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Services Provided By Corporation Service Company in this jurisdiction:
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| Contract Agent Representation |
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Corporate Filing Services |
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Document Retrieval Services |
| (Appointment of Process Agent to receive legal process in order
for parties to a private agreement to consent to the jurisdiction
of the courts of England and Wales) |
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Registration of Branch or Place of Business of an Oversea Company
Person Authorised to Accept Service of Process
Returns by Oversea Companies of Changes
Formation of Private Limited Companies
Registered Office/Company Secretarial Service
Annual Reports and Accounts
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Company Search
Certificate of Good Standing
Certified Copies of Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association
Legalisation
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| INTRODUCTION |
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists
of England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. |
| ENTITY TYPES |
There are four main types of domestic UK company: private company
limited by shares (members' liability is limited to the amount unpaid
on shares they hold); private company limited by guarantee (members'
liability is limited to the amount they have agreed to contribute
to the company's assets if it is wound up); private unlimited company
(no limit to the members' liability); and public limited company
(PLC) - the company's shares may be offered for sale to the general
public and members' liability is limited to the amount unpaid on
shares held by.
Every company must have formally appointed company officers at all
times. A private company must have at least one director and one
secretary (a company's sole director cannot also be the company
secretary). A public company must have at least two directors and
one secretary (formally qualified). After incorporation, Companies
House must be informed of appointment of a new officer; an officer's
resignation from the company; and changes in an officer's name or
address or any of the other details originally registered on Form
10.
Anti-money laundering regulations require company formation agents to maintain "Know Your Client" due diligence information on directors and beneficial owners of companies.
Company directors have a personal responsibility for making information about the capital structure, management and activities of their companies available both to the members of the company and to the general public. For companies with limited liability, this will include accounts. Every company must deliver an annual return to Companies House at least once every 12 months. It has 28 days from the date to which the return is made up to do this.
Other entity types: Limited Partnership; Limited Liability Partnership; Societas Europaea (SE). The SE, a new company type since 8 October 2004, may be created on registration in any one of the Member States of the European Economic Area (EEA).
Foreign companies: A company formed outside the UK may register with Companies House as a branch (part of an oversea limited company organised to conduct business through local representatives in Great Britain rather than referring it abroad) or a place of business for companies who cannot register as a branch because they are from within the UK (Northern Ireland or Gibraltar); or they are not limited companies; or their activities in Great Britain are not sufficient to define it as a branch. Such activities might include internal computer processing, warehousing, or simply a representative office. After registration, branches and places of business need to inform Companies House of changes in charter documents in the oversea jurisdiction and changes in details of the company and branch, directors, officers, and person authorized in UK to accept service. |
| **CSC does not provide legal or financial advice** |
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Services Overview 