Companies House Business Names Registration Policy
- Britain
- Breatainn
- Bhreatainn
If you wish to use either Britain or Great Britain at the start of the company name or either of Britain or of Great Britain at the end of the name you would need to show that the company is pre-eminent in its field by providing supporting evidence from an independent source such as a Government department, trade association or other representative body.
If the word is used elsewhere in the name and qualified by words that do not describe an activity or product, for example by using a made-up word, then evidence of pre-eminence is not necessarily essential. However, you would be expected to show that your company is substantial in relation to its activity or product and that it is eminent in its own field.
If you want to use the word because it is a surname, you will usually be given approval if the company name includes forenames or initials.
Companies House will reject your application to register your company if there is no official letter to support the use of the sensitive words in your company names.
The objective is to ensure that the use of this word in your company names is justified and it does not mislead the public.
How to form a company?
Accountants at Concise provide same day company formation services. Our company formation accountants will handle your company registration with Companies House for you from start to finish. They will also advise you on whether the supporting official letter provided are sufficient to support the use of the desired sensitive word in your company names.
Maintain your Ltd company records
By law, you are required to maintain proper statutory books and accounting records for your company.
Every company is obliged to file its Annual Return once every 12 months and annual accounts to Companies House. There is late filing penalty if failed to do your filing on time.
Concise Accountants offer fixed fee accounts packages to new companies to help small company owners to meet their legal requirements trading as limited company. The fixed fee accounting services include our accountants taking care of your company accounts and company tax return for you. Feel free to call our London accountants to discuss your business requirements.
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