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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    What does Limited actually mean?

    On Friday we posted a piece entitled “Limited and Ltd: What suffix to use?” What the post didn’t touch on was what the term “Limited” actually means (in a company sense). So what better time than now to explore the definition? Here goes. In a limited company the liability of the shareholders is, you guessed […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    The Company Status: I’m Dormant but Companies House say I’m Active

    Once a company has been formed the Companies House webcheck will give the company an “Active” status. This is nothing to do with the company’s trading status. It is simply to do with the company’s current “life” status. “Active” means that the company is formed – whether it is trading or not is not taken […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Post Company Formation: Sharing Account Information

    As part of our company formation process we require all customers to create an account with us. After you have formed a limited company, access to said company’s admin portal is restricted to the account holder. 

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Share Certificates for your New Shareholders

    We provide share certificates for existing and new shareholders alike. For existing shareholders simply login to your account, access “My Companies” and select your company name. Scroll down to the “Shareholders” section and select “Download”, you will either be presented with an online version of the certificate straight away or you will have to enter […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Our Domain Partner Namesco relaunch as names.co.uk

    Namesco are now names.co.uk! To highlight the importance of the domain name services that they provide and to stress their UK heritage, the company formerly known as Namesco have ushered in 2013 with a rebrand that also sees updates to their logo, website and product offerings.

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Where’s my Nature of Business?

    Our company admin portal has a field for your company’s “Nature of Business”. This field displays the company’s SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) code.

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Limited Company Shares: The Total Aggregate Value

    A limited company’s total aggregate value is the number of shares in the company multiplied by the value of each share. For example, a company with 10 shares worth £2 each would have a total aggregate value of £20. If the company has more than one share type, simply work out the total value of […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    My Director has moved house. How do I change the address with Companies House?

    Director addresses can be easily amended on the Companies House records. To notify Companies House of an address change (Service and Residential can both be changed) you can: • Complete the “CH01 Change of director’s details” document and then file with Companies House. The change should be accepted within a week of Companies House receiving […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    February Company Formations: Leap Year Accounting Reference Date

    If your company is formed this February the accounting reference date will be 28/02. It will remain as 28/02 until the next leap year (which is 2016) when it will move to 29/02. 

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Company Secretarial System: Export to CSV

    If you are signed up to our free Company Secretarial (or Cosec) system there are a number of options available to you that are not available to normal account holders. One of which is the ability to “Export to CSV” basic company information such as company due dates. This allows you save the file (and […]

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