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How do I form a Dormant Company?
First, let’s look at the Companies House definition of a dormant company: “A company is dormant if it has had no ‘significant accounting transactions’ during the accounting period.
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Got your own Limited Company? Manage it from our portal for free.
Storing a company on our admin portal means that you can carry out multiple company filing tasks. For example, you can: • Appoint, resign or edit directors • Update the registered office address • Change the accounting reference date • Add shares to the company (known as a ‘return of allotment of shares’) • Keep […]
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I Want To Change My Shareholder
Unfortunately changing a shareholder in a UK limited company is not as simple as changing a company director. This is because shares are involved. Here’s what you need to do to change a shareholder...
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What post will you forward on with my service?
We offer a whole range of postage services. Because of this, it’s important that you know exactly what mail is included in each service. Let’s get started.
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Changing your Company Name: Sensitive Words
Changing your company name is quick and simple with most changes being processed online within 3 working hours. However, if your new proposed company name includes a “sensitive” or “reserved” word, the application can not be completed online and must be processed via the paper method (and include supporting documentation / additional information regarding the […]
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New Company Formation Rejection Reason: Undischarged Bankrupts
On 8th June 2014, Companies House introduced a new system that will see company formations being rejected if the company includes a director who is an “Undischarged Bankrupt” – meaning that they’re going through the bankruptcy process. This is because undischarged bankrupts can not act as limited company directors. Now, Companies House will reject the […]
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Company Formation for Professionals: How do I remove companies from my account?
If you form multiple limited companies on behalf of other people, sooner or later you may want to delete some of these companies from your account. Here’s how to do this: Log in to your Company Formation MadeSimple account Select ‘My Companies’ Locate and click on the company that you would like to remove Select […]
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Shares and Shareholders: 5 Quick Company Formation Tips
All UK Private Limited Companies must have at least one shareholder – so it’s an important appointment to get right (and to get it right the first time as errors made at the formation stage aren’t easily fixed). Here are some pointers to make sure you get off to the perfect start...
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What does ‘Active’ mean in the ‘Company Status’ field?
If you log in at Companies MadeSimple and go to your limited company’s company admin page, you’ll see a field dedicated to the ‘Company Status’ that will most likely be populated with this message: ‘Active’. So what does the ‘Active’ message represent?
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Updating a company's Webfiling Authentication Code
Our system gives you the option to update the webfiling authentication code for any companies that you administer through it. Here’s how you can go about changing a limited company’s code: