Each and every one of our company formation packages includes the £13 Companies House incorporation fee as part of the quoted price. In fact, if any our services require a Companies House fee we’ll include said fee in our price.
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Companies House don’t care if members in your Limited by Guarantee company resign. This is an internal matter for the company that Companies House do not need to be notified of. You can record and file meeting minutes detailing the resignation in the company’s own records.
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On Sunday, Old Trafford bade farewell to Sir Alex Ferguson, the charismatic Scotsman who has managed Manchester United for 26 years. This was the man who led United to 13 Premier League titles, 2 Champions League trophies and 5 FA Cups. The most successful manager in British football history.
Now picture the scene. You’re sat in the office on Monday morning awaiting the arrival of your new boss. In walks Fergie (the Fergie of 15 years ago, infamous for his ‘hairdryer’ treatment). Here’s five reasons why that would be rubbish.
Living In Fear
If the stories are true, being at the brunt of the ‘hairdryer treatment’ is one of the most fearsome things in football. Named by Mark Hughes, the ‘hairdryer treatment’ is the act of Ferguson screaming in your face when he’s not pleased with your performance on the pitch. Now imagine this when you fall behind deadline with that latest report. Two words would describe working in an office under Fergie: perpetual fear.
You should notify Companies House if a company director changes their name. If your company is on our system you can do this by:
1. Logging in to Companies Made Simple
2. Selecting “My Companies”
3. Clicking on the relevant company name
4. Selecting “Edit” next to the director’s name
5. Entering the new name and clicking “Save”.
The change request is sent to Companies House where it’s normally accepted within 3 working hours.
If your company is not on our system you can file the “CH01 – Change of director’s details” paper document with Companies House. Once filed the change is normally accepted within a week.
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Companies House say it best:
“A company is dormant if it has had no ‘significant accounting transactions’ during the accounting period. A significant accounting transaction is one which the company should enter in its accounting records.
When determining whether a company is dormant you can disregard the following transactions:
• payment for shares taken by subscribers to the memorandum of association;
• fees paid to the Registrar of Companies for a change of company name, the re-registration of a company and filing annual returns; and
• payment of a civil penalty for late filing of accounts.”
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Not sure what a limited company term means? Take a look at our handy jargon buster.
Accounting Reference Date: The period that annual accounts must cover up to.
Annual Accounts: A report delivered to Companies House that details financial information about a company.
Annual Returns: A report delivered to Companies House that comprises of up to date information about appointments, addresses and shares.
Companies House: The UK registrar of companies. Continue reading
If you have used one of our annual return services to file an AR01 with Companies House (for more information on our two annual return services take a look here), here’s how to view it once accepted:
• Login to Companies Made Simple
• Select “My Companies”
• Click on the company name
• Scroll to the bottom of the screen until you reach “Request History”
• Select “View” next to the return that you would like to see
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The “made-up-to date” is a term associated with the annual return. It is the date that all information in the annual return must be correct up to. It is common practice to use one of the following as the made-up-to date:
• the anniversary of incorporation
• the made-up-to date of a previous annual return
You can use an alternative date (in the past) when preparing a return, however the date used may impact upon when the next returns are due.
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If you are appointing a corporate director (making another company a director) we require some extra information about the company being appointed. This includes whether the company is based in an EEA (European Economic Area) country or a Non-EEA country. Continue reading
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