An Annual Return is a document that must be filed with the Registrar of Companies within seven months of the end of the relevant accounting period, containing key information about the company, its directors, and its financial status.
The certificate that brings a company into existence; it is issued to the shareholders by the Registrar of Companies when the company's constitutional documents have been received and approved. Until the certificate is issued, the company has no legal existence.
A Certificate to Commence Business is a document issued by the Registrar of Companies to a public company upon incorporation, certifying that the nominal value of the company's share capital is at least equal to the authorized minimum. This certificate allows the company to start conducting business and exercising its borrowing powers.
Companies House is the official registrar of companies in the UK, handling the incorporation, administration, and dissolution of companies. It maintains records on corporate details including accounts, annual returns, prospectuses, memoranda, articles of association, directors, secretaries, registered office, certain company charges, and notices of liquidation.
Detailed process and requirements for forming a company in the UK, including the necessary documents to be submitted to the Registrar of Companies.
Dissolution marks the formal conclusion of a business entity, such as the cessation of a partnership or the liquidation of a company, executed through various legal mechanisms to terminate business operations.
The lodging of financial statements of a company with the Registrar of Companies. There are penalties for late filing. Companies that meet the statutory definition of a small company or a medium-sized company are permitted to file abbreviated accounts.
An essential official document required to submit to the Registrar of Companies for the formation of a new company, highlighting initial details like company type and authorized share capital.
Published accounts refer to the financial statements of organizations made available to the public in accordance with legal requirements. In the UK, these often relate to limited companies and include documents provided to shareholders and filed with the Registrar of Companies at Companies House, Cardiff.
A list detailing individuals or entities holding debentures in a UK company, managed in accordance with specific regulations and available for public and stakeholder inspection.
The Register of Members, also known as a Share Register, is a mandatory list maintained by UK companies. It logs the company's members, providing essential details including their names, addresses, and shareholding status.
A registered company is a formal business entity that has been incorporated in England, Wales, or Scotland through a registration process with the Registrar of Companies. It can be a limited or unlimited company and may operate as either a private or public entity.
The registered office is the official address of a UK company, where all official correspondence should be sent, statutory registers are kept, and which must be disclosed on all company communications and annual returns.
An official charged with the duty of registering all the companies in the UK. There is one registrar for England and Wales and one for Scotland. The registrar is responsible for carrying out a wide variety of administrative duties connected with registered companies, including maintaining the register of companies and the register of charges, issuing certificates of incorporation, and receiving annual returns.
A small group is a classification under the Companies Act where specific size criteria meet and allow exemptions for certain financial reporting requirements.
