When starting your own business you may ask yourself do I want to register a new company or should I buy a ready-made company? Ready-made companies can often be referred to as a ‘shelf company’. This is essentially a company which is pre-registered at Companies House. They have had no previous trading activity and has [...]
Throughout the life of a Limited Liability Partnership there are several statutory filing requirements to consider. The LLP's document filing requirements are comparatively similar to those of a Limited by Shares Company. Both the Confirmation Statement and the annual accounts will need to be filed each year. In addition to the reporting requirements with Companies [...]
Realising you have made a mistake when forming your company may be frustrating. You can take solace in the fact that more often than not, these errors are easily remediable. We can tell you from experience that it is not uncommon for errors to be made when forming a company online. This guide will outline [...]
We supply thousands of company documents and related forms every year. The following are a selection of documents supplied through our online shop. Share Certificate Templates Create your own company share certificates from our online template. This document is supplied online in word format for immediate use. You only need to buy one certificate and [...]
Blogs will often tell you about different aspects of company life – formations, dissolutions, accounts and the like. Generally in small chunks so it is easy to digest. As a helping hand we have tied together one of the simplest but often more confusing aspects of forming a limited company – the different types of [...]
UK companies are required to file several documents each year. We often hear from customers that confuse the Annual Return with the company’s tax return. So what is the difference between the two documents? Annual Return The ‘Annual Return’ is a specific term relating to filing your company information with Companies House. The Annual [...]
All UK companies must appoint at least one real person as a company director. The person must be at least 16 years of age. They can be resident anywhere in the world. Some companies choose to appoint a corporate director in addition. This is a company acting as a director of another company. When a [...]
Have you met all those important deadlines? Is there a deadline looming for you or your business that you need to keep on top of? Here we round up the latest deadlines that you may need to be aware of. This latest update on what deadlines are currently due for personal and business taxpayers plus [...]
Companies House have recently introduced their ‘e-reminder’ service. With this the government registrar of companies is planning to stop postal notifications. For many years Companies House has sent reminders to the company’s registered office. The notices include a reminder that the accounts or the Confirmation Statement are due to be filed. There is no legal [...]
If you are planning to become a director it is important you are aware of the responsibilities of a director for UK comapnies. Company directors are responsible for the day to day running of the business. Directors will also need to consider Several legal responsibilities as well as the implications of breaching these duties. This [...]
