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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 changes to Companies House. Changing your…
You must use a business bank account for your Limited Company. You must…
You need to check that the information Companies House has about your…
Signs You must display a sign showing your company name at your registered…
Understanding your role as director of a limited company and your responsibilities to Companies House.
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
As an employer, the tax and employment responsibilities you have for your…
As an employer you must give employees: a written statement of employment…
Fixed-term contracts: last for a certain length of time are set in advance…
As an employer, you can hire temporary staff through agencies. This means:…
If you hire a freelancer, consultant or contractor it means that: they are…
Zero-hours contracts are also known as casual contracts. Zero-hours…
Family If you hire family members you must: avoid special treatment in…
Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
As company director, you take on many legal requirements and duties. You must know what they are and when you need to complete them.
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
Learn about your responsibilities if you own or manage an online platform or service.
Find out what you must do as a public body when carrying out or approving activities on or near sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs).
Find out the basic rules of VAT, how they apply to clubs and associations, and how to treat VAT on subscriptions and other payments.
How to carry out checks on your business and customers, and what records you must keep to prevent money laundering.
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