Includes electronic copies of the Original Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum & Articles of Association, plus a J30 Stock Transfer form.
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Ready made companies with no trading history (dormant companies), ready for you to take over
A shelf company (also sometimes known as a ready made company) is a company that has been formed but never traded. They’re ideal if you require a company number extremely quickly or if you need to operate as an older company.
All of our off the shelf companies / ready made companies are up to date with their Dormant Company Accounts and Confirmation Statement filing obligations.
Off the shelf company names are available on a first come first serve basis. View the full list of available names here.
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Proof of IDWe have a legal obligation to check Proof of ID and Proof of Address. This is to ensure we comply with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations and 'Know Your Customer' (KYC) requirements. Please check this article to see which documents we can accept. |
With the Standard Shelf Company packages, you will receive:
With the Premium Shelf Company packages, you will receive in addition to the above:
Chosen off the shelf companies are designated on a first come first serve basis. So once you have decided on a company, we'll email you the Shelf Company / Ready Made Company template to complete and return with your chosen company name from the selected incorporation year. Please return the completed template as soon as possible to avoid someone else possibly choosing the same shelf company. As soon as our team receives your template, we'll make the necessary director appointments and send you the relevant company documents. The company is now yours.
The Premium Shelf packages also include the Registered Office, Service Address and Confirmation Statement services. Once the company has been transferred we will prepare the Confirmation Statement to update the new shareholder’s details online at Companies House. We will email you and request that you review the prepared Statement before filing.
If you prefer to change the company name to one of your choice, you can do so by purchasing the Company Name Change Service here.
Yes. We have relationships in place with various banks including Barclays, Tide, TSB, Anna and Mettle. Get in touch if you would like us to refer you to any of these.
Yes. When you buy a ready made company you are getting a dormant UK company with no trading history, so you can rest assured that the company is financially clean and there are no outstanding burdens.
No. If you buy our Premium off the shelf company package can use our address as your company’s Registered Office and Director Service Address (renewable on a yearly basis). By using our address you are protecting your own address from being the public register and searchable online.
HMRC, Companies House and Government Gateway mail received at our address as a result of us being your Registered Office/Service Address will be opened and securely scanned to you.
If you have any more questions please email the team at [email protected].
The account holder and all company officers, including directors and people with significant control must provide Proof of ID and Address documentation. This is to ensure that we comply with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations and ‘Know Your Customer’ requirements. We are unable to offer our company Registered Office and/or Service Address service until this information is provided. Here’s how to quickly, simply and securely provide the necessary Proof of ID and Proof of Address documentation.
