| Same-day UK Limited Company Incorporations and Online Companies Registration
Welcome to Coddan, UK companies incorporation agent. Our company offers UK companies incorporation services for clients from all over the world. We are pleased to provide you with information, guidance, and advice for setting-up a small business in the UK. Do you want to incorporate your business in Edinburgh, London, or Liverpool? Are you looking for information and guidance regarding limited company registration and small business start-up? Why should you bother with registering a company? Leave this complicated process to the professionals!
We will give you any assistance or advice relating to limited company registration matters from the moment you choose to move forward with us, and for as long after incorporation as you may require. We provide one of the highest-rated companies incorporation services to our clients around the world, particularly for UK residents. Our expertise ranges from local to international affairs, thus giving our clients an edge over others in accessing the international market. | Important Note:We offer a same-day UK limited company registration service. Have your new UK limited company started within only 6–8 business hours, whether it is a private company limited by shares, a private company limited by guarantee, a public limited company, a holding company or a flat management company. With Coddan, your business start-up idea can literally become a reality in hours! We offer everything a business start-up or a growing business needs right from free advice through to registration of your business entity, plus much more. By choosing to use Coddan as registration agent for your limited company, you can be sure that your new entity will be properly registered with Companies House, and that you will receive all necessary incorporation documents to start-up your business. For more information about the incorporation service for companies limited by shares available from Coddan, please visit the formation of companies limited by shares section of our main website. | |  | |  |   Welcome to the small business start-up guide. Setting-up a small business involves a number of important steps if you want to get things right first time. When setting-up a limited company or running a new business, there are lots of different areas that have to be researched. Private limited companies, the most typical set-up for small UK businesses, cannot offer shares to the public, but may have any number of shareholders. Each private limited company must have at least one director to make management decisions, and a company secretary. Coddan offers online UK limited company incorporation services. Formation of a private company limited by shares has never been easier. We offer company registration with a full set of limited company documents for as little as £32.00. We have a company formation service to suit everyone's needs. Our electronic customised company registration service offers a fast, simple, economic incorporation service. All our companies' incorporation packages are electronically submitted to the Companies House system with no requirement to complete any old-style paper forms! All that you need to do to take your first step towards success is to complete our on-line application form. Please enter your details followed by the details of the company, the officers, and shareholders. If you are interested in learning more about the UK private company limited by shares formation service, please feel free to visit the UK limited companies formation guide . |   The first step in incorporating a limited company is to decide on the following: whether the company is to be a private or public company limited by shares, or a private company limited by guarantee; the purpose of the company; and its capital requirements. You should also check the name that you have chosen to use for your new entity to be sure that this name has not already been taken.
The second step in incorporating a company is to complete the following forms and documents: Statement of First Directors, Secretary, and Registered Office (Form 10); Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association, which will provide information about the proposed company’s activity, subscribers, Board of Directors, shares transfer, seal, etc.; and Statutory Declaration (Form 12) which has to be signed in the presence of a Notary Public, Commissioner for Oaths, or Justice of the Peace. (The solicitor engaged in the formation of the company, or one of the Directors, or the Company Secretary must swear a Statutory Declaration of Compliance on Form 12.).
Our e-formation service eliminates the need to complete Forms 10, 12, 288a (to appoint the Directors and Secretary), and to sign the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company in the presence of a Notary or solicitor, making the process of forming a company even easier and quicker. With our new online electronic company registration system, we take you through each step of your company’s UK incorporation process as quickly and as simply as possible. We have feature-complete solutions with prices suitable for all needs and budgets, and designed to save the money in your pocket!
For more details about formation of a private limited company in the UK, please visit UK company registration procedure . | |  | |  | | UK Companies Formation – Guidance And Frequently Asked Questions:
 Who can form a company? The Companies Act generally allows one or more persons to form a company for any lawful purpose by subscribing to its Memorandum of Association.
What is a registered office? It is the address of a company to which Companies House letters and reminders will be sent. The registered office can be anywhere in England and Wales (or Scotland if your company is registered there).
What is the minimum number of officers a company requires? Every company must have formally-appointed company officers at all times. A private company must have at least one Director and one Secretary – formal qualifications are not required. A company's sole Director CANNOT also be the Company Secretary.
What information does Companies House require? Company Directors have a personal responsibility for making information about the capital structure, management, and activities of their companies available both to the Members of the company and to the general public in an annual return (Companies House Form 363s). For companies with limited liability, this will also include accounts.
What happens if you don't send the information to Companies House on time? It is easy to lose confidence in a company that doesn't meet its legal obligations. There is an automatic penalty if: you don't tell Companies House about your company's financial state on time; you don't send in details of changes; or any of the company’s returns or accounts are delivered late. This is between £100.00 and £1,000.00 for a private company and between £500.00 and £5,000.00 for a PLC.
If If you still have questions about a UK limited company, such as about its structure, appointment of officers, incorporation procedures, or annual disclosure requirements UK private limited company: frequently asked questions will help you to find out more. |  | | |
