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Sole Trader vs Limited Company
A practical look at liability, tax, and the trade-offs most guides gloss over, so you can pick the structure that actually fits. Read →
Switching from sole trader to limited company
A checklist for moving a sole trade into a limited company, with the signs it is time and what to do with HMRC. Read →
Choosing a UK Company Name
Normalisation rules, sensitive words, same-as vs too-similar checks, and naming strategy. Read →
Company name rejected?
The rules a refused name usually breaks, how to fix each one, and when a name can still be challenged after registration. Read →
Sensitive words in a company name
Which company-name words need approval, which body to ask for each group, and what to include with your application. Read →
Identity Verification for Directors
Every UK director now needs a Companies House personal code. Rollout timeline, how to verify, and what happens if you don't. Read →
Identity verification when you form a company
Every director verifies before the registration filing. GOV.UK One Login or an ACSP, the order of steps, and personal code versus company authentication code. Read →
The Director's Journey
Every stage of running a UK limited company, from incorporation to ongoing compliance. The key questions at each step, answered. Read →
How incorporating a UK company works
What each step of incorporating a UK limited company needs and costs, from identity verification to the certificate of incorporation and what to do next. Read →
MTD for Income Tax
Who must comply, what changes day-to-day, what counts as compatible software, and what compliance should reasonably cost. Read →
UK Business Insurance, Explained
Every type of cover in plain English, which ones fit your business, and the one the law actually requires. Read →No guides match that search.