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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 a company ‘limited by shares’ or ‘limited by…
You must choose a name for your business if you’re setting up a private…
You must provide a registered office address when you set up a limited…
Your company must have at least one director. Directors are legally…
Most limited companies are ‘limited by shares’. This means they’re owned…
When you register your company you need: a ‘memorandum of association’ - a…
Use this service to register your company with Companies House. You will…
Most companies register for Corporation Tax and PAYE as an employer at the…
Use this form to register (incorporate) a private or public company. Include the optional continuation pages if needed.
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…
Types of model articles of association a limited company can have, including older versions of Table A from previous company legislation.
This form is for public companies to re-register as a private limited company.
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
Use this form to re-register a public company as a private company following a cancellation of shares.
Prepare statutory or abridged annual accounts for Companies House, make corrections and amendments, appeal against penalties for filing after the deadline
Accounts for Companies House and Company Tax Returns for HMRC - what you must send, deadlines, filing separately or together
Application to register (incorporate) a private or public company within the UK.
Form for a private limited company to re-register as a public limited company (PLC)
Model articles of association for companies limited by guarantee that were incorporated on or after 28 April 2013.
Guidance you should consider when considering the employee shareholder employment status.
Model articles of association for companies incorporated on or after 28 April 2013.
Use this pro-forma to show assent to a private limited company being re-registered as an unlimited company.
Use this form as an application by a public company for re-registration as a private unlimited company.
Use this form of assent for re-registration of a public company as private and unlimited.
Find out how to value stocks and shares of someone who has died. How you value them depends on whether they are 'listed' or 'unlisted'.
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