You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
Sets out the main requirements for incorporating a company in the UK.
Paper forms to register with Companies House and file information for your company, partnership, or other company types.
Find out about being 'active', trading and non-trading, and being dormant if you’re a new or existing company or organisation.
Delay paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT) if you transfer your business to a limited company in return for shares, check if you're eligible, let HMRC know if you do not want to claim Incorporation Relief (sometimes called 'business transfer relief')
How to order certified copies of certificates and documents held on the Companies House register.
Find out about group and divisional VAT registration and the forms you should use to apply.
How you start a limited company.
Accounts for Companies House and Company Tax Returns for HMRC - what you must send, deadlines, filing separately or together
Find out how to register for Corporation Tax as a non-resident company if you have sold, gifted or transferred interests in UK property or land.
What the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
This guide covers the process to restore a company name to the Register of Companies.
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
Types of model articles of association a limited company can have, including older versions of Table A from previous company legislation.
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing designated members and registering with Companies House.
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
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