15 advantages of setting up a limited company in 2024
There are several advantages to working via a limited company. Here we look at the benefits – including lower tax and limited liability.
Setting up a limited company marks an exciting (and often daunting) milestone for any new business. The section provides step-by-step guides to walk you through the entire company formation process.
Learn the pros and cons of a limited company structure, including limited liability and tax efficiency. Understand director and secretary roles and responsibilities. Get tips on choosing a unique (and legal) name for your company.
Learn about articles of association, share allotments, director appointments, share certificates and statutory registers.
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15 benefits of trading via a limited company
There are several advantages to working via a limited company. Here we look at the benefits – including lower tax and limited liability.
To explain more about the tax advantages of a limited company, we asked a leading accountant to outline the tax-effective ways you can pay yourself via your own company.
Before you set up a limited company, you need to choose a suitable company name. Here we look at some important naming rules you need to know.
One of the most important decisions you make when you set up a new business is to decide whether to become self employed or form a limited company.
You can form a limited company via Companies House for just £12. However, you may prefer to pay an intermediary to do this – which will increase the cost.
Companies House is implementing sweeping reforms to clamp down on financial crime and improve corporate transparency. How are limited companies affected?
A dormant company is a standard limited company that doesn’t trade and has no accounting transactions. There are two main situations where owning a dormant limited company can be useful.
After the sole tradership, the limited company is the most popular trading structure in the UK. In this guide, we look at the key features of the private limited company – plus some interesting facts.
If you run a limited company, you will deal with Companies House fairly regularly. In this article, we look at Companies House’s main functions and the obligations company directors have.
As a limited company owner or director, one way you can raise capital, reward employees or facilitate expansion is by issuing new shares in your company.