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.

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What’s the minimum age for a Director?

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