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Sensitive words for UK company formations

Some words are classed as sensitive by Companies House. Consequently, they will not form nor change the name of a company if the name contains one of these words. However, some words would be accepted if the own name company registration is accompanied by a letter of justification for the use of that name. Specifically, if your company name is to include any of the words "group", "holdings", or "international" (or common variations of these words) then you will need to submit a letter of justification. Templates for these can be found at the bottom of this page.

For other sensitive words, the relevant regulatory board would need to be contacted. For example to use the word "optician" or "optometrist", The Registrar General Optical Council would need to be contacted.

For more information, please contact us.

Please note that plurals of the words listed are also classed as sensitive.

A B C D E F G H I K M N O P Q R S T U V W
ABORTIONANZAC
ARCHITECTASSOCIATION
ASSURANCEASSURER
AUTHORITY BENEVOLENT
BOARDBRITISH
BUILDING SOCIETY CHAMBER OF BUSINESS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCECHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, TRAINING AND ENTERPRISECHAMBER OF ENTERPRISE
CHAMBER OF INDUSTRYCHAMBER OF TRADE
CHAMBER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRYCHAMBER OF TRAINING
CHAMBER OF TRAINING AND ENTERPRISECHAMBERS OF BUSINESS
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCECHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, TRAINING AND ENTERPRISECHAMBERS OF ENTERPRISE
CHAMBERS OF INDUSTRYCHAMBERS OF TRADE
CHAMBERS OF TRADE AND INDUSTRYCHAMBERS OF TRAINING
CHAMBERS OF TRAINING AND ENTERPRISECHARITABLE
CHARITYCHARTER
CHARTEREDCHEMIST
CHEMISTRYCHIROPODIST
CHIROPRACTORCO-OPERATIVE
CONTACT LENSCOUNCIL
CREDIT UNION DENTAL
DENTAL PRACTITIONERDENTAL SURGEON
DENTISTDENTISTRY
DIETICIANDISPENSING OPTICIAN
DISTRICT NURSEDRUGGIST
DUKE ENGLAND
ENGLISHENROLLED OPTICIAN
EUROPEAN FEDERATION
FOUNDATIONFRIENDLY SOCIETY
FUND GENEVA CROSS
GOVERNMENTGREAT BRITAIN
GROUP HEALTH CENTRE
HEALTH SERVICEHEALTH VISITOR
HER MAJESTYHIS MAJESTY
HOLDINGHPSS (Health and Personal Social Services)
HSC (Health and Social Care) INDUSTRIAL & PROVIDENT SOCIETY
INSTITUTEINSTITUTE OF LARYNGOLOGY
INSTITUTE OF ORTHOPAEDICSINSTITUTE OF OTOLOGY
INSTITUTE OF UROLOGYINSTITUTION
INSURANCEINSURER
INTERNATIONALIRELAND
IRISH KING
MEDICAL LABORATORYMIDWIFE
MIDWIFERY NATIONAL
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICENHS
NURSENURSING
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTOLYMPIAD
OLYMPIADSOLYMPIAN
OLYMPIANSOLYMPIC
OLYMPICSOPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN
OPTICIANOPTOMETRIST
ORTHOPTIST PARALYMPIAD
PARALYMPIADSPARALYMPIAN
PARALYMPIANSPARALYMPIC
PARALYMPICSPATENT
PATENT AGENTPATENT OFFICE
PATENTEEPHARMACEUTICAL
PHARMACEUTISTPHARMACIST
PHARMACYPHYSIOTHERAPIST
POLICEPOLYTECHNIC
POST OFFICEPREGNANCY
PRINCEPRINCESS
QUEEN RADIOGRAPHER
RE-ASSURERRE-INSURANCE
RE-INSURERREASSURANCE
RED CRESCENTRED CROSS
RED LION AND SUNREGISTER
REGISTEREDREGISTERED OPTICIAN
REMEDIAL GYMNASTROYAL
ROYALEROYALTY
SCOTLANDSCOTTISH
SHEFFIELDSIAMBR DDIWYDIANT
SIAMBR FASNACHSIAMBR FASNACH
SIAMBR FENTERSIAMBR FUSNES
SIAMBR HYFFORDDIANTSIAMBR HYFFORDDIANT A MENTER
SIAMBR MASNACH A DIWYDIANTSIAMBR MASNACH A DIWYDIANT
SIAMBR MASNACH, HYFFORDDIANT A MENTERSIAMBRAU BUSNES
SIAMBRAU DIWYDIANTSIAMBRAU HYFFORDDIANT
SIAMBRAU HYFFORDDIANT A MENTERSIAMBRAU MASNACH
SIAMBRAU MASNACHSIAMBRAU MASNACH A DIWYDIANT
SIAMBRAU MASNACH A DIWYDIANTSIAMBRAU MASNACH, HYFFORDDIANT A MENTER
SIAMBRAU MENTERSOCIETY
SOLICITOR (in Scotland only)SPECIAL SCHOOL
STOCK EXCHANGE TECHNICIAN
TERMINATIONTRADE UNION
TRUST UNITED KINGDOM
UNIVERSITY VET
VETERINARYVETERINARY SURGEON
WALESWELSH
WINDSORWORD OR EXPRESSION
 

Template letters for names including "group", "holdings", or "international"

Download the appropriate template letter, modify it to suit your company details, print it out on company headed notepapre and post or fax it to us when you submit your company order.