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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
You must tell Companies House if you change your company’s: name address…
You usually need to get directors or entitled shareholders to vote (known…
A company can change its name either by: a special resolution permission…
You must tell Companies House if you want to change: your registered…
You must tell Companies House about changes to your company’s directors…
You must tell Companies House about any changes to your company’s share…
You’ll need agreement from your shareholders before changing your…
You can use your company’s assets as a security for a loan or overdraft…
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…
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
When a company is dissolved, all of its assets pass to the Crown and are…
You may be able to apply for a court order to restore a company if: you…
You may be able to claim or buy an asset belonging to a dissolved company…
You may be able to get back a dissolved company’s assets if you were one…
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
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 company register is, what details you need to give to Companies House, and how the public can access this information.
Using our Find and update company information service to follow companies and search company information for free.
Compulsory and voluntary liquidation, the liquidation process, how liquidation affects company directors and the role of a liquidator
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
Your company's financial year can run for more or less than 12 months - find out how to change it
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