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You can form a limited company in a matter of hours without running into legal obstacles
View and compare our package features below and choose one that’s right for you.
Register a basic limited company and add our additional services as extra
Register a limited company with printed company documents
Register your limited company with our london register office address and protect the privacy of your home address.
Set up limited company with everything you need to start a business, including a prestigious london address and telephone number.
A package for our non-UK customers who want to form a limited company in UK
Includes prestigious central london registered office address and UK telephone number.
Flexible working and profit sharing arrangements together with limited liability protection make LLPs an increasingly popular choice for business partnerships. An LLP can be registered at Companies House within one working day and usually within 6 hours.
Guarantee companies are typically used by social enterprises for non-commercial activities. User groups, trade associations, social clubs, co-operatives and charities tend to use companies limited by guarantee. Subscribers are given limited liability.
Guarantee companies are typically used by social enterprises for non-commercial activities. User groups, trade associations, social clubs, co-operatives and charities tend to use companies limited by guarantee. Subscribers are given limited liability.
Public Limited Companies (PLCs) are the best form of limited company if you intend to involve many shareholders. The minimum amount of nominal capital you will have to issue is £50,000, of which £12500 will need to be "paid-up" before the company can start trading.
Start trading as soon as your company is formed. Companies House takes three hours to one working day to process our orders and create a company. The time taken is subject to their workload and opening hours. Once your company is incorporated (registered) at Companies House, it can start trading because it has the legal capacity to enter into contracts, employ staff, make sales and open bank accounts.
Companies House charge a fee of £50 for forming a company. They charge formation agents less. Our prices include the Companies House fee, and you will not have to pay extra.
Our service includes emailed pdf copies of your Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum and Articles of Association (your company's constitution), Share certificates, statutory books, PSC register etc.
All clients receive a free online administration portal linked to Companies House to make changes to their companies.
Your register of Persons of Significant Control is included with your company documents. All companies require this register.
Email, chatbox and telephone support to assist you with maintaining your Companies House records via your company portal.
The web authentication code is a six digit alphanumeric code issued to each company. The code is used to authorise information filed online and is the equivalent of a company officer's signature.
We have automated links to Barclays and 2 other banks.
If you intend your new business to make sales online or you need a shop terminal for your sales, a merchant account is essential. Save time by using our free referral to World pay to get your application started.
The Certificate of Incorporation is an official document that we are licenced to issue. It states the name of the company, the company registration number, the date it was incorporated, its registered office address, its legal structure and has the official Companies House seal.
The memorandum of association and articles of association are required to create a company in the UK under the Companies Act 2006 and previous Companies Acts. The memorandum of association is the document that sets up the company and the articles of association set out how the company is run, governed and owned.
In company law, a share certificate is a legal document that certifies ownership of a specific number of shares in a company. It gives the name and address of the shareholder and the number of shares held.
Your company portal shows the register of directors, shareholders, company secretaries and minutes of the first meeting. This is available for you to download.
Free HMRC UTR (unique tax reference) Number
This hard copy will be posted to you within one week of the company’s creation. Packs currently only cover the costs for postage to addresses within the UK, and we would advise international clients to contact us and make arrangements for their hard copy to be delivered by courier, or sent through international tracked postage system.
The memorandum is a one page document which lists the promoters of the company, whereas the Articles of Association show the constitution of the company.
These will be sent to you within one week of the company’s creation. Packs currently only cover the costs for postage to addresses within the UK, and we would advise international clients to contact us and make arrangements for their hard copy to be delivered by courier, or sent through international tracked postage system.
Our Registered Office and director's service address will be 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX. Your personal address will not be on display at Companies House.
Please Note:Please note that we provide a correspondence address and not a freight forwarding address. We will not accept parcels weighing more than 10 kilos or exceeding the following dimensions: 46cm x 33 cm x 27 cm.
Users of our registered office address service are given free service addresses for all their directors and shareholders and the company secretary, in the first year. This allows everyone involved with the company to maintain their privacy by not having their personal addresses displayed on the Companies House Website. Annual renewals fees are £9+vat per officer.
You must file a confirmation statement at least once every 12 months. The due date is called the ‘confirmation date’, which falls on the anniversary of company formation or the ‘made up’ date of your last annual return.We will do that for you on time.
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Been with Smart Formation for approx. 3.5 years, it was a seamless service. No longer require their service as I have dissolved my business but would definitely use them again and recommend their services to others. (1 March 2024)
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