Corporate Governance & Regulation
Filing deadlines for company accounts
After the end of its financial year, a private limited company must prepare full annual accounts and a company tax return. The deadline for filing the first set of accounts with
Corporate Governance & Regulation
Claiming money or property from a dissolved company
Any property, cash and other asset owned by a company when it is dissolved automatically passes to the Crown as ownerless property. This process is known as ‘bona vacantia’ which
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Register a company and register for tax
A new one-stop service to register a company and register for tax at the same time has been used by more than 200,000 businesses since it was introduced. The introduction of the
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What is a company confirmation statement?
As well as filing accounts with Companies House, there is a requirement to check that the information Companies House stores about your company is correct every year. This is
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Small Business rate relief
Business rates are charged on most non-domestic premises, including most commercial properties such as shops, offices, pubs, warehouses and factories. Some properties are eligible
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Anti-money laundering rules
The Money Laundering Regulations (MLR) are designed to protect the UK financial system and put in place certain controls to prevent businesses being used for money laundering by
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Charity filing deadline approaching
The Charity Commission has warned charities that the deadline for submitting the 2017 annual return is fast approaching. The deadline for charities with a standard 12-month
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Ways to liquidate a limited company
There are a number of reasons why a limited company may be no longer required and can be shut down. This may be because the limited company structure:
no longer suits the needs
Corporate Governance & Regulation
Updating the PSC register
The register of People with Significant Control (PSC register) came into effect on 6 April 2016. The PSC register is used to identify and record the people who exert significant
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How to close down a company by striking off
There are a limited range of circumstances when a company can request to be removed from the register (known as being struck off). For example, a voluntary strike off can be