Insights on UK company formation, Companies House filings, compliance and building a better business.
The complete guide to extracting money from your UK limited company — salary, dividends, director's loans, and pension contributions — with the tax implications, legal requirements, and common mistakes for each route.
Filing HQ Team
Jun 12, 2026
A step-by-step guide to changing your UK limited company's accounting reference date (financial year end) — covering Companies House form AA01, the 18-month and once-in-five-years rules, HMRC Corporation Tax implications, and the common mistakes that trigger late filing penalties.
Filing HQ Team
Jun 9, 2026
A complete annual compliance checklist for UK limited companies covering confirmation statements, annual accounts, Corporation Tax returns, PSC updates, statutory registers, and identity verification — with exact deadlines, fees, and penalties.
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Jun 7, 2026
Filing HQ now builds your company's statutory registers — members, directors, residential addresses, and PSCs — automatically and in real time from your officer and shareholding records.
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Jun 4, 2026
Everything UK founders need to know about VAT registration — the £90,000 threshold, mandatory vs voluntary registration, HMRC deadlines, Making Tax Digital, VAT schemes, and common mistakes that trigger penalties.
Filing HQ Team
Jun 3, 2026
A step-by-step guide to opening a business bank account for your UK limited company — what documents you need, how to choose between high-street and digital banks, and the common mistakes that delay applications.
Filing HQ Team
May 27, 2026
When Companies House strikes off your limited company, its assets pass to the Crown and it ceases to exist. This guide covers compulsory and voluntary strike-off, the two-month objection window, administrative and court restoration, and how to prevent strike-off in the first place.
Filing HQ Team
May 24, 2026
Should you register as a sole trader or incorporate a limited company? We compare tax, liability, National Insurance, admin, and credibility so you can pick the right UK business structure for 2026.
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May 21, 2026
A founder's guide to UK share classes — ordinary shares, preference shares, alphabet shares, and redeemable shares — covering when to use each class, how to create new share classes by amending your articles, and the Companies House filings required.
Filing HQ Team
May 18, 2026
A plain-English guide to the seven statutory director duties under the Companies Act 2006, personal liability risks including wrongful and fraudulent trading, and how UK founders can protect themselves while staying compliant.
Filing HQ Team
May 15, 2026
Private limited companies haven't been required to appoint a company secretary since 2008 — but the compliance work hasn't gone away. Here's what a company secretary actually does, when appointing one makes sense, and how to handle secretarial duties without the formal overhead.
Filing HQ Team
May 12, 2026
A step-by-step guide to PSC notifications at Companies House — who qualifies as a person with significant control, which forms to file (PSC01–PSC09), the 14-day deadline, and ECCTA identity verification requirements.
Filing HQ Team
May 7, 2026
Practices is the new tier on Filing HQ for accountants, company secretaries, and firms managing multiple client companies. One workspace, granular role-based access for your team, Companies House presenter delegation, and a single consolidated invoice every month — no per-filing checkout.
Filing HQ Team
May 6, 2026
A complete guide to declaring and paying dividends from your UK limited company — covering distributable profits, board resolutions, dividend vouchers, personal tax rates, and the share-record compliance that underpins every lawful dividend payment.
Filing HQ Team
May 6, 2026
Everything you need to form a UK limited company — choosing a name, setting up your registered office, appointing directors, structuring share capital, identity verification under ECCTA, and filing with Companies House in 2026.
Filing HQ Team
May 5, 2026
Your company's statutory registers — not the Companies House public record — are the legally authoritative records of your shareholders, directors, and PSCs. Here's what you need to keep, how to set them up, and what goes wrong when you don't.
Filing HQ Team
May 1, 2026
The complete guide to closing a UK limited company — covering voluntary strike off via form DS01, members' voluntary liquidation, HMRC clearance, the £25,000 tax threshold, and the mistakes that cost founders money.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 30, 2026
A step-by-step guide to changing your UK limited company's registered office address using form AD01, including filing deadlines, Companies House requirements, and when to switch to a professional service address.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 29, 2026
A step-by-step guide to registering your UK limited company for Corporation Tax with HMRC — when to register, what triggers the deadline, the CT41G process, your UTR, CT600 returns, payment deadlines, and the penalties for getting it wrong.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 28, 2026
Everything UK founders need to know about changing a limited company name — from passing the special resolution and filing form NM01 at Companies House to navigating naming rules, fees, and the post-change compliance checklist.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 27, 2026
A legally accurate guide to running a UK limited company as a non-resident director — registered office requirements, identity verification from overseas, Companies House filings, Corporation Tax obligations, and the compliance calendar every overseas founder needs.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 27, 2026
A plain-English guide to removing a director from a UK limited company in 2026 — voluntary resignation, removal under the Articles, the s. 168 ordinary resolution, Companies House form TM01, statutory registers, and the duties that don't end on the day they leave.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 26, 2026
Everything UK directors need to know about filing annual accounts at Companies House — first-year deadlines, late filing penalties from £150 to £1,500, micro-entity and small company thresholds, and the common mistakes that cost founders time and money.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 24, 2026
A legally accurate guide to UK Companies House identity verification under ECCTA — who counts as a PSC, how director and PSC verification differ, the two-step process, the personal code, deadlines, and the consequences of non-compliance.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 23, 2026
A step-by-step guide to post-incorporation compliance for UK limited companies — identity verification, registered office, Corporation Tax registration, VAT, PAYE, statutory registers, director duties, and common mistakes to avoid. Covers deadlines, penalties, non-UK resident considerations, and what company data is publicly visible.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 20, 2026
A legally accurate, step-by-step guide to appointing a new director in a UK limited company — eligibility, consent to act, identity verification, Companies House form AP01, statutory registers, and director duties under the Companies Act 2006.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 16, 2026
"Just go dormant" sounds easy until HMRC, your bank, and Companies House all want something different. Here's the clean, founder-friendly way to pause a UK limited company without breaking compliance.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 15, 2026
The SIC code you picked in thirty seconds on incorporation day is the label every UK bank, insurer and funder quietly judges your company by. Here's how to get it right — and fix it if you didn't.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 14, 2026
Share transfers happen more often than most founders expect — a co-founder leaving, an investor coming in, or a simple restructure. Here's exactly how to do it right and stay compliant with Companies House.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 13, 2026
Getting share issues wrong can tank your next funding round, trigger HMRC problems, and create shareholder disputes that drag on for years. Here's how to do it properly.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 12, 2026
Over 60% of UK limited companies use a residential address as their registered office. Most founders don't realise what that actually means until a stranger knocks on their door.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 10, 2026
Miss your confirmation statement and Companies House won't fine you. They'll do something worse. Here's the actual cost of forgetting, and how to make sure you never do.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 9, 2026
Identity verification is no longer optional for UK directors and PSCs. Here's what's actually changing, who it affects, and how to get verified without losing a weekend to it.
Filing HQ Team
Apr 8, 2026
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