You do not have to be a UK resident, but your company must have a UK registered office address.
No, you can complete the entire process online without even leaving your home or office! Your new company documents will be emailed to you in PDF format on the day of registration.
A limited company (limited by shares) must have at least one shareholder. There’s no limit on the maximum number of shareholders. However, you can be the sole shareholder (in addition to being the director), owning 100% of the company. The price of an individual share can be any value. You can choose a low share value, such as £1 per share.
This is the official address of a limited company or LLP. It must be a physical address situated in the UK jurisdiction in which you form your company - PO Box numbers are not permitted.
No, you do not need to be a UK individual to be a director of a limited company.
For people willing to open a bank account in the UK, we offer services from Lloyds Bank and other high street banks.
We will typically register your new company within 24 hours of you submitting your online application. You will receive the official paperwork via email as soon as your company is registered at Companies House.
To register a company, you will first need to choose a unique company name. You'll also need to provide the full name, residential address, date of birth, nationality, business occupation, telephone number and place of birth.
You can use your home address, but we don't recommend it. Your home address will be publicly available for anyone, including marketing agencies and the general public, to view. That's why most companies prefer to use our registered office service, which gives you a prestigious business address.
The cost and speed of incorporating in the UK is much lower compared to other countries. It will just take few hours to register a UK company. There are no minimum capital requirements and you do not need a lawyer, accountant, magistrate or notary to form a company.