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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    The Company Number: With or without a zero?

    When Companies House produce the Certificate of Incorporation, the company number does not start with a zero. However, when you search the Companies House WebCheck, it does start with a zero. So which is correct? Both. They are the same thing; you are free to write it with or without the zero. 

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Company Formation Question? Search the Blog.

    A blog about the blog may seem a little self-serving but bear with me. If you have any questions regarding company formation we offer the following resources: • FAQ’s • The Knowledgebase • Email Support • Live Chat But have you considered using the blog? Simply enter any question (or question keyword) you may have […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    What’s the minimum age for a Director, Secretary and Shareholder?

    The minimum age for the following limited company appointments, as outlined by Companies House

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Removing Limited Companies from your Account

    If you would like for us to remove a company from your account, be it because it’s dissolved or simply nothing to do with you anymore, simply email your request and we’ll take care of the rest. It’s as easy as that! 

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Backdate your Limited Company Appointments & Resignations

    Our online admin portal now allows you to backdate all future Director and Secretary appointments and resignations. When appointing complete the “Appointment Date” field, (if left blank the current date will be used), when resigning enter the “Resignation Date” field. Simple! 

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    What’s the minimum age for a Director?

    The minimum age for a director of a UK Limited Company is 16 years old. That’s 5843.88 days or 140253 hours. If you are forming your limited company with us our system will automatically not allow the appointment of any director under 16. This post was brought to you by Mathew Aitken at Companies Made […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    The Director: Appoint, Resign & Edit

    You can carry out various admin tasks for your limited company via our online admin portal. This includes Director changes such as: Appointing New Directors To add a new Director simply select “Appoint New Director”.

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    What’s the Web Filing Authentication Code?

    Good question. The Web Filing Authentication code is a 6 character long (a mix of letters and digits) code issued by Companies House. Find out more...

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Real Business; Case Study: Alex Harrington-Griffin, Part 1

    Welcome to our brand new “Real Business” case study series. We are going to interview individuals whom we believe offer valuable insight into what it’s like to start up and run a business. Our very first victim is Alex Harrington-Griffin from printed.com. We got to know Alex through our relationship with printed.com and discovered that […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Limited and Ltd: What suffix to use?

    When forming your company, one of many choices that you have is what suffix to use, “Limited” or “Ltd”? So what’s the difference? Well, other than aesthetics there isn’t a difference. They mean the same thing. But… If you form with “Limited” you can abbreviate to just “Ltd”, however, if you form with “Ltd” you […]

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