The price you will pay when registering a limited company depends on how and where you form the company.
The UK’s registrar of companies charge £12 for an online incorporation and £40 for a paper incorporation.
Companies Made Simple prices start at £14.99 and go up to £99.99 (online incorporations). Other formation agent prices will vary, however, they will generally start around £14.99.
Prices depend on the accountant but typically an accountant will charge more than Companies House or a Company Formation Agent.
The quoted prices are for a private limited company by shares, the most popular limited company structure in the UK
A Company Formation Agent can provide a number of services before, during and after the company setup. Services that Companies House can’t provide.
Here are a number of services that Companies Made Simple offer:
The cost of running your new UK limited company is cheaper than you probably think. In fact, once you open a limited company, the only official ongoing cost is £13 for filing the confirmation statement (£40 if you’d rather do this via paper) on an annual basis. The other instances where you would need to pay Companies House are scenarios such as changing a company name (£8) or voluntarily striking off the company (£10).
The only other costs to consider are those overheads typically associated with running a business - regardless of the structure you choose - such as buying supplies and equipment and paying an accountant, wages, rent, tax etc.