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Company Formation Checklist

1. Registered Office Address

You must have a registered office address to receive official mail and legal notices from Companies House and HMRC. This address must be situated in the part of the UK in which you wish to register your limited company or LLP: England and Wales, Wales only (for Welsh companies), Scotland or Northern Ireland. Please ensure you provide the full postal address. PO Box numbers are not permitted.

2. Business Activity

You are required to provide Companies House with your new company’s business activity. This is done by choosing a SIC code (Standard Industrial Classification code) which describes and classifies business activities.

Our online company formation process includes a SIC code search facility; however, you may wish to find your company’s SIC code prior to starting your order, by having a look at the SIC code list.

3. Director Details

Full name
Date of birth – minimum age requirement of 16
Occupation
Nationality
Residential Address (not on the public register)
Service Address (residential or other address)

4. Shareholder Details Where the shareholder is a Person with Significant Control (PSC)

Full name
Date of birth
Residential Address (not on the public register)
Service Address (residential or other address)
Nationality
Nature of control (e.g. The person holds more than 50% to 75% of shares)
Three Security Details (these act as an online signature):
First three letters of mother’s maiden name
First three letters of father’s forename
First three letters of town of birth

5. Shareholder Details Where the shareholder is NOT a Person with Significant Control (PSC)

Full name
Date of birth
Residential Address (not on the public register)
Service Address (residential or other address)
Nationality
Three Security Details (these act as an online signature):
First three letters of mother’s maiden name
First three letters of father’s forename
First three letters of town of birth

6. Secretary Details (Not Compulsory)

Full name
Date of birth – minimum age requirement of 16
Occupation
Nationality
Residential Address (not on the public register)
Service Address (residential or other address)

7. Person with Significant Control (PSC) Details Where the person is not a director, shareholder or secretary

Full name
Date of birth
Residential Address (not on the public register)
Service Address (residential or other address)
Nationality
Nature of control (e.g. The person holds more than 50% to 75% of shares)

Once you have the above information to hand, you can proceed with your new company application by following our simple 4-step registration process. Start by checking if your desired company is available at Companies House by using our company name checker.

Manage your company online

When you choose Us for your company formation, you will gain access to our Client Portal. This is an easy way to manage, develop and oversee all your companies online. You can also incorporate new companies without having to re-enter standard information from your previous formations.

What you can do in the Client Portal

Review the full details of your company or companies whenever you like.
File your confirmation statements and update any changes to the public register.
Form a new company using the information stored within your profile.
Import an existing company, allowing you to manage it and make free changes in one simple place.
Get updates on the status of your orders.
View and download copies of your government mail from Companies House and HMRC (available to customers with registered office and service address digital mail services).
Download your digital company documents whenever and wherever you need them.
Purchase additional services from the Shop area, such as printed and bound documents, company addresses, mail forwarding and more.
Review your invoice and payment history.
Manage your payment cards.
Renew your annual subscription services, e.g. Registered Office Service, Confirmation Statement Service, etc.

Access for existing customers

Existing customers can access the online Client Portal via the ‘client login’ button at the top of our website. Simply enter your email address and the password we emailed to you when you first formed your company with Us.

Access for new customers

You do not have to be an existing customer of Our’s to access our Client Portal. Just click the ‘client login’ button and choose the ‘create account’ option. You will need to fill in a short online application form, then you’ll have instant access to our Client Portal and the ability to import and manage all your existing companies.

Company Formation Packages excl. VAT

Address Services excl. VAT

Company Services excl. VAT

Other Services excl. VAT

Additional Copies of Company Documents

Our simple company formation process

1. Check the availability of your company name

Start by checking the availability of the name you have chosen for your new company by using our name check tool. Our system will compare any name you enter against the index of all names currently registered with Companies House. It’s best to choose one that reflects your business activities or the core values you wish to demonstrate.

You will have to include the preferred ending to your name – limited company names must end in ‘Ltd’ or ‘Limited’; LLPs must end in ‘LLP’ or ‘Limited Liability Partnership’.

If your proposed name is available, proceed to the next step. If it is unavailable, make small adjustments until you find a suitable alternative. You will be notified at this stage if it contains any sensitive words or expressions that require special permission for use.

2. Choose a package

Our selection of packages provides a number of different options for those wishing to form a company limited by shares, and also the facility to form a company limited by guarantee or an LLP:

Four different packages for companies limited by shares.
Two packages for companies limited by guarantee.
A Charity company package.
A Right to Manage company package.
A limited liability partnership package.

3. Checkout and pay

At this stage, you can choose from a number of additional services, checkout and pay. Available additional services include the following:

VAT and PAYE registration
Company seal
Free business bank account

You can pay for your company package and any additional services using a credit or debit card on our secure payment page. You will receive confirmation of your purchase via email, along with login details to gain instant access to our online client admin portal. A receipted VAT invoice will be sent to you upon completion of your order, with your order fulfilment email.

4. Complete the application form

You will need to spend around five minutes completing your online company registration form. Please be prepared to provide details of your registered office address and all company officers. Our Company Formation Checklist will help ensure you have everything to hand.

What happens next….

We will carry out a free pre-submission review of your company application, before sending it to Companies House. You will receive an order confirmation email with login details to your customer area on our website.

It will usually take around 3 to 6 working hours for Companies House to approve your registration, although sometimes it does take longer. Once we’ve been notified of your successful application, we’ll send by email: your digital company documents, VAT invoice, details of your free domain name.

Some of our packages also include printed company documents, which will be sent to you within 24 hours by first class post. Company seals will be issued within 48 hours.

If you included a business bank account within your order, once your company is formed we will send you an email containing a link to apply for your chosen business bank account. Your account should be opened within minutes or up to 5 days depending on which bank you choose.