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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    How do I change my Shareholder’s address?

    Companies House no longer require Shareholder address information. However, if a previously supplied Shareholder address has since changed and you want to let Companies House know (again, not really required), you can change the Shareholder address by filing an annual return. This post was brought to you by Mathew Aitken at Companies Made Simple – […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    RIP 4-Digit SIC Code

    Way back in October last year we blogged about four and five digit SIC codes (Standard Industrial Classification codes) in one of our better titled posts, “Fully Sic”. The gist of it was that when preparing the annual return Companies House required four digit codes for returns made up before October 2011 and five digit […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Backdate your Limited Company Appointments & Resignations

    Our online admin portal now allows you to backdate all future Director and Secretary appointments and resignations. When appointing complete the “Appointment Date” field, (if left blank the current date will be used), when resigning enter the “Resignation Date” field. Simple! 

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    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. This post was brought to you by Mathew Aitken at Companies Made […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    I need to change my SIC Code

    The SIC code (Standard Industrial Classification code) is used to define your limited company’s industry of trade. You notify Companies House of this code when you file an annual return. If you wanted to change this code from one entered in a previous annual return the only way to do this is to file another […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    The Director: Appoint, Resign & Edit

    You can carry out various admin tasks for your limited company via our online admin portal. This includes Director changes such as: Appointing New Directors To add a new Director simply select “Appoint New Director”.

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    What’s the Web Filing Authentication Code?

    Good question. The Web Filing Authentication code is a 6 character long (a mix of letters and digits) code issued by Companies House. Find out more...

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Real Business Case Study: Alex Harrington-Griffin, Part 2

    Welcome to part two of our interview with Alex Harrington-Griffin, our first subject in the new “Real Business” case study series. To read part one, click here. What were the positives and negatives of working for yourself? Positives. There’s a weird adrenaline when you run your own business. It’s a constant amount of energy. It’s […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Adding new Shares and Shareholders to your Limited Company

    To add new shares to a limited company you need to file the “SHO1-Return of allotment of shares” document with Companies House (this can be filed via paper of via our online admin portal). 

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Limited and Ltd: What suffix to use?

    When forming your company, one of many choices that you have is what suffix to use, “Limited” or “Ltd”? So what’s the difference? Well, other than aesthetics there isn’t a difference. They mean the same thing. But… If you form with “Limited” you can abbreviate to just “Ltd”, however, if you form with “Ltd” you […]

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