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About Tom Richardson

Tom Richardson

About Tom Richardson

Tom is our resident company formation expert. He has been writing about small businesses and how to set them up for 14 years and counting. With two degrees in business management, you can trust Tom's expert advice. Find his published articles here on all things company formation. When he's not writing you can find Tom training for a marathon, he also enjoys a good beer in a pub, films and football, though not necessarily in that order.

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  • August 7, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    5 Businesses That Have Been Resurrected

    With Easter upon us one we thought it would be appropriate to discuss…resurrection – in the business sense of course! If a company is struggling it doesn’t necessarily mean that all is lost. Companies can and have re-emerged with  different brand messages, logos or simply a following that they didn’t realise was there. 

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  • August 2, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    Startup Story with Matt Lane, founder of BeerBods

    The UK is full of people with a passion for beer, but not all these people turn this passion into a business. That’s exactly what Matt Lane did in 2012 when he turned his 14-year love affair with beer into beer subscription service, BeerBods. 

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  • August 2, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    Where is my Certificate of Incorporation?

    All limited companies formed with us are provided with a digital version of the certificate of incorporation (think of it as a company’s birth certificate) that is available to view and download as soon as the company has been formed. In this post we’ll look at how you can download yours.

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  • August 2, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    Everything you need to know about ‘People with Significant Control (PSC)’ and the Confirmation Statement

    Since April 2016 all UK limited companies and limited liability partnerships should be keeping a Register of People with Significant Control (PSC) in the company. This information should then be included in the Confirmation Statement – which has now replaced the Annual Return. In this post you’ll find everything you need to know about PSCs.

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  • July 10, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    How do I change my director service address?

    The director service address is the official address for your company director/s. There may be occasions when you will want to change this address. Here’s how to do this.

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  • October 14, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    Company Formation Update: Multiple Share Classes now available!

    After receiving feedback from our customers we’re pleased to announce that you can now use multiple share classes when forming companies with us. In this post we’ll give you a step by step demonstration on how to do this.

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  • October 11, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    The service address explained

    When appointing a director for a limited company you will have to provide a service address. In this post we’re going to explain what the service address is, the difference between the service address and the registered office, and how to go about changing the service address.

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  • October 18, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    MadeSimple's favourite books about business

    We asked our team to share their favourite books about business . Here you’ll find books to inspire, books to educate and some books to simply enjoy (links with the business world are sometimes tenuous!). Take a look at our list and then share your favourites on Twitter and Facebook.

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  • October 22, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    A quick guide to the Director’s Residential Address

    During the limited company formation process you need to provide a number of different addresses: Registered office Shareholder address Person with significant control address Director’s service address Director’s residential address In this post we’re going to concentrate on the final address is this list; the director’s residential address. Whilst this is clearly where the director […]

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  • October 15, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    How your Digital Mailroom works

    Do you have a registered office and/or service address with us? Then you need to know about this. On June 1st we are introducing a Digital Mailroom. This means the way we handle your official government mail, such as mail from Companies House and HMRC, is changing … for the better!

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