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UK COMPANY FORMATION & REGISTRATIONS Registering a UK limited company is an area absolutely packed full of jargon. At Company Formation MadeSimple we understand that you may not know the difference between a sole trader or limited company, who Companies House are and the part they play in company registration, what a registered office is or the options available when setting up a LOGIN | COMPANIES MADESIMPLE Login to Companies MadeSimple or create a new account to manage your existing companies or form new companies from £13.99. THE COMPANIES HOUSE STATUS SAYS MY COMPANY IS ‘ACTIVE When you form a limited company your company is placed on the Companies House register (Companies House are the UK’s registrar of companies). In this post we’re going to look at the ‘Status’ field on the register and explain why your company may have an ‘Active’ status. If you search for your company using the FILING THE CONFIRMATION STATEMENT OR ANNUAL ACCOUNTS LATE A similar scenario to the Confirmation Statement. However, the difference is, if you do file Annual Accounts but after the deadline, you will need to pay a penalty fee, the exact total depending on how late the Annual Accounts were delivered: 0 – 1 month late: £150. 1 – 3 months late: £375. 3 – 6 months late: £750. INTERNATIONAL PACKAGE Optional International Package Renewal. If you wish to continue to use our Registered Office, Service Address and also want us to prepare and file your Confirmation Statement, the international packages have an annual renewal fee of £99.99 plus VAT. More information about the international renewal. Please note, the Mail Forwarding service is CAN I USE THE 20-22 WENLOCK ROAD REGISTERED OFFICE SERVICE Absolutely. Our Registered Office service, which operates from our own offices at 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU – can be used by any England and Wales limited company, even if it wasn’t formed by us.This is provided that you pass on the necessary proof of ID and proof of address documents needed to comply with the Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) DEFINITION: “LAST ACCOUNTS MADE UP TO” The Companies House webcheck and our very own company admin portal both have an area dedicated to “Last Accounts Made Up To”; this is often followed by a date. This date is the period that the company’s last accounts covered up to. If there is no date the company is yet to file any annual accounts. Keep up to date. SO WHAT CAN I CALL MY COMPANY? Using the Web Check again take a look and see if there are any names remotely similar. For example Mynewcompany Ltd may appear to be available but if there’s already a Mynewcompany Services Ltd the new formation will be rejected. The same goes for any other words that may succeed the main name such as Group, Holdings, Company etc. HOW DO I PAY MYSELF IF I'M A LIMITED COMPANY DIRECTOR? There are a couple of ways to do this: 1. PAYE (Pay as you earn) in real time. Also referred to as Real Time Information (RTI), PAYE is a scheme run by HMRC to collect National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and Income Tax for all employees of a limited company, including the directors. To pay yourself and any other employees a salary, bonuses I’VE JUST FORMED A COMPANY, HOW DO I GET MY UTR (UNIQUE The UTR is a 10-digit number unique to your company that’s issued by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). HMRC are notified once as your company has been formed, they’ll then mail (regular mail, not email) your company’s UTR to the Registered Office normally within a few weeks of incorporation. You need not do anything, this A QUICK GUIDE TO THE DIRECTOR’S RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Login. Select ‘My Companies’. Click on the company name. Scroll to ‘Directors’ and select ‘Edit’ next to the relevant director. Update the residential address and then select ‘Save’ – the change is normally made within 3 working hours. That’s it – everything you need to know about the director’s residential

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operating in.

I’VE JUST FORMED A COMPANY, HOW DO I GET MY UTR (UNIQUE The UTR is a 10-digit number unique to your company that’s issued by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). HMRC are notified once as your company has been formed, they’ll then mail (regular mail, not email) your company’s UTR to the Registered Office normally within a few weeks of incorporation. You need not do anything, this WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE OPENING YOUR COFFEE SHOP Move over, Starbucks! Independent coffee shops are back on the rise, and ready to challenge the big brand monopolies. In 2017, shares of Whitbread, owners of the multinational Costa Coffee fell 6% after the coffee brand’s annual revenue slowed to 2%.Meanwhile, SimplyBusiness reported that independent coffee shops are cropping up across the country at a rapid rate. ADDING NEW SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS TO A LIMITED COMPANYADD COMPANY TO GOOGLEADD SHARE DRIVE TO WINDOWSADD SHARE FOLDER TO NETWORKADD SHARE

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Adding Shares. Adding shares to a company is a fairly simple process. To add shares, you need to complete the SH01 – Return of allotment of shares document, you then need to file this document with Companies House (this is free). The SH01 document outlines: • UK COMPANY FORMATION & REGISTRATIONS Company formations in terms everyone can understand Registering a UK limited company is an area absolutely packed full of jargon.. At Company Formation MadeSimple we understand that you may not know the difference between a sole trader or limited company, who Companies House are and the part they play in company registration, what a registered office is or the options available when LOGIN | COMPANIES MADESIMPLECOMPANY FORMATIONSCOMPANY SEARCH IN UK Login to Companies MadeSimple or create a new account to manage your existing companies or form new companies from £13.99. THE COMPANIES HOUSE STATUS SAYS MY COMPANY IS ‘ACTIVEACTIVE STATUS ON FBACTIVE STATUS ON MESSENGERCLAIM STATUS ACTIVENJ COMPANY STATUSRESERVE ACTIVE STATUS LISTSTATUS ACTIVE MEANING When you form a limited company your company is placed on the Companies House register (Companies House are the UK’s registrar of companies). In this post we’re going to look at the ‘Status’ field on the register and explain why your company may have an ‘Active’ status. If you search for your company using the REGISTER A LIMITED COMPANY ONLINE Select the perfect package for you. & register your new company online today. If you'd prefer to complete your order over the phone, call us on 020 7608 5500 and our friendly team can assist you. A company limited by shares is the most popular company type. FILING THE CONFIRMATION STATEMENT OR ANNUAL ACCOUNTS LATE A similar scenario to the Confirmation Statement. However, the difference is, if you do file Annual Accounts but after the deadline, you will need to pay a penalty fee, the exact total depending on how late the Annual Accounts were delivered: 0 – 1 month late: £150. 1 – 3 months late: £375. 3 – 6 months late: £750. CAN I USE THE 20-22 WENLOCK ROAD REGISTERED OFFICE SERVICE Absolutely. Our Registered Office service, which operates from our own offices at 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU – can be used by any England and Wales limited company, even if it wasn’t formed by us.This is provided that you pass on the necessary proof of ID and proof of address documents needed to comply with the Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) HOW CAN I CHANGE MY SIC CODE (STANDARD INDUSTRIAL The SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) code is a 5-digit code that defines the industry or industries that your limited company is

operating in.

I’VE JUST FORMED A COMPANY, HOW DO I GET MY UTR (UNIQUE The UTR is a 10-digit number unique to your company that’s issued by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). HMRC are notified once as your company has been formed, they’ll then mail (regular mail, not email) your company’s UTR to the Registered Office normally within a few weeks of incorporation. You need not do anything, this WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE OPENING YOUR COFFEE SHOP Move over, Starbucks! Independent coffee shops are back on the rise, and ready to challenge the big brand monopolies. In 2017, shares of Whitbread, owners of the multinational Costa Coffee fell 6% after the coffee brand’s annual revenue slowed to 2%.Meanwhile, SimplyBusiness reported that independent coffee shops are cropping up across the country at a rapid rate. ADDING NEW SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS TO A LIMITED COMPANYADD COMPANY TO GOOGLEADD SHARE DRIVE TO WINDOWSADD SHARE FOLDER TO NETWORKADD SHARE

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DEFINITION: “LAST ACCOUNTS MADE UP TO” The Companies House webcheck and our very own company admin portal both have an area dedicated to “Last Accounts Made Up To”; this is often followed by a date. This date is the period that the company’s last accounts covered up to. If there is no date the company is yet to file any annual accounts. Keep up to date. A QUICK GUIDE TO THE DIRECTOR’S RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Login. Select ‘My Companies’. Click on the company name. Scroll to ‘Directors’ and select ‘Edit’ next to the relevant director. Update the residential address and then select ‘Save’ – the change is normally made within 3 working hours. That’s it – everything you need to know about the director’s residential

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