Form a Company
Eligibility, choosing a package, and application guidance
Formation Packages
- Can You Help Me Form a Community Interest Company (CIC)?
- What SIC codes should I choose?
- What is a subsidiary company?
- How do I set up an SPV?
- Basic Package
- Privacy Package
- Privacy Plus Package
- Fully Inclusive Package
- Wholesale Package
- Limited by Guarantee Package
- Non-Residents Package
- LLP Package
- Multiple Share Class Package
Formation FAQs
- Can I guarantee same-day company formation?
- How can I form a 'not-for-profit' company?
- What is 12-month cancellation protection?
- What are the annual renewal costs of the formation packages?
- What is your most popular package?
- Can I get a discount on your formation packages?
- Does the Non-Residents Package include a business bank account referral?
- What package is suitable for non-UK residents?
- How do I use the Confirmation Statement Service in my package?
- Are there any additional costs with the formation packages?
- How does the Pre-Submission Review work?
- How do I use the PAYE Registration Service included in my package?
- Can I upgrade my package later on?
- Can I add services later on?
- What is the ICO Registration Service?
- Which package should I choose?
- What do I need to file for my LLP?
Company Types
- What is a Limited by Shares company?
- What is a Limited Liability Partnership?
- What is a Limited by Guarantee company?
- I need a not-for-profit company. What should I choose?
- Do you assist with Limited Partnerships?
- What do I need to file for my limited by shares company?
- What do I need to file for my limited by guarantee company?
Shares & Shareholders
- Do I need to pay up my shares?
- Is there a minimum age for a company shareholder?
- What is the role of a shareholder?
- What is a share certificate?
- Can shares be transferred to children?
- How many shareholders do I need?
- Is there a minimum or maximum amount of shares required?
- What is the minimum amount of shares I need?
- What are 'shares'?
- What are my shareholder rights?
Directors, Secretaries & PSCs
- What is the role of a director?
- What is the difference between an LLP member and designated member?
- What is the role of a guarantor?
- What is the difference between a shareholder and a director?
- What is a company secretary?
- Do you offer a Nominee Director Service?
- What is a Person with Significant Control?
- Do I need a company secretary?
Official Company Documents
Application Guidance
- I am the only person in the company, what positions do I select?
- I cannot proceed through the application, as it is telling me I need a PSC
- How many shares should I choose?
- What is the difference between Go Green or Standard delivery?
- My address keeps being written over
- When completing the online application, how do I add another officer?
- What do I select for ownership or shares and voting rights?
- What is a common SIC code for e-commerce?
- It is not letting me proceed without adding a PSC - what do I do?
- Can my forwarding address be outside of the UK?
- Who owns the company?
- It is not letting me continue after putting in my company name and SIC codes
- It is asking me to select a shareholder, but there are no shares in the company, I am the only owner
- Can I use my home address for my company?
- I need help filling out the PSC section on the application
- What is my forwarding address?
- I want to change my package
- Why do I need to put in a forwarding address when the package includes your addresses?