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Use this form to register (incorporate) a private or public company. Include the optional continuation pages if needed.
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…
Types of model articles of association a limited company can have, including older versions of Table A from previous company legislation.
When your limited company doesn't have to get its accounts audited, what you need to put on your accounts if you don't and what to do if shareholders ask for an audit
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
Accounts for Companies House and Company Tax Returns for HMRC - what you must send, deadlines, filing separately or together
Prepare statutory or abridged annual accounts for Companies House, make corrections and amendments, appeal against penalties for filing after the deadline
Analysis on the economic contribution of private companies covered by new corporate governance reporting requirements.
Use this form to re-register a public company as a private company following a cancellation of shares.
This form is for public companies to re-register as a private limited company.
Model articles of association for companies incorporated on or after 28 April 2013.
Find out about the VAT place of supply rules if your business sells digital services to private consumers.
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