Gambling 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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Gambling Act 2005

2005 Chapter 19 - continued

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SCHEDULE 8

Section 140

GAMBLING APPEALS TRIBUNAL

President, deputy and members

(1) The Lord Chancellor shall appoint-

(a) a President of the Tribunal, and

(b) other members of the Tribunal.

(2) The Lord Chancellor may appoint one or more members of the Tribunal as deputy President; and a deputy President-

(a) may act for the President when he is unable to act or unavailable, and

(b) shall perform such other functions as the President may delegate or assign to him.

A person may be appointed under paragraph 1 only if-

(a) he has a seven year general qualification within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41),

(b) he is an advocate or solicitor in Scotland of at least seven years' standing, or

Tenure

(1) A person appointed under paragraph 1 shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment (subject to this paragraph).

(2) A person appointed under paragraph 1 may resign by notice in writing to the Lord Chancellor.

(3) The Lord Chancellor may dismiss a person appointed under paragraph 1-

(a) on the grounds that the person is unable or unwilling to perform his functions, or

(b) on the grounds of misbehaviour.

(4) At the end of Schedule 5 to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (c. 8) (offices to which retirement provisions apply) add-

"President or other member of the Gambling Appeals Tribunal".

Staff

The Lord Chancellor may appoint staff for the Tribunal.

Money

The Lord Chancellor may pay sums to or in respect of a person appointed under paragraph 1 or 4 by way of or in respect of-

(a) remuneration;

(b) expenses;

In Part II of Schedule 1 to the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (offices qualifying for pension) at the end of the list under the heading Members of tribunals add-

"President of the Gambling Appeals Tribunal".

The Lord Chancellor may incur expenditure in respect of the Tribunal.

Sums received by way of fees under section 147 shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

Sittings

(1) The Tribunal-

(a) shall sit at such times and in such places as the President may direct in accordance with general arrangements made by the Lord Chancellor, and

(b) may sit in more than one place at a time.

(2) Rules made by the Lord Chancellor under section 146 shall, in particular, make provision for determining whether a case shall be heard by the Tribunal sitting-

(a) in England or Wales, or

(b) in Scotland.

(1) At each sitting the Tribunal may consist of-

(a) the President,

(b) a member, or

(2) The constitution of the Tribunal at each sitting shall be determined-

(a) by the President, and

(b) in accordance with general arrangements made by the Lord Chancellor.

(3) The arrangements may, in particular, include provision-

(a) for a three-member tribunal to continue with one or two members in specified circumstances;

(b) for the President to have a casting vote if sitting with one other member by virtue of paragraph (a).

The Lord Chancellor-

(a) shall consult the President before making arrangements under paragraph 9(1)(a) or 10(2)(b), and

(b) shall publish the arrangements.

Procedure

Decisions of the Tribunal may be taken by majority vote.

The President may, subject to rules under section 146, give directions about the practice and procedure of the Tribunal.

Rules made by the Lord Chancellor under section 146 may, in particular, make provision-

(a) about the manner in which appeals are to be instituted;

(b) about the time in which appeals are to be heard;

(d) for the President or a member of the Tribunal to give directions-

(i) requiring parties or witnesses to take specified steps in relation to proceedings, and

(ii) as to how and when those steps are to be taken,

(e) about disclosure;

(f) for joining the Commission to proceedings;

(g) for the suspension by the Tribunal of decisions of the Commission (whether or not they have already taken effect);

(h) enabling the Tribunal to require persons to attend proceedings for the purpose of giving evidence or producing documents;

(i) enabling the Tribunal to administer oaths to witnesses;

(j) about the admission of members of the public to proceedings;

(k) about representation of parties;

(l) about withdrawal of proceedings;

(m) about the recording and promulgation of decisions;

(n) about the award of costs or expenses (which may, in particular, include an award against the Commission or another party joined in accordance with the rules);

(o) enabling the Tribunal to vary or revoke a decision, on grounds specified in the rules and within such period as the rules may specify.

Council on Tribunals

In Part I of Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53) (tribunals under general supervision of Council) the following shall be inserted before paragraph 22-

"Gambling appeals

21C. The Gambling Appeals Tribunal established by section 140 of the Gambling Act 2005."

Disqualification, &c.

At the appropriate place in Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24) (disqualifying offices) insert-

"The Gambling Appeals Tribunal.”"

At the end of Schedule 11 to the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41) (office-holders barred from legal practice) add-

"President of the Gambling Appeals Tribunal".

Prepared 22 April 2005


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