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Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company.
As a director of a limited company, you must: follow the company’s rules,…
How you take money out of the company depends on what it’s for and how…
You must report certain information to Companies House. Reporting…
There must be a clear division between the company’s finances and those of…
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Choosing a legal structure when you're starting a business: the differences between being a sole trader and a limited company, including legal risk, registration and taxes.
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
What the company register is, what details you need to give to Companies House, and how the public can access this information.
All private sector businesses that want to do building control work in England and Wales under the Building Act 1984 (as amended) must apply to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.
Companies wound-up in the public interest following Insolvency Service investigations
How to identify and record the people who own or control your company.
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company.
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