Setting up a new business can be complicated which is why we’ve put together a comprehensive Company Formation Package. We can guide you through the process and liaise with the appropriate authorities on your behalf.

We can even help overseas investors and non-UK residents set up a UK business.
The decision to incorporate depends on a number of factors, not least turnover, profitability and whether your customers are businesses or consumers. We can help you weigh up these factors. Once you have made the decision to incorporate, we will help register with HMRC for corporation tax, payroll and VAT, appoint directors, allocate shares, understand salaries and dividends and assist you in applying business bank account.

If you would like to set up a limited company and you would like to know more about our Company Formation Package or our Authorised Signatory Service then contact us info@stfaccounting.com.

Below is a list of common filing duties required by UK authority (the list is not exhaustive):

Formation (New registration to set up a UK company)
Dissolvement (Closedown an exiting company)
Corporate secretary (maintain Company Register)
Confirmation Statement
Annual Accounts
Other Companies House filings, such as:
- Issue new shares
- Share Transfer
- Administrative restoration (to reactivate company after closure)
- Error rectification on previous wrong filings

Formation (New registration)

We can even help overseas investors and non-UK residents set up a UK business.

The decision to incorporate depends on a number of factors, not least turnover, profitability and whether your customers are businesses or consumers. We can help you weigh up these factors. Once you have made the decision to incorporate, we will help register with HMRC for corporation tax, payroll and VAT, appoint directors, allocate shares, understand salaries and dividends and asssit you in applying business bank account.

If you would like to set up a limited company and you would like to know more about our Company Formation Package or our Authorised Signatory Service then contact us.

Dissolvement (Close down)

In the UK, if you want to close down a company, specific procedures need to be followed, there’re two routes, liquidation or voluntary strike-off.

Please, reach us to discuss the details if you plan to close down your existing UK company.

Corporate secretary

In the UK, a lot of company changes such as Issuing new shares, Share transfer, Director appointment, and Director resignation, need to be filed with Companies House on a timely basis.

There’s also a legal requirement to maintain a Share Register to record all the company related statutory matters.

Please reach us to discuss if such service is required.

Confirmation Statement

This is an annual filing to Companies House, which is a compulsory requirement for any UK company. Which to confirm any company detail changes such as directors, address, the person of significant control etc., it will be included in our annual compliance filing package if you sign up for our annual accounting service. Or you can choose this as a stand alone service.

Annual Accounts

Being a business owner, you are responsible for submitting all the year-end filings to the authorities in a timely manner.

If you are self-employed/sole trader, you need to submit Self-Assessment to HMRC.
If you have a limited company, you need to submit Statutory Accounts, Corporation Tax return to HMRC. You also need to submit annual accounts to Companies House.

To ensure your statutory accounts are prepared in compliance with the UK accounting standard. Our experienced team is here to help you.

Other Companies House (CH) filings

Sometimes there could be more complex matters which need to be handled, such as Administrative restoration to reactivate a company which has been accidentally stroked off (closed) by companies house due to long delay of the filing, make corrections to previous filing errors etc., please reach our Company secretary team at secretary@stfaccounting.com to discuss the matter.