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Types of model articles of association a limited company can have, including older versions of Table A from previous company legislation.
Companies wound-up in the public interest following Insolvency Service investigations
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
Read the Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments.
What the company register is, what details you need to give to Companies House, and how the public can access this information.
How to make a negligible value claim for unquoted shares, and how to check if shares previously quoted on the London Stock Exchange now have negligible value.
Prepare statutory or abridged annual accounts for Companies House, make corrections and amendments, appeal against penalties for filing after the deadline
We incorporate and dissolve limited companies. We register company information and make it available to the public. Companies House is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade .
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company.
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)
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