As soon as your company is registered at Companies House we will deliver digital copies of the company documents to you by e-mail. If your order includes printed documents they will be delivered to you by post.
Private Company Limited by Shares |
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Most UK companies are established as private companies limited by shares. This is an ideal choice for freelancers and contractors who want to start companies. Such companies are owned by shareholders who have certain rights. Shareholders must appoint directors to manage day-to-day business activities on their behalf. |
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Companies House Filing Fee
Companies House charges a £12.00 filing fee for the incorporation of a new company. This fee is included in all of our packages and we pay it on your behalf.
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FREE Business Bank Account from one of our banking partners (optional)
We provide a choice of up to 8 business bank or payment institution accounts including ANNA, Barclays, Cashplus, CountingUp, Mettle and Tide, each of which has an easy online application process. Our system will show you the banking options available for your business when you complete your company formation order. Simply select your preferred choice and we will pass your details to our banking partners to contact you or, in some cases, expedite the process on your behalf with the details that we hold for your company. Click here to learn more. This offer is available only for companies with directors and shareholders who are all residents within the UK. Non-residents of the UK should check the options available within our Packages for Non-Residents. |
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Introduction to an Accountant (optional)
We have partnered with an accountancy firm that specialises in providing accounting services to new businesses. This accountancy firm will send you a welcome e-mail within 2 working days of your company being incorporated. You may then arrange a consultation with the firm, via Skype or telephone, which is free for the first 30 minutes. Alternatively, you may put questions to them by e-mail. The purpose of this initial consultation is to introduce you to their accountancy services and to let you discuss your accounting and taxation concerns. Please note that you should negotiate your fees with the accountancy firm directly.
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Domain Names and Web Hosting Discounts (optional)
We have selected favourable deals from our partners that may be of interest to new and existing businesses. Featured Offer - Get up to 30% off new products from World's Largest Domain Registrar. As soon as your company is registered we will provide you with instructions or promotional links to access the offers. |
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Online Client Portal
This allows you to manage your existing companies and incorporate new ones without needing to re-enter the information. Click here to learn more. |
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Digital Certificate of Incorporation
A certificate of incorporation is an official document, provided by Companies House, which confirms the company name, number and date of incorporation. |
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Digital set of Memorandum & Articles of Association
Your company will be formed with our standard articles of association relevant to your particular company type. They provide an easy-to-follow, flexible constitution that will suit the needs of most businesses. Those who want to upload their own memorandum and articles can do this during the application process. We charge an administration fee for this. |
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Digital Company Register
All the statutory compliance that you must keep by law. It includes the register of directors, register of members and more.
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Digital Incorporation Minutes
Minutes of your company's first board meeting, at which the initial resolutions for the company were passed.
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Prestigious Registered Office Address in Kensington, London (for 1 year)
All UK companies are required by law to have a registered office address, which is the official address for all correspondence from government agencies such as Companies House and HMRC. This address must be a physical postal address, not just a PO Box number. The company's address will be placed on public record and must be displayed on all company stationery and websites. You may choose as a Registered Office Address either:
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Service Address for one person (for 1 year)
A Service Address must be provided by directors, shareholders, secretaries, PSCs (Persons with Significant Control) and LLP members. It will be used for these company officers and members to receive statutory mail and legal documents from official UK government agencies, including Companies House and HMRC. Unlike a registered office address it does not need to be located in the UK, although it will be shown on the public register at Companies House. For this purpose you may either use your home address or purchase our Service Address option. |
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Printed Company Documents (optional)
Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum & Articles of Association, Company Register, Share Certificate, Incorporation Minutes. |
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VAT Registration Assistance
As soon as your company is registered you will receive an email containing a link to complete our online VAT questionnaire. Once you have completed the VAT questionnaire we will prepare and submit your VAT registration application to HMRC. It may take 20 to 30 days for HMRC to process the application. Once your application is successful, we will e-mail you the VAT Registration Number. HMRC will send you the VAT registration certificate by post. |
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Business Address and Mail Forwarding (for 1 year)
We will provide you with a prestigious address Kensington, in the heart of London, creating an excellent image for your business. The Registered Office and Service Address cover the use of our address for official government mail only. If you wish to use our address for general business contact with your company, however, then you should purchase our Business Address Service, whereby we will forward all of your post to you as soon as we receive it. This service is renewable annually. |
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Set up a limited company that is ready to trade with a full set of digital (PDF) documents.
Register a limited company with a registered office address and a service address. Ideal for protecting the privacy of your home address.
The package includes forming a limited company with a registered office and a service address as well as VAT registration assistance.
The package includes forming a limited company with a registered office and service address, business address and mail forwarding services as well as VAT registration assistance.
Private Company Limited by Shares |
Non-Resident |
This offer is designed to meet the needs of non-residents who wish to establish a private company limited by shares in the United Kingdom. It gives your company a London presence, including the use of our prestigious Registered Office Address in Kensington. |
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Companies House Filing Fee
Companies House charges a £12.00 filing fee for the incorporation of a new company. This fee is included in all of our packages and we pay it on your behalf.
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Business Account for non-residents (optional)
Get a transfer of up to £20,000 for free with an offer that is exclusive to customers of Uniwide Formations! WISE is an online business account that helps you save when sending, spending and
receiving money all over the world. ![]() PAYONEER is a payment platform which provides financial services and processes online money transfers. It is licensed in the USA, EU, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, India with 21 offices and more than 1500 employees worldwide. This payment platform currently has more than 4 million users. One may open accounts in 10 currencies, including USD, EUR and GBP. As soon as your company is registered at Companies House we will send you a referral link for applying to open an account. Uniwide Formations simply provides a promotional link and are not responsible for services provided by third parties according to their terms & conditions. |
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Introduction to an Accountant (optional)
We have partnered with an accountancy firm that specialises in providing accounting services to new businesses. This accountancy firm will send you a welcome e-mail within 2 working days of your company being incorporated. You may then arrange a consultation with the firm, via Skype or telephone, which is free for the first 30 minutes. Alternatively, you may put questions to them by e-mail. The purpose of this initial consultation is to introduce you to their accountancy services and to let you discuss your accounting and taxation concerns. Please note that you should negotiate your fees with the accountancy firm directly.
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Domain Names and Web Hosting Discounts (optional)
We have selected favourable deals from our partners that may be of interest to new and existing businesses. Featured Offer - Get up to 30% off new products from World's Largest Domain Registrar. As soon as your company is registered we will provide you with instructions or promotional links to access the offers. |
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Online Client Portal
This allows you to manage your existing companies and incorporate new ones without needing to re-enter the information. Click here to learn more. |
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Digital Certificate of Incorporation
A certificate of incorporation is an official document, provided by Companies House, which confirms the company name, number and date of incorporation. |
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Digital set of Memorandum & Articles of Association
Your company will be formed with our standard articles of association relevant to your particular company type. They provide an easy-to-follow, flexible constitution that will suit the needs of most businesses. Those who want to upload their own memorandum and articles can do this during the application process. We charge an administration fee for this. |
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Digital Company Register
All the statutory compliance that you must keep by law. It includes the register of directors, register of members and more.
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Digital Share Certificate | |
Digital Incorporation Minutes
Minutes of your company's first board meeting, at which the initial resolutions for the company were passed.
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Printed Company Documents
Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum & Articles of Association, Company Register, Share Certificate, Incorporation Minutes. |
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DHL International Delivery
Your company documents will be delivered by a trusted and tracked courier service to any address globally. |
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Prestigious Registered Office Address in Kensington, London (for 1 year)
All UK companies are required by law to have a registered office address, which is the official address for all correspondence from government agencies such as Companies House and HMRC. This address must be a physical postal address, not just a PO Box number. The company's address will be placed on public record and must be displayed on all company stationery and websites. |
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Service Address for one person (for 1 year)
A Service Address must be provided by directors, shareholders, secretaries, PSCs (Persons with Significant Control) and LLP members. It will be used for these company officers and members to receive statutory mail and legal documents from official UK government agencies, including Companies House and HMRC. Unlike a registered office address it does not need to be located in the UK, although it will be shown on the public register at Companies House. For this purpose you may either use your home address or purchase our Service Address option. |
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Company Documents Bundle certified by a Solicitor & Apostille
An Apostille is a way of officially authenticating the company documents for use in other countries. It may also be required if you choose to open a bank account or a branch of your company outside the UK. In the United Kingdom an Apostille is granted by the Foreign and Commonwealth office. Our Apostilled Documents Service, including certification by a solicitor beforehand, can be added to you company formation order on the Checkout page. |
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Business Address and Mail Forwarding
We will provide you with a prestigious address Kensington, in the heart of London, creating an excellent image for your business. The Registered Office and Service Address cover the use of our address for official government mail only. If you wish to use our address for general business contact with your company, however, then you should purchase our Business Address Service, whereby we will forward all of your post to you as soon as we receive it. This service is renewable annually. |
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VAT Registration Assistance
As soon as your company is registered you will receive an email containing a link to complete our online VAT questionnaire. Once you have completed the VAT questionnaire we will prepare and submit your VAT registration application to HMRC. It may take 20 to 30 days for HMRC to process the application. Once your application is successful, we will e-mail you the VAT Registration Number. HMRC will send you the VAT registration certificate by post. |
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Ideal for non-residents who wish to establish a company in the United Kingdom. It gives your company a London presence, including the use of our prestigious Registered Office Address in Kensington.
Private Company Limited by Guarantee |
Limited by Guarantee |
A private company Limited by Guarantee (LBG) is an alternative type of limited company which is used mainly for non-profit organisations such as clubs, sports associations, community projects and charities. |
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Companies House Filing Fee
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FREE Business Bank Account from one of our banking partners (optional)
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Introduction to an Accountant (optional)
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Domain Names and Web Hosting Discounts (optional)
We have selected favourable deals from our partners that may be of interest to new and existing businesses. Featured Offer - Get up to 30% off new products from World's Largest Domain Registrar. As soon as your company is registered we will provide you with instructions or promotional links to access the offers. |
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Online Client Portal
This allows you to manage your existing companies and incorporate new ones without needing to re-enter the information. Click here to learn more. |
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Digital Certificate of Incorporation
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Digital set of Memorandum & Articles of Association
During the application process our system will let you choose one of the following options regarding your company’s Articles of Association:
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Digital Company Register
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Digital Incorporation Minutes
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Prestigious Registered Office Address in Kensington, London for 12 months
All UK companies are required by law to have a registered office address, which is the official address for all correspondence from government agencies such as Companies House and HMRC. This address must be a physical postal address, not just a PO Box number. The company's address will be placed on public record and must be displayed on all company stationery and websites. You may choose as a Registered Office Address either:
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Business Address and Mail Forwarding
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VAT Registration Assistance
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A private company Limited by Guarantee (LBG) is an alternative type of limited company which is used mainly for non-profit organisations such as clubs, sports associations, community projects and charities.
Limited Liability Partnership |
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A Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) is an alternative corporate business structure that has the benefit of limited liability for its members. At the same time, however, it also allows its members the flexibility to organise their internal structure to resemble a traditional partnership. An LLP is commonly used by industry professionals who normally work in partnerships, such as solicitors, architects and accountants, but who wish to protect their personal finances by way of limited liability. |
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Companies House Filing Fee
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FREE Business Bank Account from one of our banking partners (optional)
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Introduction to an Accountant (optional)
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Domain Names and Web Hosting Discounts (optional)
We have selected favourable deals from our partners that may be of interest to new and existing businesses. Featured Offer - Get up to 30% off new products from World's Largest Domain Registrar. As soon as your company is registered we will provide you with instructions or promotional links to access the offers. |
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Online Client Portal
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Digital Certificate of Incorporation
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Drafr of LLP Agreement
Having a written Partnership Agreement is not a legal requirement. If you decide, however, that your LLP requires a formal Agreement then we will forward a draft LLP Agreement to you by e-mail as soon as your new LLP is registered at Companies House. |
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Digital Company Register
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Digital Incorporation Minutes
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Prestigious Registered Office Address in Kensington, London, for 12 months
All UK companies are required by law to have a registered office address, which is the official address for all correspondence from government agencies such as Companies House and HMRC. This address must be a physical postal address, not just a PO Box number. The company's address will be placed on public record and must be displayed on all company stationery and websites. You may choose as a Registered Office Address either:
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Service Address
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Business Address and Mail Forwarding
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This is an alternative corporate business structure that has the benefit of limited liability for its members. An LLP is commonly used by industry professionals who normally work in partnerships, such as solicitors, architects and accountants.
Not on paper: It is all done online to make things simple. No printing or scanning is required.
One person can register and form a Limited Company online and it can be owned, managed and run by one person. This person would therefore be the sole director, shareholder and person with significant control (PSC) of the company.
You will be e-mailed the authentication code for your new company once it is registered at Companies House. You will receive your company’s documents the same way.
You can then see your company’s authentication code also online, through your customer account on our website.
No. You must register a new limited company using your desired company name in order to reserve that name and prevent others from using it.
Once your company is incorporated, you may maintain it in a dormant (i.e. non-trading) state but you must still fulfill your statutory filing and reporting obligations.
The name of your company cannot be the same as, or too similar to, that of another registered company. Whatever name you choose, however, Companies House requires that a limited company has at the end of its name either “Limited” or, in its abbreviated form, “Ltd” (there is no difference between the two apart from how they appear on paper).
You can use our name search tool to check whether a company name is available. This links with a government database of registered company names to find whether the limited company name that you would like to use is available at Companies House.
Companies House normally register companies between 9.00am and 5.30pm from Monday to Friday and your company will usually be formed within 3 to 6 working hours. This timescale may be subject to change, however, depending upon the workload at Companies House.
If it is vital that your company be incorporated on the same day or as quickly as possible, however, then we recommend adding the additional Same Day Service to your order on the checkout page (subject to its availability from Companies House). Please note that Same-Day Applications must be submitted before 1.30pm Monday - Friday.
You must provide a company name and personal information about directors, shareholders and PSCs (persons with significant control) such as address, date of birth and nationality. You must also give us your company address.
For further information please read our article “Seven Things to Decide Before You Set Up a Limited Company” and visit the Required Information page.
As a company formation agent we must follow “Know Your Customer” (KYC) requirements and obtain our customers’ proof of identity and address.
If you are a UK resident then we will perform a digital check of your ID and address using the information that you have provided in your company order form. In 90% of cases our customers successfully pass our digital ID checks.
If you are not eligible for our digital ID check, or you do not pass our digital ID check, then we will send you by e-mail a special request that you provide the necessary information and documents. For more information, please see our ID requirements.
Most people require a standard limited company since this is suitable for nearly all types of trading. We will be happy to tell you more about the advantages and disadvantages of a private limited company.
A limited company is a form of business legally separate from its shareholders and directors. Even if a limited company has just one person as its shareholder and director it remains a legal entity separate and distinct from that person. The company can enter into contracts, and can also be sued, in its own right.
The owners of the company are protected by “limited liability”, hence it is a “limited” company. Apart from a case of fraud or other serious wrongdoing, the owners are liable for the debts of the business only up to the value of their original investment in it.
Three main types of limited company in the UK are a private company limited by shares, a private company limited by guarantee and a public limited company.
Your company’s Unique Tax Reference (company UTR number) is used to identify it for tax-related purposes. You will have been sent a letter confirming this specific ten-digit reference number and guidance on your tax responsibilities to your registered company address.
Once your company is registered at Companies House, HMRC will be notified of its existence automatically. Within 14 days of registering your company you will receive a letter from HMRC that will give you your company’s unique taxpayer reference.
You should also find this reference number on other statutory communication you receive from HMRC. Your company Unique Tax Reference should not be confused with the personal Unique Tax Reference number that people receive when they register for self-assessment.
Your Company Registration Number (CRN) is unique, consists of 8 characters and is shown on your company’s Certificate of Incorporation. Companies House will have automatically assigned this number to your company when it was formed.
Your CRN can be found also on any official documentation that you receive from Companies House and by searching for your company by name on the Companies House online public register. You are welcome also to get in touch with us if you have trouble finding your CRN.
You must display your Company Registration Number on all company stationery, websites and other online material.
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