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How to set up a limited company, appoint directors and shareholders or guarantors, and register for tax.
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 one way to set up a business. It is legally separate…
There are 2 types of limited company: limited by shares 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…
A company limited by shares must have at least one shareholder, who can be…
When setting up a company limited by guarantee you must have at least one…
When you register your company you need: a ‘memorandum of association’ - a…
Use this service to register your company with Companies House. You will…
You can add Corporation Tax services to your business tax account if you…
Tell HMRC if you've stopped being self-employed, or you're ending or leaving a business partnership - responsibilities, tax returns, letting any employees know.
Use this service to apply to strike off a company from the Companies House register.
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
Use the Companies House online service to change your company's registered office address.
Business Asset Disposal Relief (was known as Entrepreneurs' Relief) can reduce your Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell certain business assets or shares - eligibility, deadlines, how to claim
Tell us about exceptional circumstances you want us to consider before we take enforcement action for overdue filings.
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
Use this form to change the details of an individual who is a director.
Use this form to confirm that the company's details are up to date.
Find out what to do if you've just registered a limited company - rules to follow, financial support and what to register for.
Application to register (incorporate) a private or public company within the UK.
Use this form to give notice of an unconditional change of name by resolution.
Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator
Use this form to apply, as an individual, to remove your personal details from the public Companies House register.
Use this form to give notice of shares allotted following incorporation. Include the optional continuation pages if needed.
Use this form to give notice of change of details for person with significant control.
Use this form to register a statement of satisfaction in full or in part of a mortgage or charge against a company. Include the optional continuation pages if needed.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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