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Business plans - download free templates and get help writing a business plan
Start a business to help people or communities - business structures including community interest companies and co-operatives
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
Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator
Use these schedule spreadsheets to claim back tax through Gift Aid, Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS) or other income using Charities Online.
Prepare statutory or abridged annual accounts for Companies House, make corrections and amendments, appeal against penalties for filing after the deadline
How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
How to pay a PAYE late payment or filing penalty, including payment methods, reference numbers, bank account details and deadlines.
Use this form to apply, as an individual, to remove your personal details from the public Companies House register.
What it means to be dormant for Corporation Tax or Companies House - trading and non-trading, annual accounts, Company Tax Returns and telling HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay
Find out if simplified expenses suits your business. Compare what expenses you can claim using simplified expenses with what you can claim by working out the actual costs.
The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies (CIC Regulator)'s form for applying to form a community interest company.
Search for details of companies involved in insolvency proceedings, liquidation, frozen assets
Use this form to change the details of an individual who is a director.
Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) and deducting any money an employee owes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from their pay
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
How to set up a charity: find trustees, choose a name and structure, create a governing document, meet the public benefit requirement, register your charity.
Restore a company to the Company Register - administrative restoration, deadlines, fees and forms
Use this form if your confirmation date is 4 March 2024 or earlier, to confirm that the company's details are up to date.
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