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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
How to apply for a discretionary grant of bona vacantia where the dissolved company cannot be restored.
How to protect your company from scams and fraud and how to report it.
Find out about being 'active', trading and non-trading, and being dormant if you’re a new or existing company or organisation.
Find out about group and divisional VAT registration and the forms you should use to apply.
Understanding your role as director of a limited company and your responsibilities to Companies House.
This project studies a programme that placed unemployed young people to work as apprentices with small firms
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
Restore a company to the Company Register - administrative restoration, deadlines, fees and forms
How to get scientific advice about your licence application from MHRA, including: submitting a request, your meeting with MHRA, fees.
An alternative to liquidation - reschedule payment to creditors to recover from insolvency
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
We deal with complaints about cases where a company name is registered for the primary purpose of preventing someone else with legitimate interest from registering it, or demanding payment from them to release it. Company Names Tribunal works with the...
What to do if you're visiting the UK on business - check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, what visa to apply for, and what to do before you visit.
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:...
Use this pro-forma for a memorandum of association to form a company without share capital.
How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.
Find out about mini umbrella company fraud, including checks you should complete and how to report potential fraud.
How to order certified copies of certificates and documents held on the Companies House register.
How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
Where to make a complaint about anything relating to insolvency including the Insolvency Service, an official receiver, an insolvency practitioner, or a bankrupt you suspect of wrongdoing or misconduct. You can also report a limited company or its directors for...
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