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How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
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…
Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
Find out how to prove your right to rent in England to a landlord. Get an online share code to prove your right to rent if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead.
Guidance for EU Settlement Scheme applicants in or outside the UK who have been affected by restrictions associated with coronavirus.
Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator
Who in the pharmaceutical industry can be a Marketing Authorisation Holder, named distributor or local representative and how to make changes to these.
Use this pro-forma to show assent to a private limited company being re-registered as an unlimited company.
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing partners and registering with Companies House.
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.
If you have a health condition or disability, you’ll have an assessment to work out how much Universal Credit you can get and what you need to do in return.
An overview of the work the IPO is undertaking in relation to Standard Essential Patents.
Use this form as a statement specifying the nature of a change within the limited partnership.
How to protect your company from scams and fraud and how to report it.
The MHRA has re-issued this notification as Class 3 recall based on further assessment. Please note the new actions for healthcare professionals listed within the notification. Doncaster Pharma Limited have identified an error relating to the Braille printed on the...
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
How to claim Corporation Tax relief when your limited company donates money, land, property or shares to charity
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing designated members and registering with Companies House.
How to apply for security funding to protect your place of worship against hate crime.
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