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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 H I J K L M N O P Q R S T T U V W
ABORTIONACCOUNTS COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
ACCREDITACCREDITATION
ACCREDITEDACCREDITING
ADJUDICATOR ALBA
ALBANNACHANZAC
AONAICHTEAPOTHECARY
ARCHITECTART PSYCHOTHERAPIST
ART THERAPISTARTISTIC TRUST
ASSOCIATIONASSURANCE
ASSURERAUDIT COMMISSION (or Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England)
AUDIT OFFICEAUDIT SCOTLAND
AUDITOR GENERALAUDITOR GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND
AUDITOR GENERAL FOR WALESAUTHORITY
BACHELOR OF MEDICINEBAN-DIÙC
BAN-DIÙCAN BANA-PHRIONNSA
BANA-PRIONNSAICHEANBANC
BANKBANKING
BANKNOTEBANRIGH
BANRIGHREANBENEVOLENT
BHAN-DHIÙCBHAN-DHIÙCAN
BHANA-PHRIONNSABHANA-PHRIONNSAICHEAN
BHANRIGHBHANRIGHREAN
BHREATAINN BHREATANACH
BHREATANAICHBIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST
BOARDBREATAINN
BREATANNACHBREATANNAICH
BRENHINESBRENHINIAETH
BRENHINOLBRENIN
BRIFYSGOLBRITAIN
BRITISHBRYDAIN
BRYDEINIG BUILDING SOCIETY
CENEDLAETHOLCHAMBER OF
CHAMBER OF BUSINESSCHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYCHAMBER OF COMMERCE, TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE
CHAMBER OF ENTERPRISECHAMBER OF INDUSTRY
CHAMBER OF TRADECHAMBER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
CHAMBER OF TRAININGCHAMBER OF TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE
CHAMBERS OF BUSINESSCHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYCHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE
CHAMBERS OF ENTERPRISECHAMBERS OF INDUSTRY
CHAMBERS OF TRADECHAMBERS OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
CHAMBERS OF TRAININGCHAMBERS OF TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE
CHARITABLECHARITY
CHARTERCHARTERED
CHEMISTCHEMISTRY
CHENEDLAETHOLCHILD MAINTENANCE
CHILD MAINTENANCE AND ENFORCEMENT COMMISSIONCHILD SUPPORT
CHIROPODISTCHIROPRACTOR
CHOIMISEAN CHOMHAIRLE
CHOMHAIRLEANCHOMISIWN
CHYMRAEGCHYMREIG
CHYMREIGCHYMRU
CHYNGORCLINICAL SCIENTIST
CO-OPERATIVECOIMISEAN
COIMISEINCOMHAIRLE
COMHAIRLEANCOMISIWN
COMMISSIONCOMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL
COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL FOR NORTHERN IRELANDCONTACT LENS
COUNCILCREDIT UNION
CYMRAEGCYMREIG
CYMRUCYNGOR
DATA PROTECTIONDDUG
DDUGESDENTAL
DENTAL PRACTITIONERDENTAL SURGEON
DENTISTDENTISTRY
DEYRNAS GYFUNOLDEYRNAS UNEDIG
DHIÙCDHIÙCAN
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHERDIETICIAN
DIETICIAN PARTDISCIPLINARY
DISCIPLINEDISPENSING OPTICIAN
DISTRICT NURSEDIÙC
DIÙCANDOCTOR OF MEDICINE
DRAMA THERAPISTDRUGGIST
DRUGGISTDUCHESS
DUG DUGES
DUKEDYWYSOG
EDUCATIONAL TRUST EI FAWRHYDI
EI MAWRHYDIENGLAND
ENGLISHENROLLED OPTICIAN
ENTERPRISE TRUST EUROPEAN
FAMILY TRUSTFEDERATION
FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
FINANCIAL TRUST FOUNDATION
FRENHINESFRENHINIAETH
FRENHINOLFRENIN
FRIENDLY SOCIETYFUND
GENEDLAETHOL GENERAL PRACTITIONER
GENEVA CROSSGIRO
GOMISIWNGOVERNMENT
GREAT BRITAINGROUP
GWASANAETH IECHYDGWLADOL
GYMRAEGGYMREIG
GYMRUGYNGOR
H-OILTHIGHEANHEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE
HEALTH CENTREHEALTH SERVICE
HEALTH VISITORHER MAJESTY
HIS MAJESTYHOLDING
HOUSE OF COMMONSHOUSE OF LORDS
HPSS (Health and Personal Social Services)HSC (Health and Social Care)
HUMAN RIGHTS INDUSTRIAL & PROVIDENT SOCIETY
INSPECTORATEINSTITUTE
INSTITUTE OF LARYNGOLOGYINSTITUTE OF ORTHOPAEDICS
INSTITUTE OF OTOLOGYINSTITUTE OF UROLOGY
INSTITUTIONINSURANCE
INSURERINTERNATIONAL
INVESTMENT TRUSTIRELAND
IRISH JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT
KING LAW COMMISSION
LICENSINGLICENTIATE IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY
LLYWODRAETHLYWODRAETH
MEDICAL CENTREMEDICAL LABORATORY
MHÒRACHDMIDWIFE
MIDWIFERYMÒRACHD
MÒRACHD’ MUSIC THERAPIST
MUTUAL NA H-ALBA
NATIONALNATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WALES
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WALES COMMISSIONNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
NGHYMRUNHS
NORTHERN IRELAND NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY
NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY COMMISSIONNORTHERN IRELAND AUDIT OFFICE
NORTHERN IRISHNURSE
NURSING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
OIFIS SGRÙDAIDH OILTHIGH
OILTHIGHEANOLYMPIAD
OLYMPIADSOLYMPIAN
OLYMPIANSOLYMPIC
OLYMPICSOMBUDSMAN
OMBWDSMONOPERATING DEPARTMENT PRACTITIONER
OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANOPTICIAN
OPTOMETRISTORTHOPTIST
ORTHOTISTOVERSIGHT
PARALYMPIADPARALYMPIADS
PARALYMPIANPARALYMPIANS
PARALYMPICPARALYMPICS
PARAMEDICPARLAMAID
PARLAMAIDEAN PARLIAMENT
PARLIAMENTARIANPARLIAMENTARY
PARLIAMENTARY CORPORATE BODYPATENT
PATENT AGENTPATENT ATTORNEY
PATENT OFFICEPATENTEE
PENSIONS TRUSTPHARLAMAID
PHARLAMAIDEAN PHARMACEUTICAL
PHARMACEUTISTPHARMACIST
PHARMACYPHRIFYSGOL
PHRIONNSAPHRIONNSAICHEAN
PHRYDAINPHRYDEINIG
PHYSICAL THERAPIST PHYSICIAN
PHYSIOTHERAPISTPODIATRIST
POLICEPOLYTECHNIC
POST OFFICEPRACTITIONER
PREGNANCYPREGNANCY TERMINATION
PRIFYSGOLPRINCE
PRINCESSPRIONNSA
PRIONNSAICHEANPROSTHETIST
PRYDAINPRYDEINIG
QUEEN RADIOGRAPHER
REASSURANCEREASSURER
RED CRESCENTRED CROSS
RED LION AND SUNREGIONAL AGENCY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING
REGIONAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BOARDREGISTER
REGISTEREDREGISTERED OPTICIAN
REGISTERED PHARMACISTREGISTERED TRADE MARK AGENT
REGISTRARREGISTRATION
REGISTRYREGULATION
REGULATOR REINSURANCE
REINSURERREMEDIAL GYMNAST
RIAGHALTAISRIAGHALTAS
RIAGHALTASANRÌGH
RÌOGHACHD RÌOGHAIL
RÌOGHALACHDROYAL
ROYALEROYALTY
RULE COMMITTEE SCOTLAND
SCOTTISHSCOTTISH LAW COMMISSION
SENEDDSHEFFIELD
SIAMBR SIAMBR DDIWYDIANT
SIAMBR FASNACHSIAMBR FASNACH
SIAMBR FENTERSIAMBR FUSNES
SIAMBR HYFFORDDIANTSIAMBR HYFFORDDIANT A MENTER
SIAMBR MASNACH A DIWYDIANTSIAMBR MASNACH A DIWYDIANT
SIAMBR MASNACH, HYFFORDDIANT A MENTERSIAMBR O
SIAMBRAU BUSNESSIAMBRAU DIWYDIANT
SIAMBRAU HYFFORDDIANTSIAMBRAU HYFFORDDIANT A MENTER
SIAMBRAU MASNACHSIAMBRAU MASNACH
SIAMBRAU MASNACH A DIWYDIANTSIAMBRAU MASNACH A DIWYDIANT
SIAMBRAU MASNACH, HYFFORDDIANT A MENTERSIAMBRAU MENTER
SOCIAL SERVICESOCIETY
SOLICITOR (in Scotland only)SPECIAL SCHOOL
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTSPEECH THERAPIST
STAFF TRUSTSTANDARDS
STOCK EXCHANGESURGEON
SWYDDFA ARCHWILIO T-OILTHIGH
TECHNICIANTERMINATION
TEYRNAS GYFUNOL TEYRNAS UNEDIG
THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND THE PENSIONS ADVISORY SERVICE
THE SCOTTISH THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT
THERAPEUTIC RADIOGRAPHERTHEYRNAS GYFUNOL
THEYRNAS UNEDIGTHYWYSOG
TRADE UNIONTRIBUNAL
TRUSTTYWYSOG
TYWYSOGES UNDERWRITE
UNDERWRITINGUNIT TRUST
UNITED KINGDOMUNIVERSITY
VETVETERINARY
VETERINARY SURGEON WALES
WASANAETH IECHYDWATCHDOG
WELSHWINDSOR
WLADOLWORD 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.

Keywords: sensitive words, UK limited company formation, Companies House, own name company registration