Annual General Meeting (AGM)
A guide to AGM requirements and procedures for UK companies, covering who must hold one, what business is transacted and how shareholders …
Corporate operations and compliance
Practical advice for setup, governance and compliance in businesses.
Annual Return (Confirmation Statement Explained)
A guide to the UK annual return and its replacement, the confirmation statement, covering what information it contains, filing deadlines, …
Beneficial Ownership Register
What is the beneficial ownership register? A practical guide to identifying people with significant control (PSCs), maintaining the PSC …
Business Structure
Brief overview of business structures: liability, capital, tax, and where to read more about each type.
Company Dissolution: Strike Off Process
A guide to company dissolution in the UK, covering voluntary and compulsory strike off, the objection process, what happens to company …
Company Dividend Procedure
How to declare and pay dividends in a UK limited company, covering the legal requirements, board minutes, dividend vouchers, interim and …
Company Name Rules and Restrictions
A guide to company name rules in the UK, covering name restrictions, prohibited and sensitive words, required name endings, how to check …
Company Secretary Responsibilities
A guide to the company secretary role in the UK, covering statutory duties, appointment requirements, who can act as company secretary and …
Director's Loan Account Explained
How director’s loan accounts work in UK limited companies, including the tax consequences of borrowing from your company, Section 455 …
Directors' Responsibilities Under the Companies Act
A guide to directors’ legal responsibilities under the Companies Act 2006, covering the seven statutory duties, filing obligations and …
Dormant Company Accounts
A guide to dormant companies in the UK, covering what counts as dormant, the simplified accounts that can be filed, Companies House and HMRC …
Filing Accounts with Companies House
How to file annual accounts with Companies House, covering filing deadlines, the different types of accounts by company size, online filing …
General Partnership Structure
A guide to general partnerships in the UK, covering formation, partner responsibilities, profit sharing, unlimited liability, taxation and …
How to Close a Limited Company
A guide to closing a UK limited company, covering the strike-off process, members’ voluntary liquidation, tax implications of …
How to Register a Company in the UK
How to register a company in the UK. A step-by-step guide covering the application process, required documents, registration fees, choosing …
How to Transfer Shares in a UK Company
A guide to transferring shares in a UK limited company, covering the process, stamp duty obligations, required forms and how to update the …
Opening and Managing a Business Bank Account
A guide to opening a UK business bank account, covering the application process, required documents, account types, typical fees and how the …
People with Significant Control (PSC) Register
A guide to the People with Significant Control (PSC) register for UK companies, covering who qualifies as a PSC, how to identify them, …
Practical Company Secretarial Duties
A practical guide to the tasks involved in company secretarial work, covering Companies House filings, statutory registers, board …
Share Capital and Share Classes
A guide to share capital and share classes in UK companies, covering nominal value, issued capital, share premiums, different classes of …
SIC Codes: Choosing the Right Code
A guide to Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes in the UK, covering what they are, how to choose the correct code for your …
Statutory Books and Registers
A guide to statutory books and registers for UK companies, covering the required registers, minutes and records, where they must be kept, …
Striking Off vs Liquidation
Striking off vs liquidation explained. A practical comparison of the two main routes for closing a solvent UK limited company, covering …
The Company Constitution
What is a company constitution? A practical guide to the documents and resolutions that make up a UK company’s constitution, including …
What Are Articles of Association?
What are articles of association? A practical guide to the constitutional document that governs how a UK company is run, including model …
What Are Company Accounts?
What are company accounts? A practical guide to the annual financial statements UK companies must prepare and file, including what they …
What Are Director Duties?
What are director duties in the UK? A guide to the seven statutory duties under the Companies Act 2006, filing obligations, personal …
What is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)?
What is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)? A practical guide to this charity-specific legal structure, including formation with …
What is a Community Interest Company?
What is a community interest company (CIC)? A practical guide to this social enterprise structure in the UK, including the community …
What is a Confirmation Statement?
What is a confirmation statement? A practical guide to this annual Companies House filing for UK companies, including what information it …
What is a Limited Liability Partnership?
What is a limited liability partnership (LLP)? A practical guide to how LLPs work in the UK, including member liability, formation, …
What is a Memorandum of Association?
What is a memorandum of association? A practical guide to this formation document required when incorporating a UK company, including what …
What is a Private Limited Company?
What is a Private Limited Company (Ltd)? A brief guide to its definition, responsibilities, share capital, advantages, registration, and how …
What is a Public Limited Company (PLC)?
What is a public limited company (PLC)? A practical guide to forming and running a PLC in the UK, including minimum share capital, director …
What is a Registered Office?
What is a registered office? A practical guide to the official company address that every UK company must have, including legal …
What is a Shareholders' Agreement?
What is a shareholders’ agreement? A practical guide to this private contract between company shareholders, covering key clauses like …
What is a Sole Trader?
A guide to sole trader businesses in the UK, covering registration with HMRC, tax obligations, unlimited liability, and how it compares to a …
What is a Subsidiary Company?
A guide to subsidiary companies in the UK, covering what makes a company a subsidiary, majority ownership and control, consolidated …
What is Companies House?
What is Companies House? A practical guide to the UK’s registrar of companies, covering its role, the public register, filing …