A Guide to Companies House
The following guide
is designed to help you understand the role of Companies House.
Main
Functions
The
Registrar of Companies
History
of Companies House
Registering
a limited company at Companies House
Main
Functions
The main functions of Companies House are to:
- incorporate and dissolve
limited companies;
- examine and store company
information delivered under the Companies Act and related legislation;
and
- make this information
available to the public.
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The
Registrar of Companies
There are two registries
for the UK . For companies registered in England and Wales Companies
House in Cardiff deal with the administration. For companies
registered in Scotland Companies House in Edinburgh deal with
the administration.
There is also an Information
Centre in London , it is not possible to register companies
at this location.
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History of Companies House
The United Kingdom has enjoyed a system of company registration
since 1844. Today, company registration matters are dealt with
in law, by the Companies Act 1985 and the updating legislation
contained in the Companies Act 1989.
All limited companies in the UK are registered at Companies
House, an Executive Agency of the Department of Trade and Industry.
There are more than 1.8 million limited companies registered
in Great Britain , and more than 300,000 new companies are incorporated
each year.
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Registering a limited company at Companies House
There are two options
available for registering a limited company. You can either use
an Agent or you can deal with Companies House directly yourself.
If you deal with Companies House directly they are not permitted to advise or guide you on the best way to form your company for your circumstances. In the event you do not know what is the best way to create your share structure, or maybe create the prescribed particulars, you are not able to ask for specific assistance from Companies House as this would be seen as advise which they are not permitted to give. By using an agent we will guide you in these areas and many more. We will make a few assumptions to simplify the process and remove the unnecessary complexity that often is not required for a typical company registration.
Simple Formations have invested the time and money in electronic
systems which greatly simplify the process and include numerous
fail safes to avoid failed applications. We also provide free phone support and unlike Companies House will advise you based on your personal circumstances. Post incorporation we
also provide all the legally required documentation, with our
prices starting from just £29.95 all inclusive, it makes good
business sense to use Simple Formations.
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