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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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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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The Company Status: I’m Dormant but Companies House say I’m Active
Once a company has been formed the Companies House webcheck will give the company an “Active” status. This is nothing to do with the company’s trading status. It is simply to do with the company’s current “life” status. “Active” means that the company is formed – whether it is trading or not is not taken […]
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How to change your Companies House WebFiling Authentication Code
All limited companies formed online with Companies House (either directly with Companies House or via a formation agent such as us) are automatically allocated a Companies House webfiling authentication code (click here for more information on the code). Once the code has been received you are free to change it to something memorable. To do […]
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Company Name Change: Do I get a new Certificate of Incorporation?
You do not get an amended certificate of incorporation if you change the name of your limited company. The certificate of incorporation reflects the information correct at the time of formation, therefore it will never change.
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Share Certificates for your New Shareholders
We provide share certificates for existing and new shareholders alike. For existing shareholders simply login to your account, access “My Companies” and select your company name. Scroll down to the “Shareholders” section and select “Download”, you will either be presented with an online version of the certificate straight away or you will have to enter […]
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Changing the Shareholder Address on the Share Certificate
If you need to amend the shareholder address on an existing share certificate, it's easy. Our blog takes you through it step-by-step.
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Company Dissolution: You can’t Dissolve when…
Company dissolution is a process of closing your limited company and removing it from the Companies House register of active limited companies. Companies House will not accept a dissolution request if your company has certain mitigating circumstances.
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“Last Return Made Up To”: What does it mean?
The Companies House webcheck and our very own company admin portal both have a “Last Return Made Up To” field which is sometimes followed by a date. So what does this mean?
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I’ve made a mistake on my Company’s Annual Return!
Unfortunately if an annual return has been filed with Companies House it can’t be removed from the register without a court order. However, you do have options regarding how you can file another annual return.