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UK Company Formation and Registration Agents

 

Below are a list of UK company formation agents. Their websites offer help and advice on UK incorporation. Most offer electronic company formation systems with direct communications with Companies House. Company Faqs is in no way endorsing and recommending these sites or their content.

Complete Formations

  • Complete Formation offers online UK company registration services for £24.99. Providing a number of company formation packages and related services. Information on running a new business and resources for registering with the taxation authorites.

Quick Formations

  • Quick Formations - Specialises in UK company formations, from a basic electronic package to a fully printed and documented high end product. Also offers a business forum and trademark registration facility.

Company Registrations

  • Company Registrations - Provide a variety of additional services as well as some company incorporation packages. These include trademarks, company secretarial appointments, shareholder agreement and an annual return service.

Jordans

  • Jordans - One of the longest standing UK company formation agents providing a wide range of incorporation related services including corporate and  international, business. The site also has information on  conveyance and specialist charities sections.

Contractor UK

  • Contractor UK - Provides incorporation services with business bank accounts and facilities to register a company in Ireland. Other features of the site include insurance and training. 

Hanover Company Services

  • Hanover Company Services - UK company formation agents offering both new and ready made companies. A free phone telephone number is provided for queries and there is a section for Companies House forms.

Companies Made Simple

  • Companies Made Simple - Several company formations packages and is one of the few registration agents to offer companies secretarial services in their packages. The wide range of related business services are also offered including an appointment based fast track banking facility.

Simply Formations

  • Simply Formations - Offering three company set-up packages with business banking options. Offers visitors the opportunity to sign up form a newsletter. Companies House forms are also available on this site.

Coddan

  • Coddan - An extremely large site containing some very long pages. Topics covered include UK limited companies and those based in the United States. The site is available in several different languages including far eastern dialects.

Offshore Company Formation UK

  •  As part of one of the UK’s largest offshore company formation agents, with 25 years experience, CompanyFormations247 offer a swift, professional service and have tailored four great company formation packages.

UK Incorporator

  • UK Incorporator - A UK company formation agent providing links to incorporation related material. The site provides a test drive facility so that visitors can try before they purchase. There is also a progress indicator so that it is clear where in the process a visitor is.

Dupont

  • Dupont - This website provides company registrations, reports, domain purchase, and business start-up guides. There are also a range of incorporation related services such as company name plates, seals and registered office.

Company Formation Wizard

  • Company Wizard - Are company formation agents specialising in UK incorporations. There are some add-on services available ranging from telephone numbers to business forms and agreements.

Business Inc

  • Business Inc - UK and offshore incorporation agents providing a variety of business products. Their services include everything from virtual offices to bank accounts including merchant accounts. Other areas of the site cover IT services, graphic design and websites.

Small Firms Services

  • Small Firms Services - Provides company formation for private and public limited companies. Other business registrations available are Flat management and Northern Ireland companies.  Limited liability partnerships information and trademark are also available.

Suggestions for additional resources which could be included in the UK Company Formation Agents section should be submitted via the contact us form. A brief description of the website and a URL is required.

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