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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…
How to set up a limited company, appoint directors and shareholders or guarantors, and register for tax.
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
Includes self-employment and starting a business
Set up and run a business partnership - naming a partnership, registering with HMRC, partnership tax returns and legal responsibilities
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing partners and registering with Companies House.
Register as a sole trader with HM Revenue and Customs - your legal responsibilities if you run a business as a self-employed sole trader.
What you need to do if you set up as a sole trader - check your employment status, understand your obligations, and register for tax.
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing designated members and registering with Companies House.
Start a business to help people or communities - business structures including community interest companies and co-operatives
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
Understanding your role as director of a limited company and your responsibilities to Companies House.
How you start a limited company.
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
What the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
How to set up a flat management company to manage property on residents' behalf and what you must do to run it legally
What makes you self-employed, what counts as trading and what to do, including registering for Self Assessment.
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