We are the UK's preferred formation agent, making Ltd. company registration simple for everyone. Company set-up packages start from £12.99, no hidden costs.
An exclusive marketplace of business services to supercharge the set-up of your new company formation
STEP 1: Choose a company name
Settled on a company name? Use our name search to query the Companies House database and find out whether it is available.
STEP 2: Choose a company type and the right tools
We can help you create a dormant company, an active limited companies or a non-profit company. And our subscriptions give you the services you need to run your company efficiently.
STEP 3: Provide your company details
Supply the necessary details to get your company registered. This includes a description of what your business does, and details about directors and shareholders.
STEP 4: Manage your company with confidence
Use our dashboard to make annual and as-needed filings, including confirmation statements and financial accounts.
Limited companies provide limited liability protection, safeguarding personal assets of shareholders from company debts.
All business financial transactions are separate from the business owners.
Another benefit is commercial credibility: other companies are more likely to be interested in working with a limited company.
In some industries, it is even impossible to trade if you are not a limited company.
Limited company status is also necessary to allow outside investors to buy shares in your company.
Directors manage the company's day-to-day operations and decision-making, while shareholders are owners who hold shares and have voting rights but are not involved in daily management, with their liability limited to the value of their shares.
In most small businesses, the shareholder and the director is the same person. Companies House requires shareholders of a limited company to have at least one share, but there is no upper limit to the number of shareholders held by a shareholder.
The value of each share can be as little as £1.
Once your limited company is incorporated, you can start trading immediately.
It typically takes one business day to incorporate a company, with the process beginning when you fill out the online registration form and your application is submitted to Companies House.
You’ll know your company is registered when you receive an email with your Company Number, Incorporation Certificate and Authentication Code.
Secure your privacy with a virtual office address
Setting up a company under your home address, or even your genuine office address, comes with various risks.
It makes you and other directors easy to identify via the Companies House listing, potentially making you a target for fraudsters.
Our solution is to register your business to our London address, and digitise your mail so that you can easily access it through your personal dashboard. No paper, no problem.
Support whenever you need it
We understand that company administration isn’t always the simplest task.
Fortunately, our filing whizzes are on hand to give you the help you need – whether it relates to the filings process, navigating your personal dashboard, or how to update your account details.
Access support from 9-6 GMT through Live Chat, email or our customer service hotline.
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Start a business, help the planet. We’re planting a tree for every company created with Online Filings, helping offset the estimated 25.8 million tonnes of CO2e emitted by UK small and medium-sized enterprises.
