Constitutional Reform Act 2005

This is our most popular package with UK residents, and includes: -

The registration of your company from scratch using your own registered office address, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder;

The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);

The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;

The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;

The following documents, which need to be printed and signed, will be emailed to you upon formation of your company: -

A certificate of incorporation (requires PDF file reader);

The memorandum & articles of association (requires MS-Word file reader);

The first meeting of the board of directors (requires MS-Word file reader);

Share certificates and a company register (requires MS-Word file reader).

E-Quick Package

£ 32.00

No Annual Charges

The Deluxe limited company package is a fast and easy option, it is ideal for the UK, EU, and international small to medium businesses who wish to appoint a nominee director and a nominee secretary in order to maintain anonymity, and it includes: -

Incorporation of your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses in London, our nominee director and nominee secretary. We can appoint your own candidate(s) to the role of shareholder(s), or you can appoint a nominee sharholder provided by Coddan;

The standard capital on formation is £1.00, this is divided into 1.00 ordinary share valued at £1.00 (a minimum of one share must be issued);

The formation of a limited company usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application and payment are received by Coddan;

The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;

The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);

The provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months is included in the price of this package (our nominee secretary service is charged annually);

The provision of a nominee director for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our nominee director service is charged annually);

The following two hard bound copies of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your company: -

A laminated copy of the certificate of incorporation of your company;

A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;

A hard bound copy of the minutes of the first meeting of directors;

Share certificates, and your company register;

The general power of attorney signed by a nominee director;

Pre-signed, undated resignation letter from a nominee director;

The agreement for the provision of nominee service and indemnification of nominee.

Deluxe Package

£ 557.00

Annual Maintenance Fee £525.00

A private company limited by shares in England and Wales must have at least one director, one shareholder, and may have a secretary.

You need at least one person to form this type of company. If there is only one director, and that director is a natural person in your company, that director can also act as the secretary.

A company must have at least one director who is a natural person. This requirement is met if the office of director is held by a natural person as a corporation sole or otherwise by virtue of an office.

You can register a sole director' company, if you are familiar with the secretaries duties and responsibilities, because all of them belongs to a sole director.

The directors and secretary of your company can also be shareholders.

The Companies Act imposes no restriction on the minimum age of company directors. However Companies House will actively discourage the appointment of anyone under the age of 16 from taking up a company directorship on the grounds that the individuals concerned may not fully understand the legal liabilities that go with the position and for the most part will not have the experience necessary to perform the duties of a company director.

Under the Companies Act 2006, there is no restriction on any or all of the members/shareholders being from an overseas country (i.e. outside the United Kingdom in terms of residency, domicile, citizenship, place of incorporation or all or any of those concepts).

There is no requirement for the officers of your company to be UK citizens or residents, nor for them to hold valid work permits.

Owning, or being an officer of a UK company does not, however, grant you any right to live or work in the UK if you are a foreign national.

Your company must have a registered office address within England or Wales; this is the official address of your company and will be on the public record as such.

Your company must hold its official company documents at its registered office address: its register of shareholders, and its constitutional documents.

So long as you maintain a registered office address in England or Wales, you can conduct your business from any place in the world: you do not have to run your business from your registered office address.

Legal Requirements to Register an LTD

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Constitutional Reform Act 2005

2005 Chapter 4 - continued

SCHEDULE 1, POWERS TO MAKE RULES - continued

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PART 2

RULE-MAKING POWERS SUBJECT TO THE PROCESS IN PART 1

Trustee Act 1925 (c. 19)

In section 54 of the Trustee Act 1925 (jurisdiction in regard to mental patients), for the paragraph after subsection (2)(d) substitute-

"(2A) Rules may be made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 with respect to the exercise of the jurisdiction referred to in subsection (2)."

Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933 (c. 36)

In section 2 of the Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933 (procedure for indictment of offenders), in subsection (6A)(a) for "by the Lord Chancellor" substitute "in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005".

Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (c. 65)

(1) Section 5 of the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civilian Interests) Act 1951 (appropriate courts and procedure) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2) for "The Lord Chancellor may also make rules" substitute "Rules may be made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005".

(3) In subsections (3) to (5) for "Rules so made" substitute "Rules under subsection (2)".

(4) In subsection (6) for "this section" substitute "subsection (1)".

Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 (c. 20)

(1) Section 49 of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 (rules of court) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) for "by the Lord Chief Justice with the approval of the Lord Chancellor" substitute "in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005".

(3) In subsection (2) for "Lord Chief Justice" substitute "person making the rules".

(4) Omit subsections (3) and (4).

Adoption Act 1976 (c. 36)

In section 66 of the Adoption Act 1976 (rules of procedure), in subsection (1) for "by the Lord Chancellor" substitute "in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005".

Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54)

The Supreme Court Act 1981 is amended as follows.

(1) Section 127 (probate rules) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) for the words from the beginning to "for regulating" substitute "Rules of court (in this Part referred to as "probate rules") may be made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 for regulating".

(3) Omit subsection (3).

(1) Section 136 (production of documents filed in, or in custody of, Supreme Court) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) for the words from the beginning to "make rules" substitute "Rules may be made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005".

(3) In subsection (2)(b) for "Lord Chancellor" substitute "person making the rules".

(4) Omit subsection (3).

Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)

The Mental Health Act 1983 is amended as follows.

In section 108 (general provisions as to rules under Part 7), after subsection (1) (as substituted by paragraph 129(2) of Schedule 4) insert-

"(1A) Rules under any other provision of this Part of this Act are to be made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005."

In section 143 (general provisions as to regulations, orders and rules), after subsection (3) insert-

"(4) This section does not apply to rules which are, by virtue of section 108 of this Act, to be made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005."

County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28)

(1) Section 38 of the County Courts Act (remedies available in county courts) is amended as follows.

(2) Omit subsection (4)(c).

(3) After subsection (4) insert-

"(4A) If regulations are made under subsection (3), rules may be made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 about procedure relevant to the matters prescribed in the regulations."

Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (c. 42)

In section 40 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (family proceedings rules), in the second paragraph of subsection (2)-

(a) in paragraph (a) omit "by the Lord Chancellor";

(b) in paragraph (b) omit "by the President of the Family Division with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor".

Coroners Act 1988 (c. 13)

The Coroners Act 1988 is amended as follows.

In section 11 (proceedings at inquest), for subsection (5)(c) substitute-

"(c) shall be in such form as may be prescribed in rules made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005."

(1) Section 32 (power to make rules) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) for "The Lord Chancellor may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, make rules" substitute "Rules may be made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005".

(3) In subsection (3) for "of the Lord Chancellor under this section to make rules" substitute "to make rules under this section".

(4) Omit subsection (4).

Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27)

The Family Law Act 1996 is amended as follows.

(1) For the title to section 12 substitute "Rules about procedure".

(2) In subsection (1) for "The Lord Chancellor may make rules" substitute "Rules may be made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005".

(3) In subsection (2) for "The Lord Chancellor may make rules" substitute "Rules may be made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005".

In section 65 (rules, regulations and orders), in subsection (5) after "does not apply" insert "to rules made under section 12 or".

The power to amend or repeal enactments that is referred to in section 109(5)(b) of the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39) may be exercised in relation to sections 12 and 65 of the Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27) as amended by paragraphs 24 and 25 of this Schedule.

Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38)

(1) The Adoption and Children Act 2002 is amended as follows.

(2) Those amendments do not have effect at any time after the amendments made to the Adoption and Children Act 2002 by paragraph 413 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003 have come into force.

In section 141 (rules of procedure), in subsection (1) for "The Lord Chancellor may make rules" substitute "Rules may be made in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005".

In section 142 (supplementary and consequential provision), in subsection (4) for "this Act or" substitute "this Act, any power to make rules under section 141 or any power".

Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)

In section 76 of the Courts Act 2003 (further provision about scope of Family Procedure Rules) omit "by the President of the Family Division, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor,".

Prepared 5 April 2005


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