Corporate Law & Companies House - The Book-keepers Forum (UK)

skhan · skhan

Hi, Just wondering how do I go about notifying Companies House that a company is non trading. I believe that a company is only dormant if there are no accounting transactions? Is this correct? The company is actually incurring some fixed overhead costs so there are very little enteries but has not bee...

sarahjames · sarahjames

Hiya, I'm new to The Book-keepers Forum but have been lurking for a while! I run a small payroll bureau and we've just taken on an apprentice (our first employee, very scary). We found the girl via our local college but they've not been as helpful when it comes to employment contracts. I'm looking for a c...

woody88 · woody88

Morning all, I incorporated a new company for a client yestreday afternoon through an online formations service. Everything seemed to go fine and the information was accepted. This morning I have received an email saying the name has been rejected as it's too close to another companies name. Have t...

woody88 · woody88

Just wondered who everybody uses for Ltd Company Formations, i've looked online and there's lots of companies offering this service nowadays. I found one company that charged just over what Companies House charge you if you go direct to them, how does this work. Any pointers would be much appreciat...

Jen81 · Jen81

Just about to form my second ever limited company for a client. Is it a requirement to have a paper certificate of incorporation? The client isn't bothered but I'm not sure if the bank will ask for a copy when setting up an account?

woody88 · woody88

I have a friend who is a Director (Member) of a local charity group. They have just been informed that they have had their directorship terminated due to the fact that the Charity is only allowed a set number of directors at any one time - something to do with Charity rules. There was no meeting called and...

woody88 · woody88

I am completing a small companies first years accounts. The client formed the company themselves online and they have issued 2,000 - £ 1 shares (£ 2,000) in error as they thought they had issued 2,000 1p (£ 20) shares. I have never had to change the issued shares before but the client has asked me to ch...

Aleksandra · Aleksandra

Hi, My client has sent a DS01 form to strike off his limited company (he has formed this company and opened a business bank account but then found a different job and never started trading). CH has replied to confirm that the company will be dissolved after 3 months. A week after he received an Annual Ret...

Jen81 · Jen81

Hi all I have a client in a horrible mess. He went missing and basically hasn't paid his corportion tax liability for the last 12 months. HMRC have applied for the company to be struck off and it's going to court in a few weeks to be removed from the register. The client want's to keep the company open but ca...

Alfred · Alfred

I am thinking of moving from sole trader to Ltd company status but not sure what I would need to do with my sole trader bsiness. I would want to use the same name and continue trading the way I have been recently with the same clients. Do I just close down my current trading and inform HMRC that am no longer tr...

Taylor1 · Taylor1

Hi all We have have had a manual payroll over the years so far however she has retired and we have moved onto a payroll software. This meaning everyone has to be set up from scratch. Whilst I am aware there is a tax code change for 747L to 810L I have the below tax codes also:637L is this now 700L?735L is this...

Karolle_ · Karolle_

Hello, Can somebody advise me what the procedure is to close comnpany in my case?Company's first accounting period is from 01/02/2011 to 31/01/2012 and company was trading only in this period. However there were retention money hold by another contractor company who usually paid us for services...

QBE Book-Keeping · QBE Book-Keeping

A builder has asked me if it is legitimate to form, for example 3 companies, and only register one for VAT. Is it then legitimate for him to win a contract, and then depending on it's size charge VAT for the larger jobs and put them through the VAT registered company, or do a small job and not charge VAT, an...

QBE Book-Keeping · QBE Book-Keeping

Hello I have had an enquiry from a building contractor about forming a new company. He has and exisiting company, but has been advised, I dont know who by, to form a new company, as the existing company has a major debtor who has gone into liquidation owing them money. His problem he foresees is that he wi...

NA_AA · NA_AA

Is it possible to change a Ltd company's status to LLP? If yes, how would this be done? What are the implications on the directors? shareholders? and accounting treatment of the accounts?

PrakashShah · PrakashShah

Hi all, See attached ppt for example of my thoughts on current and future. We currently have a business that effectively has 2 major areas + an investment stake in another business. These are all held under the main business and not segregated legally. We are looking to get separate funding for the 2 ma...

Tic Toc · Tic Toc

Hi all I'm new to this forum and I'm thinking about opening up a bookkeeping business. I like the idea of opening up a limited company, however, the only problem is that as a director I wouldn't be able to act as self employed and charge the company, I believe that HMRC frowns on this. In your experience wo...

NA_AA · NA_AA

I have a client who has the following issue and would like your views on this matter: When setting up their company, the client registered the company with CH as having 1 Ordinary share - owned by one shareholder. From what I understand, they were unaware of the rules. Now, they are enquiring whether t...

123_Lesley · 123_Lesley

A client has asked if I can form their company through CH but what is required from me... practice license details??? Also, is it really worth doing... or are they best doing it themselves... I heard on here it took someone approx 4 hours... Any info would be welcomed... thank you in advance. -- Edited b...

redhed · redhed

Hello, Can anyone advise please? A friend runs a small charity (CiC) with an income of under 6k and she's asked me to file her accounts with Companies House as a favour. I recently started out as a bookkeeper and I normally do day-to-day bookkeeping for clients but I've never done this before, so could...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Non Trading Company (Preview) Hi, Just wondering how do I go about notifying Companies House that a company is non trading. I believe that a company is only dormant if there are no accounting transactions? Is this correct? The company is actually incurring some fixed overhead costs so there are very little enteries but has not bee...	skhan	1	2351	Wed May 23 05:14 2012 by MarkS
	Template apprentice contract (Preview) Hiya, I'm new to The Book-keepers Forum but have been lurking for a while! I run a small payroll bureau and we've just taken on an apprentice (our first employee, very scary). We found the girl via our local college but they've not been as helpful when it comes to employment contracts. I'm looking for a c...	sarahjames	1	3574	Thu May 17 16:05 2012 by Stuartbham
	Naming a new Ltd Company (Preview) Morning all, I incorporated a new company for a client yestreday afternoon through an online formations service. Everything seemed to go fine and the information was accepted. This morning I have received an email saying the name has been rejected as it's too close to another companies name. Have t...	woody88	1	1955	Wed May 16 19:47 2012 by HendyPhilhendy
	Ltd Company Formations - who to use (Preview) Just wondered who everybody uses for Ltd Company Formations, i've looked online and there's lots of companies offering this service nowadays. I found one company that charged just over what Companies House charge you if you go direct to them, how does this work. Any pointers would be much appreciat...	woody88	7	4860	Sat May 12 23:15 2012 by Amanda
	Certificate of incorporation (Preview) Just about to form my second ever limited company for a client. Is it a requirement to have a paper certificate of incorporation? The client isn't bothered but I'm not sure if the bank will ask for a copy when setting up an account?	Jen81	4	1998	Fri May 11 06:05 2012 by Jen81
	Sacked as a Director of a Charity (Preview) I have a friend who is a Director (Member) of a local charity group. They have just been informed that they have had their directorship terminated due to the fact that the Charity is only allowed a set number of directors at any one time - something to do with Charity rules. There was no meeting called and...	woody88	3	1810	Thu May 10 01:20 2012 by Shamus
	Change shares issued on incorporation (Preview) I am completing a small companies first years accounts. The client formed the company themselves online and they have issued 2,000 - £ 1 shares (£ 2,000) in error as they thought they had issued 2,000 1p (£ 20) shares. I have never had to change the issued shares before but the client has asked me to ch...	woody88	5	3228	Wed May 9 19:40 2012 by Robert Pearce
	Strike off company and Annual Return (Preview) Hi, My client has sent a DS01 form to strike off his limited company (he has formed this company and opened a business bank account but then found a different job and never started trading). CH has replied to confirm that the company will be dissolved after 3 months. A week after he received an Annual Ret...	Aleksandra	5	3047	Wed May 2 05:13 2012 by Aleksandra
	Company about to be struck off (Preview) Hi all I have a client in a horrible mess. He went missing and basically hasn't paid his corportion tax liability for the last 12 months. HMRC have applied for the company to be struck off and it's going to court in a few weeks to be removed from the register. The client want's to keep the company open but ca...	Jen81	3	2449	Tue May 1 23:24 2012 by YLB-HO
	Sole trader to Ltd what do I do (Preview) I am thinking of moving from sole trader to Ltd company status but not sure what I would need to do with my sole trader bsiness. I would want to use the same name and continue trading the way I have been recently with the same clients. Do I just close down my current trading and inform HMRC that am no longer tr...	Alfred	9	4858	Fri Apr 27 08:27 2012 by Alfred
	2012/2013 Tax Codes (Preview) Hi all We have have had a manual payroll over the years so far however she has retired and we have moved onto a payroll software. This meaning everyone has to be set up from scratch. Whilst I am aware there is a tax code change for 747L to 810L I have the below tax codes also:637L is this now 700L?735L is this...	Taylor1	2	18164	Sun Apr 22 22:22 2012 by Peasie
	Company closing (Preview) Hello, Can somebody advise me what the procedure is to close comnpany in my case?Company's first accounting period is from 01/02/2011 to 31/01/2012 and company was trading only in this period. However there were retention money hold by another contractor company who usually paid us for services...	Karolle_	3	2419	Fri Apr 20 05:18 2012 by MarkS
	Multiple Companies VAT Registration (Preview) A builder has asked me if it is legitimate to form, for example 3 companies, and only register one for VAT. Is it then legitimate for him to win a contract, and then depending on it's size charge VAT for the larger jobs and put them through the VAT registered company, or do a small job and not charge VAT, an...	QBE Book-Keeping	2	3427	Fri Apr 20 01:41 2012 by MarkS
	Company bank account (Preview) Hello I have had an enquiry from a building contractor about forming a new company. He has and exisiting company, but has been advised, I dont know who by, to form a new company, as the existing company has a major debtor who has gone into liquidation owing them money. His problem he foresees is that he wi...	QBE Book-Keeping	2	2019	Thu Apr 19 23:53 2012 by Alfred
	Change from Ltd co to LLP (Preview) Is it possible to change a Ltd company's status to LLP? If yes, how would this be done? What are the implications on the directors? shareholders? and accounting treatment of the accounts?	NA_AA	3	3643	Tue Apr 3 17:48 2012 by Elemental Cosec
	Urgent - Change of business structure - holding co - what do I need to do?? (Preview) Hi all, See attached ppt for example of my thoughts on current and future. We currently have a business that effectively has 2 major areas + an investment stake in another business. These are all held under the main business and not segregated legally. We are looking to get separate funding for the 2 ma...	PrakashShah	1	2333	Tue Apr 3 17:45 2012 by Elemental Cosec
	Start up (Preview) Hi all I'm new to this forum and I'm thinking about opening up a bookkeeping business. I like the idea of opening up a limited company, however, the only problem is that as a director I wouldn't be able to act as self employed and charge the company, I believe that HMRC frowns on this. In your experience wo...	Tic Toc	2	1972	Fri Mar 23 04:23 2012 by Tic Toc
	Share issues (Preview) I have a client who has the following issue and would like your views on this matter: When setting up their company, the client registered the company with CH as having 1 Ordinary share - owned by one shareholder. From what I understand, they were unaware of the rules. Now, they are enquiring whether t...	NA_AA	4	5666	Fri Mar 2 19:44 2012 by Elemental Cosec
	What's required to form a Company on behalf of client? (Preview) A client has asked if I can form their company through CH but what is required from me... practice license details??? Also, is it really worth doing... or are they best doing it themselves... I heard on here it took someone approx 4 hours... Any info would be welcomed... thank you in advance. -- Edited b...	123_Lesley	9	6229	Tue Feb 28 04:43 2012 by davissjeffer
	Small CiC - how to file accounts with Companies House (Preview) Hello, Can anyone advise please? A friend runs a small charity (CiC) with an income of under 6k and she's asked me to file her accounts with Companies House as a favour. I recently started out as a bookkeeper and I normally do day-to-day bookkeeping for clients but I've never done this before, so could...	redhed	3	12160	Thu Feb 16 01:12 2012 by Dangermouse
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