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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…
How to set up a limited company, appoint directors and shareholders or guarantors, and register for tax.
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
As a director of a limited company, you must: follow the company’s rules,…
How you take money out of the company depends on what it’s for and how…
You must report certain changes to Companies House. Changing your…
You must keep: records about the company itself financial and accounting…
You need to check that the information Companies House has about your…
Signs You must display a sign showing your company name at your registered…
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing designated members and registering with Companies House.
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing partners and registering with Companies House.
Includes registering, setting up, company accounts and tax returns
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
Types of model articles of association a limited company can have, including older versions of Table A from previous company legislation.
Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator
How you start a limited company.
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
Use this form to apply to re-register from an unlimited company to a private limited company.
Use form NE01c to drop limited or cyfyngedig from the company name if you are a company limited by guarantee.
Find out what to do if you've just registered a limited company - rules to follow, financial support and what to register for.
Use this form as a statement specifying the nature of a change within the limited partnership.
Use form NE01 to drop limited or cyfyngedig from the company name if you are a company limited by guarantee.
When you become the director of a limited company, you should be aware of the legal requirements and duties involved.
How to line up your reporting dates for accounts and Company Tax Returns at the end of your limited company's first year
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