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Business Registration FAQs
Company registration can be a time-consuming and complicated process. Rocket Lawyer has a team of legal professionals available to assist you in incorporating your company to make the process as seamless and affordable as possible.
To get started:
submit your contact details
a lawyer will then contact you for a free 15 minute consultation discussing what you need
you’ll receive a no obligation fixed price or discounted quote on your legal work
if you’re happy with the quote, you pay the invoice and your legal pro can start the work
As part of Rocket Lawyer’s company registration service, our lawyers will:
advise on what company structure best suits your business needs
guide and assist you through the company formation process
help complete, register and file Companies House forms
Company registration, incorporation and company formation are all terms used for the process of setting up a business as a legal entity. A business cannot operate as a company until it has been registered at Companies House under the Companies Act 2006.
Before registering a company at Companies House, you should:
check if your ideal company name is available. If another company has registered the same name, you will have to choose a different one
choose a registered office address. A company must have a registered office address where notices, letters and reminders can be delivered
decide what type of company you want to form. The most common type of company in the UK is a private company limited by shares, however, you can also form a private company limited by guarantee, a private unlimited company or a public limited company
choose who you want to run the company. Private companies are required to have at least one director who must be an individual (as opposed to a company acting as a director)
decide how many shares you want to issue and at what value. A very simple way to form a company is to issue, at registration, one share at the value of £1, using the sole director as the shareholder. Additional shares can be issued at a later date
After a company is registered at Companies House you will be sent:
a Certificate of Incorporation
a Memorandum of Association
your Articles of Association
The Certificate of Incorporation is evidence that all the requirements of a registration of a company under the Companies Act 2006 have been complied with and that the company is registered.
The Memorandum of Association is a statement signed by all initial company shareholders which confirms their intention to form a company and become members of that company upon formation.
The Articles of Association are a company’s internal rulebook, which set out how the business will be run and decisions made. Provided that the Articles contain nothing illegal, a company is free to choose which rules are included.
For more information read What happens after you register your company.