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The Certificate of Incorporation: Your Company’s Birth Certificate
The Certificate of Incorporation is a Companies House document that details the...
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Is there a late filing fee for Annual Returns?
No. Companies House do not impose a late filing fee if the annual return (AR01) is filed after the deadline. However, if a return is not filed at all Companies House may prosecute the company and its officers as well as strike the company from the register. It’s worth noting that there is a penalty […]
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Annual Account Late Filing Penalties
On Wednesday we explained that whilst there’s no penalty for late filing of the annual return, there is a penalty for late filing of annual accounts. If you do file accounts late here’s what Companies House will charge (the following is in regards to a private company limited by shares): Less than one month late: […]
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Post Company Formation: How to resign a Director
If your limited company is on our company admin portal (if it’s not – it’s free!) you can easily resign a director or secretary.
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Where can I get a Stock Transfer Form?
When moving shares from one person to another (or to a corporate shareholder) you should complete a stock transfer (J30) form. This is for the records of the company and for the reference of all shareholders involved.
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Limited Company Formation: Do I have to start trading immediately?
Want to register a company but you're not sure if you should start trading immediately? Our blog explores the options you have.
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How many people are needed to form a LLP?
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.
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Real Business Case Study: Vanessa Lenssen
Welcome Today we’re delighted to be interviewing Vanessa Lenssen, the entrepreneur behind GoLearnTo.com, a travel company who specialise in providing unique learning holidays. Since forming GoLearnTo.com in 2006 Vanessa has been shortlisted for Red Magazine’s Red Hot Woman Award in the online business category and also won the Shine Corporate Woman of the Year for […]
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4 steps to requesting a lost or expired Companies House Authentication Code
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...
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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.