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Why Was My Company Name Rejected When It Wasn't Identical to Another?
Why do similar company names get rejected? Companies House ignores more than you'd think when checking for a clash.
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How Do I Let Companies House Know a Share Transfer Has Taken Place?
How do I tell Companies House about a share transfer? File a Confirmation Statement, that's the only route.
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Corporate Directors: Is the Company EEA or Non-EEA?
Corporate directors: is the appointed company based in an EEA or non-EEA country? Here's the current EEA country list.
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How Do I Backdate an Appointment or Resignation Through My Account?
How do I backdate a director or secretary appointment through my Companies MadeSimple account? Use the Appointment or Resignation Date field.
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Definition: “Last Accounts Made Up To”
We posted an explanation of what “Last Returns Made Up To” meant in a limited company sense. Today we’re going to look at a similar topic, “Last Accounts Made Up To”. The Companies House web check and our very own company admin portal both have an area dedicated to “Last Accounts Made Up To”
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Can I Use "International" in My Company Name?
Can I use "International" in my company name? Only if you can prove genuine overseas trading, here's the actual test.
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Which Characters and Symbols Can I Use in My Company Name?
Which characters and symbols can I use in a UK company name? The full list Companies House allows, and where the limits sit.
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How Do I Change a Director's Date of Birth?
How do I correct a director's date of birth with Companies House? The forms differ depending on when the error was made.
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Who Owns a Limited Company?
Who owns a limited company? The shareholders do, not the director. Here's the actual difference between the two roles.
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Company Name Change: Do I Get a New Certificate of Incorporation?
Company name change and your certificate of incorporation: you get a new "Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name," not a replacement.