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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…
Use this form to register (incorporate) a private or public company. Include the optional continuation pages if needed.
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 of assent for re-registration of a public company as private and unlimited.
This form is for public companies to re-register as a private limited company.
Use this form to re-register a public company as a private company following a cancellation of shares.
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
Use this pro-forma to show assent to a private limited company being re-registered as an unlimited company.
When to apply the off-payroll working rules (IR35) if you receive services from a worker through their intermediary.
Use this form as an application by a public company for re-registration as a private unlimited company.
Application to register (incorporate) a private or public company within the UK.
Types of model articles of association a limited company can have, including older versions of Table A from previous company legislation.
Find technical information about the VAT reverse charge if you buy or sell building and construction services.
How to know whether the operatives you deploy are employed or self-employed, and what this means for tax and national insurance.
What the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
Use this form to re-register a public company as a private limited company following a court order reducing capital.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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