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Company Formations made Simple
Starting a new company directly with Companies House is the simplest way to form your company. It all starts with a name search. So what are you waiting for? See if your favourite company name is available or try a few different alternatives.
Enter your company name into our SEARCH BOX and see if your preferred name is available. Get the all clear and you will have your company formed in just a few simple steps.
Our website explains the process and directs you to Companies House to form your company.
Company formation directly with Companies House is the simplest and fastest route to follow, there is no need to use a formation agent, this will just add cost and delays to the process.
So your name is available what else do you need?
1. A UK address for the registered office
2. At least one person to be a company director
3. At least one shareholder or guarantee member (can be the same person as the director)
In simple terms that is all you need!
Forming your company directly with Companies House is the fastest and cheapest way to form a company in the UK
Companies House is the official UK government registrar of companies and is part of the UK government and is the fastest and cheapest way to register a new UK company.
In the past Companies House did not offer online company registration to the public but allowed formation agents to develop software that could offer quick online company formations. This has changed over time and with the advent of new mandatory identity checks being introduced for all new companies being formed from November 2025, the Companies House online incorporation system is now the simplest, quickest and cheapest option. They do not charge any fees to do identity checks, you simply pay a one off government fee.
Using a formation agent to register your company will incur this same government fee but will also incur a charge from the formation agent. Going direct to Companies House removes the agents fee.