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Beatrice Kilroy-Nolan became Director General for Trade and Opportunities at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in February 2023. She was Director General for Trade and Opportunities in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) from November...
Downloadable letters explaining UK laws and conventions on people's names and name changing.
Choose a unique name that people will remember when they want to make a donation or to volunteer.
We deal with complaints about cases where a company name is registered for the primary purpose of preventing someone else with legitimate interest from registering it, or demanding payment from them to release it. Company Names Tribunal works with the...
Report a missing or damaged street or road name sign to your local council
Reusing a company name is prohibited and subject to specific restrictions.
Sets out the main requirements for incorporating and naming a company in the UK, including business names and charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs).
Use this form to tell Companies House about a change of name to an overseas company as registered in the UK.
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