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Company Formation

Advice on how to register a limited company

Form a company

Form a limited company

Own Name

Advice on how to set up a UK limited company on-line

The package: Details of what is included in our standard limited company formation package
Dormant (non-trading): Register your company to protect its name. Ideal for non-trading companies
Right to manage: Advice on how to set up Right to manage companies
Flat management: Advice on how to set up Flat management companies
Ltd by guarantee: Advice on how to set up Companies limited by guarantee
CIC: Advice on how to set up Community interest companies
LLP: Register and obtain advice on a Limited Liability Partnership
PLC: Advice on how to set up Public Limited companies

Off the shelf

Ready made UK limited companies

Choosing a name

Useful advice on choosing a name for your limited company

Concise guide: More advice on choosing a name
Sensitive words: A list of sensitive words that should be avoided or are not allowed in limited company names
Similar names
Check a name: Check a company name online with our direct link into the Companies House database

About companies

Information about limited companies and how run a company

FAQ: Questions and answers on running a UK limited company

Prices

Price list for limited company formation

Compare formation choices

Company Restoration

Struck off and dissolved companies restored under section 1000 Companies Act 2006

Apply to restore now

What happens to struck off companies?

Questions and answers about restoring dissolved companies to the register

Why is a company struck off?

Why was my company struck off?

Restoration procedure

How to restore a dissolved company to the register

Administrative restoration: What is administrative restoration
How long does a company restoration take?: How long does a company restoration take?
Who can apply to restore?: Who is allowed to apply for a company to be restored?

FAQs

Restoration FAQs

Prices

What is the cost of restoring a struck off or dissolved company?

Money Laundering

Online money laundering checks that are JMLSG with instant results

Identity Checking

Client identification checks from your desk without pestering your clients for passports and bank statements

Check an identity: Perform a money laundering check online
Buy credits online: Buy credits to do online money laundering checks
Buy credits by cheque: Buy credits to do online money laundering checks by cheque
Required information: What information we need, recommend and is optional to do a money laundering check
Sample reports: Sample money laundering check reports
Offline prices: Money laundering check offline prices
Online prices: Money laundering check online prices
Order search offline: Do money laundering checks offline by post/fax

Manuals and procedures

Money Laundering Compliance – anti-money laundering manual and guide

Online CPD lectures

Money Laundering Compliance – Online CPD lectures for anti-money laundering rules

Order lectures & manual

Order our Online CPD lectures and manual for anti-money laundering rules for instant download

Listen to lectures

Listen to online CPD lectures that have been ordered for you

Accountancy Brokers

Accountancy Practice Sales & Purchase

Contact Us

Our aims

Why we differ

Transaction schedule

Brochure
Seller’s questionnaire
Merger's questionnaire
Acquirer’s questionnaire
Confidentiality Agreement

Fees

Business Brokers

Aims

Buying a Business

Selling Your Business

Register

Agents

become a local agent

Downloads

A-Z of buying a business

Tax Advice

Tax questions and tax investigation help

Submit tax query: Answer my tax query
Services: Tax advice support services
How does it work?: How does the tax advice service work?
Tax Rate Card 2010/11: Download a 2010/11 tax card as a gift from FD!
Prices: Cost of tax advice

Secretarial

FD provides a wide range of secretarial services, including special resolutions, company seals and registers

Apostille

Apostille

Resolutions

Advice on passing ordinary and special resolutions for limited companies

Searches & credit checks

Company searches at Companies House and credit checks on limited companies

Order a company search: Obtain a UK limited company or foreign company search
Sample search report: Example search on a UK limited company
UK prices: Price list for searches on UK limited companies
International prices: Price list for international company searches

Registered Office

Registered office address facilities

Directors address

Directors service address

Vectis software

Vectis company secretarial software

Software features: What Vectis company secretarial software offers
Download Vectis FREE: Download Vectis company secretarial software
Buy Vectis licences: Buy a licence for the Vectis company secretarial software
Prices: Cost of vectis software licences

Seals

Order a company seal

Registers

Loose leaf, Electronic, Soft and hard back company registers for limited companies

Charity

Information about our charity registration services

What is charitable?: Explains what activities are considered charitable
Running a charity: Summarises the requirements for running a charity
Types of charity: Explains the different legal formats of charitable organisations
Prices: Cost of registering a UK charity

Trade Marks

Legal advice on trade mark protection

Brand protection: Protect your company's brand
Advantages: Advantages of registering a trade mark
The Process: The process of registering a UK or European trade mark
After Registration: After registering your brand as a UK or European trade mark
Monitoring & Name Watching
Design Registration
Prices: What does it cost to register a trade mark?

Quick links

About FD: A brief history of FD and an explanation of our ethos and working practices
Apply for a credit account: Regular customers will benefit from applying for a credit account
Apply for an FD customer number: An FD customer number will speed up your on-line purchases
Pay invoices on-line: Pay your Formations Direct invoices on-line using our secure payment service
Site guide: A guide to the entire FD web site
Testimonials: Formations Direct has many satisfied customers
Web site feedback: Tell us what you think of our site
Contact us: Contact Formations Direct from our web site, by telephone, post or fax
Companies Act 2006: Information about the companies act 2006

My Account

Manage your FD account online

Change My Password: Change the password that you use to login to this website
View previous MLR checks: View MLR checks that you have previously done
Online lectures orders: View details of your online lecture orders and manage who can listen to them

Resources

Links to other websites and documents available for download

Links

Links to other websites which may be of interest to you

Downloads

A full list off all documents available for download from the FD site

Form 42 (full): HMRC form 42
Form 42 (short): Tax form 42
Table A: Companies Act 1985 table A
Tables B-F: Companies Act 1985 tables B to F
eBrochure: Formations Direct electronic brochure
FREE tax leaflet
CA 2006 Model Articles