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E-Quick Package |
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 £ 32.00 | No Annual Fees! | | |
 This is our most popular package with UK residents, and includes:
 The submission of forms detailing your company's executive officers
The registration of your £1,000 authorised share capital (a minimum of one share must be issued)
Company formation is usually achieved within 6-8 workday hours (Companies House permitting)
Payment of UK legal and initiation fees
The appointment of your own candidates as directors and secretary (a minimum of two people are required)
The following documents will be e-mailed to you (Note: these documents are to be printed and signed):
Electronic Certificate of Incorporation (PDF)
Electronic Memorandum & Articles of Association (MS Word)
Minutes of the First Meeting of Directors (MS Word)
Share Certificates and company Register
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Economy Package |
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| £ 82.00 | Annual Maintenance Fee £50.00 | | |
This is our most popular package with EU residents, and includes:
The submission of forms detailing your company's executive officers
The registration of your £1,000 authorised share capital (a minimum of one share must be issued)
Company registration is usually achieved within 6-8 workday hours (Companies House permitting)
Payment of UK legal and initiation fees
The appointment of your own candidates as directors and secretary (a minimum of two people are required)
A registered office address for 12 months, provided by Coddan
An application form for the following year's renewal of the Registered Office Address service (£50.00)
Annual Return and Annual Account reminder
The following documents will be e-mailed to you (Note: these documents are to be printed and signed):
Electronic Certificate of Incorporation (PDF)
Electronic Memorandum & Articles of Association (MS Word)
Minutes of the First Meeting of Directors (MS Word)
Share Certificates and company Register
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Premier Package |
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| £ 131.95 | Annual Maintenance Fee £99.95 | | |
This is our most popular package with small business, and includes:
The submission of forms detailing your company's executive director
The registration of your £1,000 authorised share capital (a minimum of one share must be issued)
Company incorporation is usually achieved within 6-8 workday hours (Companies House permitting)
Payment of UK legal and initiation fees
Applicant appointment of director for company (appointed electronically)
A registered office address for 12 months, provided by Coddan
An application form for the following year's renewal of the Registered Office Address service (£50.00)
Nominee company secretary service for 12 months (next year - £49.95)
Annual Return and Annual Account reminder
The following documents will be posted to you (these documents will be sent via Royal Mail):
The original laminated Certificate of Incorporation
A bound copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association
The Minutes of the First Directors' Meeting
Two printed share certificates and Company Register
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Deluxe Package |
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| £ 256.95 | Annual Maintenance Fee £224.95 | | |
This is our most popular package with overseas residents, and includes:
The filing and registration of your company in England
The registration of your £1,000 authorized share capital (a minimum of one share must be issued)
Company formation is usually achieved within 6-8 workday hours (Companies House permitting)
Payment of UK legal and initiation fees
A registered office address for 12 months, provided by Coddan
An application form for the following year's renewal of the Registered Office Address service (£50.00)
Nominee Company secretarial service for 12 months (next year - £49.95)
Coddan provides a company nominee director service for 1 year (next year - £125.00)
The name of the nominee director & secretary will appear as a public record
Annual Return and Annual Account reminder
The following documents will be posted to you (these documents will be sent via Royal Mail):
The original laminated Certificate of Incorporation
A bound copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association
The Minutes of the First Directors' Meeting
Two printed share certificates and Company' Register
A pre-signed, undated letter of resignation from the nominee director
A General Power of Attorney signed by nominee director
An indemnity Letter for General Power of Attorney
A nominee service agreement which provides for the indemnification of the nominees
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Name Protection |
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| £ 22.00 | Annual Maintenance Fee £60.00 | | |
The purpose of this package:
This package allows you to register a company name with Companies House and thus prevent this name being used to form a company by anyone else
This package includes:
The registration of a non-trading limited company with your choice of name
Payment of UK legal and initiation fees
A nominee director
A nominee secretary
A nominee shareholder
A registered office address
Management of the company:
Coddan will file the annual return and dormant company accounts on your behalf for an annual fee of £60.00
If you do not wish to renew the management option at the end of term, the company will be dissolved
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| Business Start-Up: Legal Requirements | | |
Company subscribers may be residents outside the UK
You must appoint a minimum of ONE Director
There is no maximum number of Directors
Directors can be corporate bodies or private individuals
A Director can be of any nationality
Directors need not be formally trained
All companies must appoint a company Secretary
Secretaries can be corporate bodies or private individuals
A Secretary can be of any nationality.
If there is only ONE Director he or she CANNOT also be the Secretary
A company must have a minimum of one shareholder who may be a corporate body or an individual
No minimum paid up share capital
A minimum of one share may be issued
Capital may be denominated in any currency
Shareholders and directors meetings may take place outside Great Britain
The company is required to have a registered office in the UK
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| 1. Company subscribers may be residents outside the UK.
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, Simply call us by phone, by fax or via the internet and incorporate your business online! We provide a full range of products and services to make your business formation process as simple as possible. We also provide services for your needs after incorporation, including our Registered Address service and of annual return filings. If you want to become familiar with the description and the contents of company incorporation packages, offered by us and to find above, what kind of service is included in this or that companies registration 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. 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. All of our Memorandum and Articles of Associations and Partnership Agreements were reviewed and approved by a volunteer U.K. lawyer. The basic document package we provide will not differ significantly from that available at a major corporate law office.
Form a company online in minutes at lawyer-free prices. Coddan was developed by expert attorneys with experience at the most prestigious law firms in the country. We've helped over 50,000 satisfied customers, and our know-how allows us to prepare legal documents quickly and efficiently. Our documents contain advanced provisions that are not found in simple "do-it-yourself" kits or manuals. Coddan lets you take care of common legal procedures without ever leaving your home or office. We're open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our research area contains plenty of helpful guidance. Simply answer an easy-to-understand questionnaire, and Coddan takes care of the rest - no need to download, no need to print. You will receive the completed legal documents printed on quality acid-free paper.
Did you know that 70% of those who try to complete their own legal documents make mistakes? With Coddan, you can rest assured, knowing that your documents are treated with the utmost care and attention. Before you submit your order, Coddan will review the answers you provide on the questionnaire for consistency, completeness, spelling and grammar. Furthermore, our customer service specialists are available to answer your questions by phone or e-mail. Call us toll-free at (0) 800.081.1510 or (0) 870.080.2320.
With Coddan's lawyer-free service, you can save up to 100% off the rates an attorney would charge for the same procedure. In addition, our fees are "per project", not "per hour," so you will know exactly what the total price will be.
The information you provide to us is held in absolute privacy. We pledge NEVER to sell your name or personal information to any third party. In addition, we go the extra mile to make sure that our servers and connections incorporate the latest encryption and security devices.
We strive to be the best legal documentation service on the web. If you are not satisfied with our services for any reason, please contact us immediately and we will either correct the situation or provide a refund, your choice.
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.uk-companies-formations.co.uk) are in Great British pounds.
Live Help » Live Help is a real time "chat" feature which enables you to interact with a customer service representative without a phone call. Get answers to your questions while using our website. Clicking the "Live Help" button will start an on-line session with one of our representatives. Live Help is currently available during normal business hours. Outside of the above opening hours our business center will be closed. When you click on the button you will see an e-mail form that will allow you to send us a mail with your questions. Live Help is absolutely free! There are no hidden fees. We offer the service as a courtesy to our website visitors.
 Incorporating a Limited Company. Types of Business Presence:
The law provides for the incorporation of four different types of company: private company limited by shares (LTD) - members' liability is limited to the amount unpaid on shares they hold. Private company limited by guarantee - members, liability is limited to the amount they have agreed to contribute to the company's assets if it is wound up. Private unlimited company - there is no limit to the members' liability. Public limited company (PLC) - the company's shares are offered for sale to the general public and members' liability is limited to the amount unpaid on shares held by them.
For almost all business purposes the form used is the company limited by shares, either as a private limited company (LTD) or as a public limited company (PLC). Most foreign companies incorporate a private limited company. No consents are needed, no local shareholders or directors are required and no minimum capital rules apply. Certain documents (e.g. Memorandum and Articles) must be filed with Companies House in order to form the company.
- Alternative Business Models for Foreign Investors:
In addition, investors can also establish a business presence in the United Kingdom through the setting up of a: branch or place of business of the overseas company, partnership or joint venture or subsidiary company. Overseas companies can either register as a branch or as a place of business: a branch is part of an overseas limited company organised to conduct business through local representatives in the UK. Constitutional documents and accounts must be in your own language, with (if not in English) a certified translation made in the country where your company was incorporated. A place of business is a premise where there is a physical or visible indication that the company may be contacted there. An overseas company also has to register if it habitually conducts business from a particular location in the UK even if there is no physical sign of the company's connection with it.
An overseas company can incorporate a base in the UK by joining with a British company. Such joint ventures (JVs) are usually with limited companies or as a partnership. Information on possible JV partners may be available from the relevant UK trade associations. A company that is resident in the United Kingdom is a subsidiary of another company if it is a body corporate, which satisfies the conditions: It qualifies as a 51% subsidiary as defined in ICTA 88/S838 except that the other company is treated as not being the owner. Of any share capital which it owns directly in a body corporate, if a profit on the sale of the shares would be treated as a trading receipt of its trade. Of any share capital which it owns indirectly, and which is owned directly by a body corporate for which a profit on the sale of the shares would be a trading receipt. Of any share capital which it owns directly or indirectly in a body corporate not resident in the United Kingdom.
- Companies Incorporation Requirements:
Step 1 » Choose a company name. You cannot use certain terms (without special permission) including Royal, Bank, British and various others. Your name should not be the same or similar enough to be confused with an existing company.
Step 2 » Fill in Form 10 (this document is issued free by Companies House. It is one of the suites of documents required when incorporating a company. Form 10 needs to be completed with the initial directors, the company secretary, and the address of the registered office of the company. The registered office could be in England and Wales, or in Scotland. The company secretary can also be a director, with at least one other person as a director, i.e.: at least two people are required) and Form 12 (this document is issued free by Companies House.
It is one of the suites of documents required when incorporating a company. Form 12 is a statutory declaration that should be signed by one of the directors identified on Form 10. Form 12 should be dated and signed after the other incorporation forms have been completed - as this indicates confirmation of compliance with the company registration rules. It must also be witnessed by a Notary Public, a Solicitor or a Commissioner for Oaths), both are issued free by Companies House, and you can download them directly from this website. Form 12 will need to be witnessed by a solicitor, a notary public or a commissioner for oaths, and not dated until after all other documents have been prepared.
Your registered office is the legal address of the business (not necessarily its trading address) at which Companies House, the Inland Revenue and legal authorities acting on behalf of customers, suppliers and the public can serve official documents and assume that they have been received by the company directors. Details of shareholders and officers must also be available for public scrutiny at this address. Coddan provides the registered office address for your business for the agreed fee, which is renewable annually. A company registered in England & Wales must have its registered office address in England or Wales and a Scottish company must have its registered office in Scotland. Each can trade freely in the other jurisdiction (and have trading addresses there) but its registered office must always stay in the jurisdiction in which it was originally registered.
Step 3 » Prepare a Memorandum of Association (the Memorandum of Association is one of a number of documents required to incorporate a company. It sets out: the company's name, where the registered office of the company is situated (in England, Wales or Scotland); and what it will do (its objects). The object of a company may simply be to carry on business as a general commercial company. The company's Memorandum delivered to the Registrar must be signed by each subscriber in front of a witness who must attest the signatures, and your Articles of Association (the Articles of Association are one of a number of documents required to incorporate a company). This document sets out the rules for the running of the company's internal affairs. Clauses refer to share capital, shareholders, appointment, powers, and termination of directors, as well as other internal procedures. All companies, whether limited by shares or limited by guarantee, as well as unlimited companies must register Articles with Companies House (unless the whole of Table A is being adopted without modification). These are not available from Companies House.
Memorandum of Association which states: the name of the company. The made-up date of the previous Annual Return registered at Companies House. Having the most comprehensive tax treaty network in the world. The company's objects. That the liability of its members is limited. The amount of authorised share capital and its division into fixed amounts. That each member will contribute to the assets of the company if it is wound up; and if applicable, that the company is to be a public company.
The second document is the Articles of Association, which regulate a company's internal affairs and management. They usually include provisions governing: the rights of shareholders. Whether shareholders can transfer shares and rules relating to the issue of new ones. The procedures for general meetings. The powers and duties of directors including their power to borrow; and how dividends are to be paid and reserves held.
Step 4 » Send all documents by post, with accompanying letter to the registrar (the Letter to the registrar at Companies House is one of a number of documents used to incorporate a company. It briefly sets out the documents included, and confirms your wish to incorporate as a company) at Companies House. The full address (for England and Wales is Cardiff, for Scotland is Edinburgh) is on Form 10.
Step 5 » Once you have your company incorporated, you need to have your first directors board meeting (the meeting confirms the incorporation of the company, the names and roles of the directors, adjustments to shareholdings, and (as appropriate) appointment of solicitors, bankers and accountants). The shareholders or their advisers must present these documents, with a filing fee to the Registrar of Companies who will issue a Certificate of Incorporation. A company is required under United Kingdom Company Law, periodically, to file prescribed documents. These include an Annual Return and Annual Accounts. They must be delivered to the Registrar of Companies, who has the duty to make them available for public inspection. The company itself has to make certain documents available for inspection. In some cases this right of inspection is restricted to members of the company. In others any member of the public has a right of inspection. The Annual Return MUST includes prescribed company information including the registered office address, the names and addresses of its directors and its secretary, and the location of the register of members if it is not kept at the registered office. The accounts include: a profit and loss account and a balance sheet.
An auditor's report and a director's report, each containing certain information, must also be prepared and sent to the Registrar with the accounts. These are statutory requirements and unless a company is very small and its affairs simple, professional advice in respect of the preparation of accounts should be obtained. However, special provisions exist for dormant and small to medium-sized companies to deliver modified and less detailed accounts. Many companies with turnover below £90,000.00 can dispense with the statutory audit completely, while those with a turnover between £90,000.00 and £350,000.00 can replace the audit with a simple report prepared by a qualified independent accountant. Further details are included in leaflet CHN19, available from Companies House. A company is also required under United Kingdom Company Law to file particulars of changes in its directors, secretary, registered office and share capital, or if it wishes to change its name. It is also required to file particulars of mortgages and charges, and copies of special and extraordinary resolutions.
- Incorporating a Company in the United Kingdom:
The procedure for forming a company in the United Kingdom is often dealt with by company registration agents like Coddan. Traditionally there are 4 ways to register 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 a company incorporation can cost £150.00 or more and for most limited companies formed this isn't needed.
Option 2 » is to go to a company incorporation agent who has already registered a company with their own directors, secretary and shareholder. Benefits of a shelf company. They are ready immediately so if, for example, a company number is required for a contract, then this can be given even before the acceptance of the new directors by Companies House. Next, they are aged - sometimes an entrepreneur will need a company that is not new. One factor against the aged benefit is that because they are 'old', extra annual returns payments may sometimes have to be paid either at the time of acquisition or shortly thereafter. Coddan understands and caters to the needs of small business owners and entrepreneurs. We realise that you may need to have a company that has been in existence for a period of time. Coddan forms UK companies just for this reason.
Shelf companies are simply companies that are formed, but have never been used. Each shelf company was filed by Coddan for the specific purpose of being a shelf corporation. Our shelf companies come with a certificate of incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association that have been filed with the Companies House. The incorporation documents for the shelf companies are already in our office and simply need to be completed to allow you to legally use and operate the company.
Please Note that regardless of the date you purchase and assume ownership of the company, the Renewal Fee for the shelf company is due on the anniversary date of the incorporation.
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 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 £30.00-£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.
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