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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 20, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    Updates to the company formation process: PSC and SIC

    This month sees two important updates to the UK limited company formation process; the addition of a ‘People with Significant Control’ (PSC) section and the addition of a ‘Standard Industrial Classification’ (SIC) section. Let’s take a look at what this means for you when forming a company.

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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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  • August 20, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    What mail can you expect to receive at your Registered Office?

    The Registered Office is the official address for a limited company. Despite this, company directors (or anyone else from the company) need not be based at the Registered Office – just as long as any government mail that arrives at the address is then forwarded to the directors.

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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 14, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    How do I change a shareholder’s personal information?

    Changing your shareholder information is not quite as simple as changing director information (where an online CH01 form can be filed in a matter of seconds) – but it’s still quite simple. In this post we’ll look at how you can do this.

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  • January 22, 2025 by Tom Richardson

    Changing your company’s SIC code

    The Standard Industrial Classification Code – also known as the SIC Code – is a 5-digit number that outlines the industry that a limited company operates in. In this post we’ll look at how you can change your company’s existing SIC Code.

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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

    How your Fraud Protection Service works

    When forming your company with us you will notice an optional extra on the basket page; a Fraud Protection service. In this post we’re going to explain how the service works and ultimately, how it protects you and your business from becoming a victim of fraudulent activity.

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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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