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How do I form a Dormant Company?
First, let’s look at the Companies House definition of a dormant company: “A company is dormant if it has had no ‘significant accounting transactions’ during the accounting period.
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How to set up a Holdings Company
A holdings company is one that owns shares in another company (for a full definition see Companies House); this other company is a subsidiary of the holdings company. In order to form a UK limited company with the name holding or holdings, the new company needs to own a majority (more than half) of the […]
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Real Business Case Study: Jasper Martens
Welcome to our latest Real Business Case Study. Today’s edition has a marketing spin with us chatting to Jasper Martens – Head of marketing and communications at Simply Business. Simply Business is the UK’s biggest insurance broker, insuring over 250,000 businesses, a large portion of which are small businesses or start-ups. Can you tell us […]
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What's the difference between Subscribers and Shareholders?
Ever wondered what the difference between a limited company subscriber and a limited company shareholder is? Watch team member Sinead’s explanation below! Brought to you by Mathew Aitken at … For the start-up onwards. We provide services that make business simple: Company Formations, Virtual Offices, Company Credit Reports & more. — MadeSimpleGroup (@MadeSimpleGroup) August 14, […]
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What does ‘Active’ mean in the ‘Company Status’ field?
If you log in at Companies MadeSimple and go to your limited company’s company admin page, you’ll see a field dedicated to the ‘Company Status’ that will most likely be populated with this message: ‘Active’. So what does the ‘Active’ message represent?
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Cosec: A powerful management tool synced with Companies House
When you’re managing multiple companies at a time, you need to have a powerful management tool to keep up. If you have so many companies to manage that you’re looking for a tool to help you, you’re going to want to set up all of them within it.
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The difficulty of international bank accounts - why is it such a fuss?
It is notoriously problematic for people outside of the UK to get a business bank account. There are very tough money laundering restrictions in place, which help to combat instances of identity fraud.
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Who owns a limited company?
One of the most common misconceptions about limited companies is that the director is the owner of the company – this is not the case. So if not the director, who?
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How to change a Director's name if they get married
A common issue is changing the name of your directors – this might be because they have got married, or they’ve changed their title. Either way, it’s a simple adjustment using our software.
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Important Fraud Notice from Companies House; Warning: ‘Late Filing Penalty’ scam
At MadeSimple Group we want to help you create the best business possible, and part of that is keeping you informed and aware of any fraud that might occur.