EXPRESS FORMATION:
Express company formation service allows
customers to form companies within 8 working hours. This
service costs £25.
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REGISTERED ADDRESS:
Registered office address is a mandatory
requirement to establish a UK Limited company. A registered
address is a valid postal address within the UK i.e. England
, Scotland or Wales . If you take advantage of Company 4 Less Registered Address, all of the official correspondence
from Companies House sent to the registered address, will
be forwarded to you anywhere in the world, at no additional
cost other than the cost of postage stamps.
Subscribing to the registered address service
would allow you to receive mail from Companies House only.
This service can not be used to receive mail from clients
or any other third parties.
The cost of this service is £25 per
annum (if used with the company formation service) and
£75 per annum (if used independent of the company
formation service). It takes 2 to 3 days to get this service
ready.
Also when company is NOT formed through
Company 4 Less, you will need to purchase the Registered
Address service in combination with the online company
administrator service (enables maintenance of an electronic
record of your company in the Company 4 Less and Companies
House records simultaneously). The cost will then become
£50 per annum (for Registered address) + £25
per annum (Online company administrator) = £75.
The following documents and information
are also required:
- Copy of the certificate of registration
(word document or PDF file)
- Articles and memorandum of association
(word document or PDF file)
- Existing Registered address
- Name, address, date of birth, gender,
nationality of company director
- Name, address, date of birth, gender,
nationality of company secretary
- Name, address, date of birth, gender,
nationality of company shareholders and the number of
shares held by each of the shareholders
- Share allocation structure i.e. share
currency, total number of shares, value per share and
total share capital.
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NOMINEE SECRETARY:
A company secretary is a mandatory requirement
to establish a UK Limited company. Company 4 Less provides
this service for the clients who are unable to fulfill
the statutory requirement of appointing a company secretary.
The Nominee secretary is only meant to fulfill the legal
requirements. It does not perform any secretarial duties,
and does not become involved with operations of the company
in any way. The nominee secretary, however, signs bank
account opening form. This is an extra service, performed
for a £5 administrative fee.
The cost is £25 per annum (if used
with company formation service) or £125 per annum
(if used independent of company formation). It takes 2
to 3 days to get this service ready.
When company is NOT formed through Company 4 Less, you will need to purchase the Nominee Secretary
Service in combination with the Registered Address service
and online company administrator service (enables maintenance
of an electronic record of your company in the Company 4 Less and Companies House records simultaneously). The
cost will then be:
- Nominee Secretary £50 per annum
- Registered address £50 per annum
- Online company administrator £25
per annum
You will also need to provide the following
documents and information:
- Copy of the certificate of registration
(word document or PDF file)
- Articles and memorandum of association
(word document or PDF file)
- Existing Registered address
- Name, address, date of birth, gender,
nationality of company director
- Name, address, date of birth, gender,
nationality of company secretary
- Name, address, date of birth, gender,
nationality of company shareholders and the number of
shares held by each of the shareholders
- Share allocation structure i.e. share
currency, total number of shares, value per share and
total share capital.
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NOMINEE DIRECTOR:
A Nominee Director is used to maintain beneficial
owner's anonymity and confidentiality from public disclosure
requirements in the UK and other jurisdictions. It is
a legal device which preserves the privacy of an individual,
and it is designed to help people who do not wish to disclose
their interest or association with a company.
This service costs £400 per year and
takes approx 4-6 days.
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NOMINEE SHAREHOLDER:
A Nominee shareholder is normally a company
or person that holds shares on behalf of the investors.
The Nominee shareholder is not the legal owner of the
shares and the underlying investors are entitled to all
income and capital gains on the shares. The Nominee Shareholder
Service serves the purpose of ensuring that your identity
as the Beneficial Owner(s), remains confidential and not
put on public record at the Company's Registry.
The Nominee Shareholder normally holds your
shares and a signed Stock Transfer Form is issued to you,
so that you can have the security of being able to transfer
the shares at any time.
The cost of this service is £25 per
year (for UK companies) or £200 per year (for offshore
companies).
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APPLICATION FOR PREFERENCE SHARES:
A preference share is a special type of
share that entitles the holder to preferential treatment
in the payment of dividends. Preference dividends must
be paid before ordinary dividends. Preference shares therefore
carry less risk than ordinary shares. We provide the service
of allotment of preference shares.
This service costs £25 and it takes
6 to 7 days to get this service ready.
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DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION:
A domain is a unique name that identifies
an Internet site. Domain Names always have at least two
parts, which are separated by dots (for instance google.com).
The part on the left is specific whereas the part on the
right is more general.
Company 4 Less provides a domain name
registration service, which costs £10 and is ready
within 24 hours of the receipt of order and payment. The
following details are required for this service:
- Preferred domain name
- Preferred alternate names (if the first
name is not available)
- Company Name
- Registration Number
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CUSTOMER'S OWN ARTICLES AND MEMORANDUM
OF ASSOCIATION:
Company 4 Less forms companies with standard
Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association.
The customers also have the option of using their own
customized Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association
This service costs £25 and you need
to provide your own customized Memorandum of Association
and Articles of Association.
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CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING:
A Certificate of Good Standing is usually
issued by the Registrar of Companies stating that According
to the documents on the file of the company in the custody
of the Registrar of Companies, the company has been in
continuous and unbroken existence since the date of its
registration. No action is currently being taken by the
Registrar of Companies for striking the company off the
register and dissolving it as defunct, and as far as the
Registrar is aware:
a) The company is not in liquidation or
subject to an administration order,
and
b) No receiver or manager of the company's
property has been appointed.
It may also include details of the Directors,
Company Secretary and the Registered Office address.
A Certificate of Good Standing is often
required by lenders in connection with application for
loan or government grants. However, a Certificate
of Good Standing cannot be used as an evidence of the
financial situation of the business.
This service costs £50 ( UK companies)
and is ready in 4 – 5 days or £125 (Offshore companies)
and is ready in 7 to 10 days. The following information
is required:
- Company Name
- Registration Number
- Registration Date
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ONLINE COMPANY ADMIN:
Company 4 Less on-line company administration
service would enable you to update your company information
online, and this information is submitted to Companies
House at the same time, in accordance with statutory requirements.
This service allows you to perform the following essential
modifications and updates (It is mandatory to notify Companies
house of these changes):
- Change of Registered Office Address
- Appointment of Director or Secretary
- Appointment of Corporate Director or
Secretary
- Termination of Appointment of Director
or Secretary
- Change of details of Director or Secretary
- Annual Return Filing (Form 363)
- Notice of increase in nominal capital
of company
- Issue new shares
- Transfer shares
The cost is £25 per annum (if used
with company formation service) or £75 per annum
(if used independent of the company formation service).
When company is NOT formed through Company 4 Less, you will need to purchase the Online company administrator
service in combination with the Registered Address service.
The cost will be as follows:
- Registered address £50 per annum
- Online company administrator £25
per annum
Also the following documents and information
will be required:
- Copy of the certificate of registration
(word document or PDF file)
- Articles and memorandum of association
(word document or PDF file)
- Existing Registered address
- Name, address, date of birth, gender,
nationality of company director
- Name, address, date of birth, gender,
nationality of company secretary
- Name, address, date of birth, gender,
nationality of company shareholders and the number of
shares held by each of the shareholders
- Share allocation structure i.e. share
currency, total number of shares, value per share and
total share capital.
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CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME:
It is possible to change a company's name
after registration. The name may be changed voluntarily,
according to business requirements. Additionally, if a
name is registered that is too similar to the name of
another company already on the index, and an objection
is made, then the Secretary of State may direct the company
formed latter to change its name.
Company 4 Less provides this service at
only £25 (for UK companies) or £125 (for Offshore
companies). The time required time period is 5 to 7 days
(for UK companies) and 10 to 14 days (for Offshore companies).
The following details are required:
- Company's Old Name
- Company's New Name
- Registration Number
- Date of Registration
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APOSTILLE:
This is a documentary device by which a
government department, usually the State Department, Justice
Ministry or Foreign Ministry, authenticates a document
as genuine, thereby legalizing it for use in another member
country. Once a document has been Apostilled, thereby
providing official government authentication of the signatures
and stamps appearing on it, it is automatically deemed
legalized for use in another country.
This service costs £150 and it takes
approx 6 to 8 working days to get it ready. Formation
House needs the following details for this service:
- Company Name
- Registration Number
- Date of Registration number
- Documents which are to be legalized thorough
Apostille
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COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION:
A Copyright is a protection that covers
published and unpublished literary, scientific and artistic
works, whatever the form of expression, provided such
works are fixed in a tangible or material form. Copyright
laws grant the creator the exclusive right to reproduce,
prepare derivative works, distribute, perform and display
the work publicly. Exclusive means only the creator of
such work, not anybody who has access to it and decides
to grab it.
This service costs £150 and takes
approx 6-8 months to complete the procedure. Formation
House needs the following details for this service:
- Company Name
- Registration Number
- A brief description f business activities
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SIC REGISTRATION:
SIC stands for Standard Industrial Classifications.
These codes are used to classify a business by industry
type. When companies register in the UK they can register
with a SIC code pertinent to their area of business.
This service costs £10 and takes approx.
one week for the process to be completed. Formation House
needs the following details for this service:
- Company Name
- Registration Number
- Type of Business
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LLP REGISTRATION:
LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) is a
separate legal entity with, unlimited capacity. The LLP
(Limited Liability Partnership) is intended to combine
the organizational flexibility and tax status of the partnership
structure with the benefits of limited liability for its
members. The LLP resembles the limited company in two
key respects, as follows:
- it is a corporate body with separate
legal personality
- the liability of its members is limited
Registration of an LLP costs £250
and takes approx 10 to 14 days. Company 4 Less requires
the following details to proceed:
- Proposed name of UK LLP
- Location of registered office ( England
, Scotland or Wales )
- Address of registered office
- Name, date of birth, gender, address
and nationality of all members of the LLP
- Share allocation structure
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BRANCH OFFICE REGISTRATION:
A 'branch' is part of an overseas limited
company organized to conduct business through local representatives
in Great Britain rather than referring it abroad. Following
are the requirements for branch office registration:
- The parent company should be registered
outside the UK
- The parent company should be a limited
company
This service costs £250 and takes
approx 10 to 14 days to complete the procedure. Company 4 Less requires the following details to proceed:
- Certified copy of Certificate of Registration
of your foreign company
- Certified copy of Articles and Memorandum
of Association
- Certified copy of your company accounts
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CERTIFICATE OF NON- TRADING:
Company 4 Less provides this certificate
for the readymade companies guaranteeing that the company
has not traded prior to it being transferred to you.
The cost of this service is £10 and
takes approximately 4-5 days to complete this process.
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NOTARIZED MINUTES OF MEETING:
It is required for all UK companies to hold
regular meetings. The minutes of these meetings should
be submitted to Companies House. Company 4 Less provides
the service of preparing minutes of meetings.
This service costs £25 and takes no
more than 3 to 4 days to get it ready. The only details
required are the details of the meeting itself.
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DORMANCY APPLICATION:
The term 'dormant' applies to a company
that, in legal terms, has 'no significant accounting transactions'
during a financial year. It is not the same as a 'non-trading
company', a term that has no legal meaning. No significant
accounting transactions means zero entries in the company's
accounting records. The amount paid for shares when the
company is first formed and a few costs that the company
may incur in order to keep the company registered at Companies
House do not count as significant accounting transactions.
Dormant companies have to submit
the following documents:
- Annual tax returns (Companies house-copy
to Inland Revenue): this will be an abbreviated return.
- Annual Return (Companies House): An annual
return contains certain company information up to the
made-up date. It is separate from a company's annual
accounts.
- Company Accounts (includes: balance sheet,
profit and loss account, notes to the accounts, director's
declaration, stating that all that is there has been
stated and is in compliance with requirements)
If there are any changes in share structure,
personnel or financial status of the company, then the
relevant documents must also be submitted to Companies
House.
The cost of this service is £75 and
it takes approximately 10 – 14 working days for the process
to be completed. Company 4 Less requires the following
details to proceed with your order:
- Company Name
- Registration Number
- Registration Date
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ACCOUNTING SERVICE FOR DORMANT COMPANIES:
A dormant company is a company that, in
legal terms, has no significant accounting transactions
during a financial year. Dormant companies have to submit
annual tax returns and annual Accounts. Company 4 Less
offers accounting services to active companies as well
as dormant companies.
The service costs £300 for the first
year and from 2nd year onwards £75/annum. It takes
3 to 4 days to get this service ready and the following
details are required:
- Company Name
- Registration Number
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MEETING ROOM:
Company 4 Less offers meeting rooms for
rental. These meeting rooms are equipped with state-of-the-art
audio-visual equipment and all of the necessary facilities.
The cost of renting the Meeting Rooms is
£25/hour and you need to kindly inform at least
1 week before you want to rent a meeting room, as they
are subject to availability.
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VIDEO CONFERENCING:
A videoconference is a live connection between
people in separate locations for the purpose of communication,
usually involving audio and often text as well as video.
Videoconferencing provides a complete simulation of a
normal meeting environment, enabling both parties to see,
hear and present material, just as if they were in the
same room.
The cost of this state-of-the-art video
conferencing facility is £150 per hour + the cost
for outgoing phone calls (£200 on weekends). Kindly
inform at least 1 week before you want to rent the video
conferencing facilities, as they are subject to availability.
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COMPANY WINDING UP:
If a company is no longer required it may
be closed through winding up proceedings.
This service costs £75 (if the company
has not traded) or £250 (if the company has traded).
It takes approximately 6 months to complete this process.
You need to kindly provide the following information:
- Company name
- Registration number
- Registration date
- Detail of business activity
- Letter from director.
- Copy of certificate of registration
