Limited Company Formation: Do I have to start trading immediately?
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Want to register a company but you're not sure if you should start trading immediately? Our blog explores the options you have.
To form a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) you need at least two designated members. The designated members can be two people or one person and one company acting as a corporate member.
To carry out any online maintenance of your limited company (resign a director, add shares, file an annual return, etc) you’ll need a Companies House webfiling authentication code – a 6 character long password allocated by Companies House upon incorporation. Unfortunately these codes can expire or be misplaced...
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.
Not sure what a limited company term means? Take a look at our handy jargon buster.
To form a Limited Liability Partnership you require at least two designated members. So what’s the difference between a designated member and a member?
The WebFiling Authentication Code is a 6 alphanumeric code allocated by Companies House upon company formation. The code allows you to administer your company online through our system and Companies House’s own WebFiling system. Every limited company that is formed by us is allocated a WebFiling Authentication Code. To locate your company’s code: Login Select […]
We’ve partnered up with names.co.uk to offer you a free domain name (or web address) when you register a limited company. This gives you your own website address i.e. www.yourbusiness.co.uk and you can also choose web hosting or a website building tool to enable you to build your website quickly and easily. There is another […]
Halloween is the perfect time to cast a wary eye over some of the common mistakes made when forming and running a limited company. Be warned, what follows is not for the faint of heart… Hellish spelling of the company name Whilst our system can check if a company name is available with Companies House […]
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 […]