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Limited Company

Setting up a limited company is an exciting step for many new businesses, but the process can feel complicated if you’ve never done it before.

This section contains practical guides covering company formation, tax rules, director responsibilities and how to run a limited company properly.

For a much deeper collection of guides and tools, visit our specialist resource: Limited Company Help.

Set up a company

  • Set up a limited company
  • What is Companies House?
  • Articles & Memorandum of Association
  • Companies House rule changes explained
  • Advantages of a limited company
  • Limited company vs sole trader

Directors and shareholders

  • Director responsibilities and duties
  • Directors vs shareholders explained
  • Shareholders’ agreement explained

Tax, salary and dividends

  • Limited company taxes explained
  • Corporation tax explained
  • Best salary & dividend split
  • How dividends are taxed
  • Tax-efficient ways to pay yourself
  • Limited company expenses
  • Set up and run your company payroll

Accounts and Companies House

  • Annual accounts explained
  • Confirmation statement & PSC register
  • How to choose a limited company accountant

Protection and specialist topics

  • Income protection for company directors
  • Life insurance for company directors
  • IR35 rules explained
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Directors – be aware of new Companies House rules in 2024

January 24, 2024
Companies House is implementing sweeping reforms to clamp down on financial crime and improve corporate transparency. How are limited companies affected?
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How much has the April 2023 Corporation Tax rise cost you?

January 22, 2024
How does the post-April 2023 Corporation Tax (CT) regime work, and how much more tax small limited companies now pay as a result of the tax rise?
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Issuing new shares in your limited company explained

August 20, 2023
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.
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