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 This is our most popular package with UK residents, and includes:
 The registration of your company from scratch using your own registered office address, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder;
The standard capital on formation is £1,000, this is divided into 1,000 ordinary shares valued at £1.00 each (it is not required to have all of the shares issued, but a minimum of one share must be issued);
The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
The following documents, which need to be printed and signed, will be emailed to you upon formation of your company: A certificate of incorporation (requires PDF file reader);
The memorandum & articles of association (requires MS-Word file reader);
The first meeting of the board of directors (requires MS-Word file reader);
Share certificates and a company register.
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This is our most popular package with EU residents, and includes: The registration your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder;
The standard capital on formation is £1,000, this is divided into 1,000 ordinary shares valued at £1.00 each (it is not required to have all of the shares issued, but a minimum of one share must be issued);
The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
 The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);
The following documents, which need to be printed and signed, will be emailed to you upon formation of your company: A certificate of incorporation (requires PDF file reader);
The memorandum & articles of association (requires MS-Word file reader);
The first meeting of the board of directors (requires MS-Word file reader);
Share certificates and a company register.
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This is another one very popular package for small and medium size businesses, such as those being run by a sole director from home, and for companies owned by overseas residents who still need a local registered office address but would rather not open local offices; This package is often chosen by such customers, who are looking to minimise a sole director personal liability (and who are not quite familiar with the new UK corporate legislation), because this package includes a provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months. This package is also includes: The registration your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, and shareholder;
The standard capital on formation is £1,000, this is divided into 1,000 ordinary shares valued at £1.00 each (it is not required to have all of the shares issued, but a minimum of one share must be issued);
The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);
The provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our nominee secretary service is charged annually); The following hard bound copy of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your company: A laminated copy of the certificate of incorporation of your company;
A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
A hard bound copy of the minutes of the first meeting of directors;
Share certificates, and your company register.
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The Deluxe business start-up package is our most popular package with international customers, and includes: Incorporation of your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses, and our nominee director, we will appoint your own candidates to the role of shareholder and secretary (if needed);
The standard capital on formation is £1,000, this is divided into 1,000 ordinary shares valued at £1.00 each (it is not required to have all of the shares issued, but a minimum of one share must be issued);
The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;
The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);
The provision of a nominee director for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our nominee director service is charged annually); The following two hard bound copies of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your company: A laminated copy of the certificate of incorporation of your company;
A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
A hard bound copy of the minutes of the first meeting of directors;
Share certificates, and your company register;
The general power of attorney signed by a nominee director;
Pre-signed, undated resignation letter from a nominee director;
The agreement for the provision of nominee service and indemnification of nominee.
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A private company limited by shares in England and Wales must have at least one director, one shareholder, and may have a secretary.
You need at least one person to form this type of company. If there is only one director, and that director is a natural person in your company, that director can also act as the secretary.
A company must have at least one director who is a natural person. This requirement is met if the office of director is held by a natural person as a corporation sole or otherwise by virtue of an office.
You can register a sole director' company, if you are familiar with the secretaries duties and responsibilities, because all of them belongs to a sole director.
The directors and secretary of your company can also be shareholders.
The Companies Act imposes no restriction on the minimum age of company directors. However Companies House will actively discourage the appointment of anyone under the age of 16 from taking up a company directorship on the grounds that the individuals concerned may not fully understand the legal liabilities that go with the position and for the most part will not have the experience necessary to perform the duties of a company director.
Under the Companies Act 2006, there is no restriction on any or all of the members/shareholders being from an overseas country (i.e. outside the United Kingdom in terms of residency, domicile, citizenship, place of incorporation or all or any of those concepts).
There is no requirement for the officers of your company to be UK citizens or residents, nor for them to hold valid work permits.
Owning, or being an officer of a UK company does not, however, grant you any right to live or work in the UK if you are a foreign national.
Your company must have a registered office address within England or Wales; this is the official address of your company and will be on the public record as such.
Your company must hold its official company documents at its registered office address: its register of shareholders, and its constitutional documents.
So long as you maintain a registered office address in England or Wales, you can conduct your business from any place in the world: you do not have to run your business from your registered office address.
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2. You must appoint a minimum of 1 Director.
3. Directors can be corporate bodies or private individuals.
4. A Director can be of any nationality.
5. All companies must appoint a company Secretary.
6. A Secretary can be of any nationality.
7. If there is only ONE Director he or she CANNOT also be the Secretary.
8. There is no maximum and no minimum share capital.
9. There is no minimum share capital, no paid-in capital requirement.
10. The company is required to have a registered office in the UK.
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- DEAR VISITORS, Welcome to Coddan online company formation UK agent. We recommend reviewing this site in its entirety, so that you are knowledgeable of United Kingdom jurisdiction and the powers granted to English, Scottish or Irish companies. We will guide you through the process of registering your company in the UK, Scotland or Ireland and establishing your registered identity. Complete and submit application form. Adequate completion and submission of this form, along with the provision of payment, will enable Coddan to register your proposed company within six hours. We will express mail your corporate documents to the mailing address you specify in your incorporation order. If you want to become familiar with the description and the contents of British company formation packages, offered by Coddan and to find above, what kind of service is included in this or that UK companies creation package, to get an idea about the price of annual renewal of the service, and about the general legal requirements to the company incorporation within foreign countries, please, select the package you need from the list, situated below the banner. The information in the banner will be renewed according to the package you've chosen. All of our Memorandum and Articles of Associations and Partnership Agreements were reviewed and approved by a volunteer U.K. lawyer. Our products start from just £42.00 for our E-Quick service. This package offers fast electronic company registration documents and like all of our UK formation products is usually completed with in three hours. Our Economy company formation service not only have a Certificate of Incorporation on the required legal paper, but also has the provision of having your company registered office at our prestigious City of Liverpool, Manchester or London address. As all literature and documents must display the company's registered office, having your registered office at our address can enhance your company's profile in the eyes of both customers and suppliers. Coddan offer a wide range of offshore company formation options. An increasing number of people choose the offshore formation option as their favoured trading vehicle. Companies, large and small, are frequently based offshore.
Coddan is a cost effective, paperless way to register your limited company in the UK. We provide our customers with a direct link to the Companies House Filing system whereby all associated documents for company registration can be completed and submitted online without any forms or papers to sign and return. Our system utilises a simple intuitive interface that collects all the relevant information with on screen help to guide you through the process. To register your company please select one of the packages above.
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Our company formations service is simple and quick to use. For just £42.00 you can incorporate a brand new limited company complete with memorandum and articles of association and official certificate of incorporation. Electronic Filing service, which means your company will be registered within 6-8 hours, using details supplied by you to form your own digital signature, with you own directors, secretary and shareholder, so that the company is ready for use immediately. This service comes as standard with all of our formations. We provide a secretarial service to ensure that these important statutory requirements are fulfilled, leaving the day to day running of the company to the directors.
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Please note » The prices payable for the items that you order are clearly set out in the web site. There will be no contract of any kind between you and us unless and until we receive payment from you. We act as your agent in the incorporation of companies and electronic filing of Companies House forms. We are not able to guarantee that any such filing will be acceptable to Companies House, nor are there any contractual obligation upon us to do so. If Companies House rejects incorporation or other electronic filing, we will credit your account with a full refund and the contract between us will be made void. Companies House does not offer a cancellation facility for the incorporation of companies or the electronic filing of documents. We will be unable to cancel any such submission on your behalf and will not refund any payment you have made. All prices shown at Coddan Web Site (www.myllc.co.uk) are in Great British pounds.
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 Company Registration - Learn About Incorporating a Business. Starting in Business:
So you are going into business. You are going to become one of those entrepreneurs with a Rolls Royce and an expense account. If only it were that easy. You have many decisions to take before you take the plunge into business.
If you are engaged in an occupation, work or trade, whether commercial, industrial or professional, which includes the buying and selling of services then you are in business. Note that there no mention of the world profit. Of course you would not be in business if you were not going to make a profit but it is not compulsory, just advisable. This site is not intended to help you set up a business. It assumes you already have a product or service that you wish to sell or trade in. This site is designed to help you register a new company or partnership.
You now have decide whether you want to trade through a company or not. Like life itself there are advantages and disadvantages in everything but the decision has to be taken. Nothing is irrevocable but remember there is always a cost. It is far better to weight up the pros and cons first.
How the company was born. Look at a little history. When trade increased dramatically in the 19-century traders began to get together and run their business jointly. However, the increased activity also increased burdens on individual partners. Therefore partnerships had no legal existence apart from individual partners. Then in 1844 an Act of Parliament was passed for the registration of Joint Stock Companies and such an incorporated company could now hold property, incur debts and sue and be sued in its own name. The members (or partners) were no longer responsible for such matters individually. This was known as limited liability.
Setting up and forming your company. Now that you have made up your mind that you are going to run your business through a company this section tells you what to think about and how to plan it.
Deciding your objects. Any company must define what it is and what it is for. This is done in document known as memorandum of Association. The memorandum is a form specified by regulations, must be submitted to the Registrar of Companies and will state, among the other things: the company's name, the place of registered office of the company, the objects of the company, that the liability of the members is limited, the amount of share capital and its division into shares. Let us briefly deal with each of these in turn.
Choosing the name. You can choose any name you wish, subject to a few obvious conditions. You may chose a name if: it is already registered by someone else; it requires the approval of the Secretary of State because it is 'sensitive'. This could be so if, for example, it contains the words, International, British, European, etc. It contains words which other relevant bodies might object to: for example, Police, Royal, Charity, etc. This list is by no means exhaustive but you can see the difficulties that may arise if your intended name is too similar to that of another company or gives the impression that it is something which is not. Watch this carefully as that other company could object and your company be directed to change its name with the additional expense that entails.
Location the registered office. This is 'official' address of the company where anyone can get in touch and where certain statutory information is held. The Memorandum only asks you to state whether it is in England and Wales, or in Wales, or in Scotland. Once this 'domicile', as its is known, is established the actual address can be moved within the domicile but not outside it. For example, if the domicile is England the address can be changed from Liverpool to London but not Liverpool Edinburgh. Example: The Registered Office of the company will be situate in England and Wales.
Defining the objects. Although a company can, as a separate legal person, acquire rights and incur liabilities, its powers are slightly less extensive that a real person. A real person can do anything not prohibited by law but a company can only do what is authorised by the objects clause in its Memorandum. It is not, however, necessary to go into great detail here as it generally recognised that the main object of the business can be defined by a very general trading clause which will not inhibit the company from carrying any objects it wishes. In other words, for all intents and purposes, you will be able to do anything you wish within reason and within the law.
Limiting your liability. The fourth clause of a Memorandum provides that the liability of the members shall be limited. What does this actually mean? In simple terms states that the member, meaning a shareholder, is liable to contribute any more that the nominal value of his shares. Once you have paid for your shares that are the extent of your liability. This is obviously a comforting thought if anything goes wrong. Example: The liability of the members is limited.
Calculating your capital. The memorandum must state the amount of the authorised capital, sometimes known as the nominal capital, and the division of that capital into shares showing the value of each. There can be different classes of shares but for this purpose we will assume there is only one. Example; The Share Capital of the company is £1,000 divided into 1,000 ordinary Shares of £1.00 each.
What are shares and how do they affect a limited company? The purpose of shares is two fold, they provide a means of putting capital into your company and they also determine the level of control you have over its operations through voting power. Deciding upon the division of shares is of vital importance in establishing the powers you have within the company, you need over 50% in order to fully control the company. It is possible to create a high number of shares in your company but only assign a fraction of them. For example you may want to create a share capital of 1000 shares with a nominal value of £1.00, but only assign 100 to the shareholders; this is known as the Issued share capital. The percentage owned by a shareholder of the issued share capital determines there interest in the company. On the other hand if you would prefer a controlling interest in the company you may create 1000 shares but assign only 1 to yourself. You may then grant options over the remaining 999 shares at a later date.
Acquiring your company. There are two ways of setting yourself up in business. You can do it by: starting a business on your own or in partnership or buying an existing business. Either of these can be put into a company and, indeed, the later may already exist as a company.
Starting your own business. If you are setting up your business on your own you may wish to start with a brand new company. This can be done in two ways: buy a new or custom-made company with your own choice of name. Buy a ready-made company which has never traded. This is known as buying a company off the shelf. Both of these methods can most easily be done through us.
Do I have to register for VAT? As a limited company you are legally obliged by HM Customs & Excise to pay VAT if the taxable annual turnover exceeds the current threshold of £58,000, or it is believed that it will exceed this limit in the next 30 days. Not all products and services are subject to VAT and in some cases different rates may apply.
- How Do I Incorporate a Company?
Traditionally there are 4 ways to incorporate a new limited company. Option 1 is to go to your accountant and ask them to do it all for you. The downside? Cost. Accountants charge for their services and experience, and a formation can cost £150.00 or more and for most limited companies formed this isn't needed.
Option 2 is to go to a company formations agent who has already registered a company with their own directors, secretary and shareholder, and your task is to fill in all of the transfer forms to get it in your name. The downsides? Your company has a set of directors, secretary and shareholder(s) already, along with a company name that you didn't want, and you have to pay Companies House to change the company name to one that you actually wanted!
Option 3 is to do it yourself using the old paper based systems. The downsides? You spend time understanding the forms and what they mean, you pay Companies House the £20.00 administration fee, you pay a solicitor to sign the forms for you and to provide you with the "rules" for your company (called the Memorandum and Articles of Association), which is likely to be at least £30-£50.00 and then you hope that Companies House don't reject your registration on a technicality and you repeat the whole process again 2 weeks later.
Option 4 - all you need to do is use the free availability check to see if your chosen company name is available. If so, then fill out a few details using the online forms, enter your payment details, and submit your application. No documents to sign. We form companies with you as the first directors, secretary and shareholders. Our online order form is a completely web based application, whereby all the company details are entered into our system and submitted electronic through The Companies House Filing Service.
Whether you are starting a new business, setting up a subsidiary or forming a trading company, creating a new company is an exciting exercise. We can guide you through the process of incorporation and registration, regardless of whether you require a PLC, a private limited company or a company for name protection purposes. We can ensure that your company is set up to meet the needs of both the shareholders and the company and that all potential requirements will be considered, for example those of lenders.
If you're serious about incorporating services, look into Coddan. We're ready to help. We are an independently owned and Great Britain based firm that specialises in providing company and partnership formation and provision of domiciliary, administrative, management and related services such as mail forwarding services, shareholder relations, management and deferral agreements and director services. Forming a limited company in the United Kingdom is not a complicated procedure and, with the right advice can be accomplished quickly and cheaply. Companies are established through the statutory process of incorporation under the
- Cost-Effective and Efficient UK Limited Company Incorporation and Registration Services:
We offer a choice of company registration packages to suit your practice requirements. We do not cut costs on expertise and quality but still maintain a cost effective pricing structure. Many agents say they provide these items but will only actually complete them at an extra cost. All you need to do is fill out our online order form, and we'll take care of the rest.
We have many off-the-shelf (ready-made) companies, which are ready to trade, and can be transferred to you within hours. All shelf companies are immediately available and come with full professional company documentation. Shelf-companies are known by a number of terms; i.e. aged companies, seasoned companies or combinations of terms. Irrespective of the term, a shelf company offers unique opportunities. Perhaps the leading reason for acquiring an aged entity in general is credibility. An answer to the most common question, yes you may merge your history with an aged entity. Business relationships are frequently influenced by the length of time a company has been in existence. This is often true when establishing financial and client/vendor relationships i.e. "Since 1993". The fact that Coddan's off-the-shelf entities have never operated, that all stock or member shares remain intact, gives intrinsic value to that entity. The limited existence of shelf companies should, therefore, not be unexpected. Coddan's ready-made companies date from 1998 to 2005.
We offer substantial consulting in completing the proper merging and organisation of a shelf company. Annual return dates, duties and company account return dates are dependent on the original date of incorporation not the purchase date. Please note that all our ready-made companies are formed with General Commercial objects and are therefore able to conduct any nature of business.
- Most Popular Packages:
E-Quick Company Incorporation Package - £42.00. We register companies with you as the first directors, and shareholders, OTHER agents incorporate companies using agent director (s) then resign and transfer the shares to your directors. The presence of these agent directors and shareholders leads to confusion and delay when opening bank accounts, or anything involving credit transactions for your company like opening a merchant account or lease arrangements. The reason is that anyone doing a search of your company will find the first shareholders were not yourselves but the agent, they will then ask proof from yourselves that the shares have been transferred to yourselves, to confirm that you are in fact the owner of the company. We form clean companies you are appointed as director(s) and shareholder at the outset. It means no other director or shareholder other than the ones you appoint will appear in the company registry.
If you require additional company services such as a registered office or company secretary the following packages have been prepared to simplify our pricing structure. Select the company formation package (our incorporation form allows you to add more services than a form ad) that meets your requirements and contact our team of advisors on + 44 (0) 207.748.3039 (or 0.800.081.1510) or complete the enquiry form.
What should I expect after I order my services online? You will receive e-mail from us shortly after you complete your online order. This e-mail will confirm your order number and the ordered services. You will receive a second e-mail from us when your order has been completed.
What type of company can I register with this system? Our online electronic company formation system will enable you to form a private company limited by shares, a company limited by guarantee, etc. You may form a simple sole member company or alternatively assign multiple directors and shareholders depending on your individual requirements.
How much does it cost to register a company? To register a limited company using our system will cost £42.00. Any company incorporation requires a mandatory fee of £20.00 payable to Companies House this will be paid on your behalf and is included in our fee.
When and how do I pay to use the system? Once you have entered all the required information for your company, you are then required to complete payment. All payments are taken online through our secure servers at Worldpay.
Once I have entered all the information how long will it take to register my company? Generally speaking the documents you submit on our system will be filed by Companies House within 6-8 hours subject to them not containing errors. If Companies House identifies any errors or omissions the documents will be returned and must be adjusted accordingly. If the documents are rejected we will contact you as soon as possible with the reason and ask you to carry out any such amendments. Once they have been updated we will then resubmit the documents to Companies House.
How are the documents signed? The documents created on our system are signed and authenticated by use of a digital signature. The digital signature is created by combining three pieces of personal information to produce a 9-digit code. The completed signature is a personal declaration for Companies House to acknowledge the individual as an officer of the company.
Economy Company Incorporation Package - £117.00. All our company incorporation packs are electronically formed at Companies House with no requirement to complete any old style paper forms! All England and Scotland registered companies are legally required to have a registered office address. It is the address of a company to which Companies House letters and reminders will be sent. The registered office address can be anywhere in England and Wales (or Scotland if your company is registered there). The registered office address must always be an effective address for delivering documents to the company, and to avoid delays it is important that all correspondence sent to this address is dealt with promptly. The registered office cannot be a PO Box; it must be an address where legal papers can be served. The company's name should also be displayed outside of the premises. You may want to consider the benefits of using our registered office address as detailed below:
Our registered office address will be recorded at Companies House and all official mail will be forwarded to your designated address. We will also display your company name outside of our offices as required by law. If you want to be a Scottish registered company and governed by Scottish law then you will need a registered address in Scotland. We can provide you with a prestigious address in Edinburgh. For UK companies owned by overseas residents it is a legal requirement to have a local registered address where official government mail can sent. Please note that this address SHOULD NOT be used for any trading purposes or general correspondence, or for any form of advertising. The address is only to be used to comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 1985 in relation to official mail and documents.
Users of our registered office service must keep us informed of any change to their forwarding address and telephone, fax or email contact points. If clients' mail is returned undelivered we will be obliged to inform the appropriate authorities of our inability to establish contact with the officers of your company. A renewal invoice is issued each year several weeks prior to the renewal date. If payment is not received this service ceases. You must immediately notify us of your new registered office so we can inform Companies House. In the event that a new registered office address is not provided to us we are obliged to inform Companies House of your last known contact details and advise them that your company no longer seems to have a qualifying registered office. If they then determine that your company is no longer compliant with the registration requirements for limited company they may decide to delete your company from the Register.
Premier Company Incorporation Package - £192.00. This package includes UK registered office and nominee company secretary for 12 months (includes processing annual return). We have many years experience acting as secretary for hundreds of companies so you can feel confident we have the required knowledge to perform this role. The nominee secretary service is ideal for sole directors unable to find someone to take on this role. It means you can still operate a company as sole director and shareholder whilst benefiting from the excellent support of a professional company. For non-UK residents this service often proves invaluable as Coddan are familiar with UK authorities and procedures.
This package designed to meet the requirements of those who do not want to appoint a second person to their company. The Companies Act requires a minimum of two officers to be appointed at all times. If you are in business on your own it can often be difficult to find someone else to take on the role of company secretary as they maybe unsure of their legal obligations and responsibilities.
The UK company secretary service will need to be renewed after one year. You will be contacted regarding confirmation of details re: the filing of the annual return, and renewal of the service. If we are to provide an efficient service, you will need to keep us informed of any changes in contact details. If we are unable to contact you, we will be unable to file the annual return, nor continue to act on your behalf. Ultimately we will have to refer the matter to Companies House.
Deluxe UK Company Incorporation Package - £317.00. This package includes registered office, nominee corporate secretary for 12 months (includes processing annual return) and nominee director service (includes General Power of Attorney). If you do not wish to disclose director and shareholder names and other personal details for the incorporation, we can provide a nominee director and a nominee shareholder. Usually one share is issued to the company director, who will issue a Declaration of Trust in favor of the company owner.
This service has been designed to allow our clients to retain their privacy for legitimate reasons in a world where your personal information can easily be obtained by anyone that knows where to look. This service is not to be used for any illegal purposes.
We have designed a specialist service to provide our clients with anonymity from their limited company. By appointing our corporate nominee director you can remain anonymous from your company as no personal details will be recorded at Companies House. You will still control the company as an authorised representative but it will not be possible to search Companies House records to identify you. If you combine the nominee director service with our nominee shareholder and nominee secretary then no reference will be made to you at Companies House. You will however still retain full control and ownership of the company through our specialist agreements. After payment, the incorporation is sent electronically to Companies House within seconds. Paperwork usually dispatched same day or next day. To establish your business entity go to the appropriate order form page.
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