🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Company Registration
Entity types, registration process, required documents, costs, and official registries.
Companies are registered with Companies House. The private company limited by shares (Ltd) is the most common form, and registration also sets up the company for Corporation Tax with HMRC.
- Registration is completed online with Companies House, usually within a day.
- A company must have at least one director and a registered office address.
- People-with-significant-control (PSC) information must be filed and kept up to date.
Official authorities
- Companies House
UK company registration.
- GOV.UK — Set up a business
Official guide to starting a business.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- UK Government (GOV.UK) — UK's unified government services portal — visas, taxes, driving licences, benefits and more
- UK Visas and Immigration — UK visa applications, Biometric Residence Permits (BRP), and work authorization
- HM Revenue & Customs — Self Assessment tax returns, National Insurance, VAT registration and payment