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Limited Company Help provides information on starting up and running a limited company in the UK.

The site is owned and operated by the team behind Bytestart—the leading small business portal.

If you form a new limited company, you should be aware of the legal requirements you have to meet as a limited company director, on behalf of the company.
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When you set up a limited company, you need to provide Companies House with a registered office address. This must be a real physical address, where paperwork can be delivered, and not a PO box.
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Each year, all UK registered companies are required by law to complete and submit an Annual Return to Companies House. This form provides a snapshot of relevant company information at the time of submission.
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When you set up a limited company, you need to be aware of the different types of tax your business will be liable to pay.
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Corporation tax is paid on the annual profits of limited companies and other organisations in the UK. Companies are liable to different rates of tax according to the level of their profits.
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Companies House, an executive agency of the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), is tasked with incorporating and dissolving the UK’s limited companies, capturing and storing information related to these companies, and making this information available to the public.
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If you receive dividends from a UK company, you may need to pay tax on this income, according to the value of dividends distributed during the tax year.
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When you are choosing a name for your limited company, you need to be aware of a number of naming restrictions which apply, to prevent the use of misleading, or ‘sensitive’ terms being used.
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Choosing a company name is an important step in the incorporation process. Naming restrictions aside, your company name will form part of your business identity and branding, so it is worth spending some time considering your options.
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The number of new companies being formed has continued to rise for the second year in a row – with nearly 400,000 formed in the year to March 2011.
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