Our professional company formation package includes everything necessary for your client to commence trading as a registered company. 

All the documents are presented in a specially designed case so as your client's business progresses, official documents can be kept safely and within easy reach. Tailor made Ltd companies cost only £138 + VAT and ready made companies £135 + VAT. Plc Companies cost £350 + VAT and Scottish Companies cost £200 + VAT

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U.K. Company Formation Services
You can incorporate a company by following our two easy step process below.

 

Step 1 Check for name availability.

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Or choose a ready made name from our interactive list

 

Our companies are incorporated in accordance with the 1989 Companies Act and can be readily adapted to suit your individual requirements. Ready made companies can be despatched the same day and single member companies are also available.

The Company package

  • Certificate of Incorporation

  • 7 bound copies of the Memorandum & Articles of Association

  • Combined Company Register (loose leaf or bound)

  • Minutes of the first

  • meeting

  • Minutes of the second meeting

  • Stock transfer forms

  • Renunciation documents

  • Company seal

  • Certificate frame

  • Statutory forms

NOTES FOR GUIDANCE NUMBER 15
DIRECTORS AND COMPANIES HOUSE

BACKGROUND

A director is appointed to manage the affairs of a company in accordance with its articles of association and the law generally. There are certain responsibilities attached to such an appointment which apply to all directors, i.e. executive and non-executive, and to all types of company.

These notes deal with some of the key requirements of the Companies Act in relation to the delivery of documents to Companies House.

They may help you keep on the right side of the law.

WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A DIRECTOR?

Every company director has a personal responsibility to ensure that certain statutory documents are delivered to the Registrar of Companies as and when required by the Companies Act. In particular:-

• Accounts (usually only for limited companies)

• Annual returns

• Notice of change of directors or secretaries or in their particulars (forms 288a/b/c)

WHAT HAPPENS IF ACCOUNTS OR ANNUAL RETURNS ARE NOT FILED?

All the directors of the company could be prosecuted. Failure to file on time is a CRIMINAL OFFENCE. On conviction a fine of up to £5,000 may be imposed by the court for each offence.

Alternatively, the Registrar may form the opinion that the company is no longer carrying on business or in operation. In such circumstances he could strike it off the register and dissolve it. If this happens all the assets of the company, including its bank account and property etc., become the property of the crown. The company can only be restored to the register and continue in existence by means of a court order.

See guidance notes entitled Striking off, Dissolution, and Restoration’ (CHN27)

ARE DIRECTORS REALLY PROSECUTED?

Yes. An average of 1000 directors are convicted each year for failing to deliver accounts and returns to the Registrar on time. Persistent failure to deliver statutory documents on time may also lead to disqualification.

WHAT HAPPENS IF ACCOUNTS ARE DELIVERED LATE?

As a director of a public or private limited company, you have a period of 7 or 10 months respectively from the accounting reference date in which to deliver your company’s accounts to the Registrar.

If accounts are received late the company will be charged a late filing penalty which will be calculated according to the following scale:-

  Private Public
Up to 3 months late £ 100 £ 500
Up to 6 months late £ 250 £1000
Up to 12 months late £ 500 £2000
More than 12 months late £1000 £2000
More than 12 months late £1000 £5000
See guidance notes CHN22 entitled ‘Late Filing Penalties’

HOW CAN PROSECUTION AND PENALTIES BE AVOIDED?

Make sure your company complies on time with all its filing obligations, not only its accounts and annual returns, but all other documents required under the Companies Act.

ISN’T MY ACCOUNTANT SUPPOSED TO DO ALL THIS?

Your accountant’s responsibilities depend on the agreement you have drawn up with him. However the responsibility to deliver accounts and other statutory documents rests entirely with the directors.

Ensure that your accountants have all the necessary information to prepare your accounts and get them audited on time. If necessary chase your accountants: do not just assume that they are getting on with the job.

ACCOUNTANTS AND FINANCIAL ADVISERS DON’T GET PROSECUTED OR PENALISED - YOU DO

 
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