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Registering Your Company Name: Spot the Difference
It’s always a disappointment if your application for a limited company is rejected by Companies House. You rack your brains as to what could possibly have gone wrong.
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How to change your Limited Company’s Name
Not only is our Company Name Change service extremely simple, it is also extremely quick with company names often changed within 3 working hours.
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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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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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“Last Return Made Up To”: What does it mean?
The Companies House webcheck and our very own company admin portal both have a “Last Return Made Up To” field which is sometimes followed by a date. So what does this mean?
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What is the Last Members List?
If you take a look at the Companies House webcheck you may notice a field dedicated to the “Last Members List” and then a date. So what does this mean?
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Corporate Directors: EEA or Non-EEA?
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.
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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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Changing your Company Name: Sensitive Words
Changing your company name is quick and simple with most changes being processed online within 3 working hours. However, if your new proposed company name includes a “sensitive” or “reserved” word, the application can not be completed online and must be processed via the paper method (and include supporting documentation / additional information regarding the […]
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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?