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Company Formation

Advice on how to register a limited company

Own name limited company formation

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

Off the shelf limited company formation

Ready made UK limited companies

Dormant non-trading limited company formation

Xpress

Same day/next day limited company formation with our Xpress service

Companies FAQ

Questions and answers on running a UK limited company

About companies: Information about limited companies and how run a company

Prices

Price list for limited company formation

Company names

Check a company name and read advice about choosing a name and sensitive words

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

Other types of company

Information about other types of company including LLP, Right to manage, Flat management, Guarantee, CICs etc.

LLP: Register a obtain advice on a Limited Liability Partnership
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
Community interest: Advice on how to set up Community interest companies

The package

Details of what is included in our standard limited company formation package

Company Restoration

Struck off and dissolved companies restored under section 652

What happens to struck off or dissolved companies?: Questions and answers about restoring dissolved companies to the register
What is the procedure to restore a struck off or dissolved company?: How to restore a dissolved company to the register
Why restore struck off or dissolved company?: The advantages of restoring struck off and dissolved companies
Why is a company struck off or dissolved?: Why was my company struck off?
Who can apply to restore a struck off or dissolved company?: Who is allowed to apply for a company to be restored?
How long does a company restoration take?: How long does a company restoration take?
What is the cost of restoring a struck off or dissolved company?: 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

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
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
Order search offline: Do money laundering checks offline by post/fax
Check form: Perform a money laundering check online

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

Practice Brokerage

Accountancy Practice Sales & Purchase

Our aims

Why we differ

Transaction schedule

Fees

Contact Us

FAQs

Seller's listings

Merger's listings

Acquirer's listings

Downloads

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

Tax Advice

Tax questions and tax investigation help

Services: Tax advice support services
How does it work?: How does the tax advice service work?
Submit tax query: Answer my tax query
Prices: Cost of tax advice
Tax Rate Card 2009/10: Download a 2009/10 tax card as a gift from FD!

Secretarial Services

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

Apostille

Apostilling of documents

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

Charity registration

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

Resolutions

Advice on passing ordinary and special resolutions for limited companies

Domain names

Check and order domain names online

Company seals

Order a company seal

Company registers

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

Registered office

Registered office facility for UK limited companies

Searches & credit checks

Company searches at Companies House and Experian credit

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

Prices

Prices for company secretarial services

Fee & Tribunal Insurance

Commercial and legal protection for your business

Insurance Enquiry: Enquire about our commercial insurance product

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
Price list: What does it cost to register a trade mark?
Monitoring & Name Watching
Design Registration

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
CH forms: Useful forms to download from Companies House
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

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