Starting-Up a Business in Scotland: Same Day Scottish Company Formation & Online Business
: We provide reasonable and budgeted Scottish company formation, Scottish ready-made companies, bookkeeping & accounting, tax planning, tax filing, nominee director, nominee shareholder, nominee secretarial and a wide range of corporate services. We also provide the registered office addresses in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Company House direct access and Company House web filing, web search, certificates of incorporation and registration, sole director company formation, setup of a sole trader companies, a virtual office; assistance with the opening of an offshore or UK corporate bank accounts for our local and overseas customers. You can get a help from us to establish the real business relations with such banks as Barclays, HSBC, NatWest, RBS and many others. You can incorporate a limited company online using our own Scottish company registration software, which has been authorised by Companies House. Our incorporation systems have been fully updated and comply with the Companies Act 2006 up to October 2008, please be assured that you can incorporate through Coddan with confidence.
Scottish Company Formations Agent - Companies House New LTD Company & Scottish LLP Registration by Coddan
: Our firm has been establishing to provide the practical guidance and qualified assistance in starting and running a business within the United Kingdom and offshore tax-havens, you can communicate with us via the Internet; you can also make an appointment, visit our office, or deal with our consultants face-to-face or by the phone. Services and documents will cost a lot less than equivalents supplied by other lawyers, and solicitors. Our web site summarises the procedures and costs associated with the companies' formation with the companies' registrar & setting-up a business in Scotland, Wales and England; and in other offshore countries. We advise you on the most appropriate business legal entity to suit your individual or business circumstances, so that you do not need to spend your cost-effective time to research or guess with the different options. We have years of experience behind us, and we have established a well-respected name and reputation. Allow us to help you to establish a company in Scotland and get it running; or to select the best type of business for incorporation, and register your general trading company, branch of a foreign company, place of business, subsidiary or a holding company or register a limited liability partnership in Scotland. We may assist to register a sole-trader company, a sole-proprietorship or a personnel agency company, right to manage, flat property management, intellectual property management, ship management, franchising and investment, licensing and royalty collection company, corporate finance and management, marketing, and distribution, guarantee or charitable companies.
Scottish Business Company Name Registration & Small Business Startup Advice
: Start-up a new limited company for only £32.00: the establishment or creation of a public limited company or a private limited company, or a new business, by the UK residents or foreign nationals usually takes from four to six hours. We will file your application electronically with Companies House allowing the fastest possible registration. This generally means that if you place an order before 11 a.m. (London time) on a normal working day, your company will be registered by the end of that day. We supply an expert advice on navigating through the UK legal and business systems, helping you in setting-up a business in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and/or the Republic of Ireland. Our work focuses upon Britain and Ireland; however, we also engage in European and international (offshore) companies, partnerships, foundations, and trusts establishment. Contact us via the information supplied on our contact page. Our fee for the company formation in Scotland does not cover any sort of private or personal consultation regarding a company structure, asset protection schemes, tax minimisation or optimisation plans.
Forming or Registering a Company in Scotland Online or Visiting Our Office
: The UK (Scottish)-registered company can be used for a varied of business activities on behalf of both the UK and non-UK owners, and we are pleased to advise you on the unique environments of your case. At the time of your Scottish limited company registration or at any time thereafter, Coddan can be appointed as your company nominee secretary (agent), a nominee director, and/or a nominee shareholder (member). Coddan provides a full range of professional services from provision of a registered office address (we offer prestigious registered addresses in Edinburgh and in Glasgow), Scottish local and toll-free telephone numbers, general mail-forwarding, and domain names registration; to bookkeeping, accounting, audit and preparation of management accounts for the Scottish & offshore registered companies and limited liability partnerships; preparation and filing of statutory accounts, preparation and filling the company's annual return; advice and assistance to businesses in relation to the opening of banking accounts in Scotland, Ireland, England, Wales, and in tax-free jurisdictions. We can also arrange a help with the notaries' legalisation, consular and apostille certification of documents; HM Revenue & Customs protection insurance, VAT, PAYE and NIC compliance disputes protection insurance, registration your company for VAT, NETP application, provision of a EORI number, and registration of your company as an employer in the UK, or register your company which has no employees in England, Wales or Scotland. You can see a description of our incorporation packages, and compare them, by choosing from the appropriate list below. If you will see something unclear in formation packages' description, please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.
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We have a dedicated apostille legalisation services department who will organise any legalisation by apostille as required at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and any required Consulate legalisation service. We provide the full range of public notary services for private and commercial clients in London and internationally. Our complete range of corporate services cover company registration through to its restoration or dissolution, and we also cover information and support, registrar limited liability company. How to choose a limited liability partnership name and how to form a limited liability partnership, limited liability company (LLC) is a business structure allowed by state statute. LLCs are popular because, similar to a corporation - series LLC is a special form of a limited liability company that allows a single LLC.
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This is our most popular package with Scottish residents, and includes: -
The registration of your company from scratch using your own registered office address in Scotland, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder;
The standard capital on formation is £1,000, this is divided into 1,000 ordinary shares valued at £1.00 each (it is not required to have all of the shares issued, but 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 Scottish 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.
Economy Package
£ 82.00
Annual Maintenance Fee £50.00
This is our most popular package with the UK and EU residents, and includes: -
The registration your company from scratch using one of our Scottish registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder;
The standard capital on formation is £1,000, this is divided into 1,000 ordinary shares valued at £1.00 each (it is not required to have all of the shares issued, but a minimum of one share must be issued);
The formation of a limited company in Scotland 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 also included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);
The following documents, which need to be printed and signed, will be emailed to you upon formation of your Scottish 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.
Premier Package
£ 207.00
Annual Maintenance Fee £99.95
This is another one very popular package for small and medium size businesses, such as those being run by a sole director from home, and for companies owned by overseas residents who still need a local registered office address but would rather not open local offices;
This package is often chosen by such customers, who are looking to minimise a sole director personal liability (and who are not quite familiar with the new UK corporate legislation), because this package includes a provision of a nominee secretary for 12 months. This package is also includes: -
The registration your company from scratch using one of our Scottish registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, and shareholder;
The standard capital on formation is £1,000, this is divided into 1,000 ordinary shares valued at £1.00 each (it is not required to have all of the shares issued, but a minimum of one share must be issued);
The formation of a limited company in Scotland 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 also included in the price of this package (our nominee secretary service is charged annually);
The following hard bound copy of corporate documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your Scottish 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.
Deluxe Package
£ 557.00
Annual Maintenance Fee £379.95
The Deluxe business start-up package is our most popular package with international customers, and includes: -
Incorporation of your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses in Scotland, our nominee director and nominee secretary, we will appoint your own candidate(s) to the role of shareholder;
The standard capital on formation is £1,000, this is divided into 1,000 ordinary shares valued at £1.00 each (it is not required to have all of the shares issued, but a minimum of one share must be issued);
The formation of a limited company in Scotland 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 Scottish 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.
Name Protection
This package allows you to register a company name with Companies House and thus prevent this name being used to form a company by anyone else, and includes: -
The registration of a non-trading limited company with your choice of name;
The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package;
As are the first year's fees for a registered office address, a nominee shareholder, and a nominee director.
Management of the company: Coddan will file the annual return and dormant company accounts on your behalf for an annual fee of £60.00.
If you do not wish to renew the management option at the end of term, the company will be dissolved. If you allow your registration to expire, or do not notify Coddan of your intention to renew your protection period, you will no longer have exclusive rights to this company name.
Business Start-Up: Legal Requirements
A private company limited by shares in Scotland 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 Scottish or UK citizens or residents, nor for them to hold valid work permits.
Owning, or being an officer of a Scottish company does not, however, grant you any right to live or work in the UK and/or in Scotland if you are a foreign national.
Your company must have a registered office address within Scotland; 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.
SAME DAY SCOTTISH LIMITED COMPANY FORMATION: COMPANY REGISTRATION AND BUSINESS INCORPORATION COMPLETED IN 4-6 HOURS ON AVERAGE USING OUR SIMPLE ONLINE ORDER FORMS
At Coddan, we can offer detailed information and guidance by experienced consultants about starting up your own business in Scotland, registering a private corporation, handling business forms, business advice and starting up your own limited company. If you desire a Scottish business company formation agent or if you have a business idea and you’re thinking about starting up a limited company in Scotland, then our simple online service will guide you through the process. In addition to the vast catalogue of information regarding choosing and registering the right legal structure for your proposed business, Coddan also offers insight into employment law as well as general business legal advice. Maybe you have an idea about starting up your own business in Scotland? If so, our seasoned team of experts can guide you and ensure the best possible path to success, starting with registering the company all the way through to building up a lucrative business structure. At Coddan, it is our duty to evaluate the best possible options for our clients to ensure positive results, whether you're considering forming your business in Scotland, the EU, or offshore. Register your company today and reap the benefits of a fully supportive and ambitious team of consultants who are willing to put in the extra work in order to see you and your business succeed.
Register a Business in Scotland: What We Can Do For You
Coddan has numerous years of experience in assisting clients with the registering and formation of their business in Scotland and also around the world, offering a quick and painless path to getting your business up and running. Our valuable experience, which we've accumulated over several years of incorporating companies and assisting clients, has ensured that Coddan remain experts in providing an efficient, professional and prompt service.
With a team of dedicated consultants that are always eager to help, Coddan can assist you with any business queries you may have regarding establishing and maintaining limited liability companies and partnerships, or creating complex corporate legal structures. Our website is bursting with valuable advice and information, downloadable content that may be off assistance when researching what to take into consideration when deciding among public companies, private limited liability companies, LLP's, sole traders, limited partnerships, and much more. We provide excellent customer care and guidance, and our incredible services start from just £32.00.
We provide numerous packages and options to cater to your individual business needs. Each package offers the complete formation of a limited company in a number of hours, so you can usually begin trading on the same day. These packages are a cost effective way to starting up and maintaining a successful business, with no precarious stipulations or hidden charges. In addition, Coddan are completely flexible and can adjust to your business requirements, offering custom packages that would best suit your business needs. Should you choose us to be your corporate service provider you can expect the full support of our dedicated and knowledgeable team.
With company registration documents submitted electronically, we are able to save time and reduce the hassle of paper forms, cutting out the need for signatures and presence of solicitors and notary public.
Private and Public Companies Formation in Scotland: Why Incorporate With Coddan?
E-Quick
Economy
Premier
Scottish Private LTD Companies from only £32.00! All inclusive company registration. Each limited company package includes all statutory paperwork and is fully compliant with company law. All our private Scottish companies are registered as general trading companies and can be used to conduct any type of business. A certificate of incorporation, the memorandum and articles of association, and other relevant documents will be sent directly to you via e-mail immediately following the formation of your company. We will incorporate 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. Upon formation, these details will be recorded as the original details of your company. All government and filing fees are included in the cost of our packages. It will take just couple of minutes to complete the online registration form, then your company could be up and running within 4-6 working hours.
THE E-QUICK PACKAGE CAN BE UPGRADED WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
1. Laminated hard-copy of the certificate of incorporation - £5.95. 2. Hard bound copies of your memorandum and articles of association (four different options) - £14.00. 3. Two shares certificates printed in an elegant format - £8.00. 4. Certified copies of your memorandum and articles of association - £35.00. 5. Certificate of good standing - £35.00. 6. A corporate kit: register of directors, secretaries, members, and debentures, and a minute book - £40.00. 7. Company pliers seal - £20.00. 8. Company tailor-made rubber stamp - £17.00. 9. Domain name registration for two years - £16.00. 10. Notarisation & apostille certification of the corporate documents.
Scottish LTD Company With a Registered Office Address in Scotland For Just £82.00! All inclusive company registration. Each limited company package includes all statutory paperwork and is fully compliant with company law. All our private Scottish companies are registered as general trading companies and can be used to conduct any type of business. A certificate of incorporation, the memorandum and articles of association, and other relevant documents will be sent directly to you via e-mail immediately following the formation of your company. We will incorporate your company from scratch using one of our own registered office addresses in Scotland, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder. Upon formation, these details will be recorded as the original details of your company. All government and filing fees are included in the cost of our packages. It will take just couple of minutes to complete the online registration form, then your company could be up and running within 4-6 working hours.
THE ECONOMY PACKAGE CAN BE UPGRADED WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
1. A laminated hard-copy of the certificate of incorporation - £5.95. 2. Hard bound copies of your memorandum and articles of association (four different options) - £14.00. 3. Two shares certificates printed in an elegant format - £8.00. 4. Certified copies of your memorandum and articles of association - £35.00. 5. Certificate of good standing - £35.00. 6. A corporate kit: register of directors, secretaries, members, and debentures, and a minute book - £40.00. 7. Company pliers seal - £20.00. 8. Company tailor-made rubber stamp - £17.00. 9. Domain name registration for two years - £16.00. 10. Notarisation & apostille certification of the corporate documents.
Scottish LTD Company with a Registered Office Address and a Nominee Secretary For Just £131.95! All inclusive company incorporation. Each limited company package includes all statutory paperwork and is fully compliant with company law. All our private Scottish companies are registered as general trading companies and can be used to conduct any type of business. We will incorporate your company from scratch using one of our own registered office addresses in Scotland, appoint our candidate to the role of a nominee secretary, and we will appoint our own candidates to the roles of director, and a shareholder. Upon formation, these details will be recorded as the original details of your company. All government and filing fees are included in the cost of our packages. The following documents, will be posted to you upon formation of your company: a hard bound copy of corporate documents includes: 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. It will take just couple of minutes to complete the online registration form, then your company could be up and running within 4-6 working hours.
THE PREMIER PACKAGE CAN BE UPGRADED WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
1. A laminated hard-copy of the certificate of incorporation - £5.95. 2. Hard bound copies of your memorandum and articles of association (four different options) - £14.00. 3. Two shares certificates printed in an elegant format - £8.00. 4. Certified copies of your memorandum and articles of association - £35.00. 5. Certificate of good standing - £35.00. 6. A corporate kit: register of directors, secretaries, members, and debentures, and a minute book - £40.00. 7. Company pliers seal - £20.00. 8. Company tailor-made rubber stamp - £17.00. 9. Domain name registration for two years - £16.00. 10. Notarisation & apostille certification of the corporate documents.
Coddan offers its customers an array of options for incorporating their company, business solutions, corporate, legal and tax advice. Since 1993, Coddan has established a sterling international reputation for providing the best possible services and advice for our clients.
We provide a service much like numerous other agents but with one main difference to most corporate services - we are not a home-based family business that relies solely on its online presence. Rather, we are in the heart of the capital city, with our main office building located in124 Baker St., 1-3rd floors, London, W1; just few minutes' walk from Marylebone Road, with the nearest tube station being the infamous Baker Street.
Another main difference between Coddan and other corporate service providers is that we don't work on an hourly basis. We work on the basis that you pay for the quality advice you receive rather than the time. We keenly encourage alternative fixed-fee arrangements, or an applicable percentage.
Our hugely successful organisation has established offices in Glasgow, and our teams of experienced professionals can provide customers with free and confidential advice and information on starting up a business in Scotland. We also have expanded our business and opened new offices in London, extending our core practices; incorporation and bookkeeping, which has enabled us to boost our status as the country's leading company formation agent for businesses in Scotland.
When you start up your business with Coddan, you can expect to avoid the expensive fees of solicitors and the complicated technical jargon. Instead, you will find us very approachable, providing a straight-talking and stress-free route to a professionally registered company. Whether you choose our ready-made packages or decide to build up a custom one, our widespread, affordable services enclose everything you need from registration forms to provision of all the necessary corporate documentation, obtaining notary, or apostille authorisation.
If you would like to arrange a personal face-to-face consultation or need expert advice with your business start-up, call us on +44 (0) 207.935.5171, or 033 0808-0089 to discuss your requirements and make an appointment with one of our consultants. Initially, we conduct a short meeting in order for our advisors to gather all the information they require from the client. The result includes personal assistance with the order form submission, usually completed in 4-6 hours, an electronic copy of corporate documents and further documentation printed on the same day.
If you have any legal queries about any aspect of your company incorporation application, you should speak to one of our consultants. We are very happy to provide a practical support. Our team of professional business advisers and consultants can guide you and assist with any questions you may have in order to strengthen your business. We offer qualified advice and guidance in any of the following areas: -
How to select the best business form;
How to start and register your own business in Scotland;
How to get your company up and running;
How to comply with the new legislation (Companies Act 2006) and legal requirements prior to registering a new corporate entity in Scotland;
Why you might want to register a public company, non-profit company or limited liability partnership (LLP);
How to establish a subsidiary company or a branch in Scotland;
How to manage your already established company;
How to fulfil the legal requirements and avoid penalties and common mistakes when sending forms and documents to Companies House; etc.
If you want to register your company in Scotland but you are not a Scottish resident or British citizen, this will not be a problem if you appoint Coddan as your incorporation agent. A party to a contract who is not domiciled in Scotland usually appoints an agent for service of process. However, Coddan as your company incorporation agent will act as the agent for the acceptance of service of incorporation process in Scotland.
Once you’ve started up your company, we are still here to offer you support and help your business flourish. Our advisors are always ready to offer advice and support to talk you through what can be the daunting process of managing a business. Our full-time professional teams of expert consultants are here to share their knowledge and set your company on the right path, should you need guidance (by appointment only). However, if you don't need any help with your business, you may simply place an order online and let our automatic e-mail confirmation, status updates, and e-mail notifications of filing status changes keep you informed.
Our main areas of our practice: -
Determination of the best business structure for tax purposes.
Formation of companies (we can advise upon and assist with establishing a private or public company limited by shares, companies limited by guarantee, right to manage and property management companies, non-Scottish residents or fully Scottish manage companies, Scottish companies with the bearer shares, royalty, patent, holding and shipping companies).
Joint venture entities and establishing a branch or place of business in Scotland.
Provision of the registered office addresses service.
Provision of the nominee officers (nominee secretary, nominee director and nominee shareholder/member).
Registration of a company as the tax payer.
Tax agent or fiscal representative service.
VAT registration and VAT management, Scottish tax representation services.
Registering and licensing copyrights, trademarks, design rights and patents.
Scottish and offshore company corporate management.
Bookkeeping and preparation of management accounts.
Preparation and filling of statutory accounts.
Registration as a money service business.
Re-registration of companies (re-registration of a private company as a public, and public as a private company).
Opening bank accounts (we work with several banks in Scotland and offshore countries that offer different banking facilities);
Voluntary striking-off, dissolution and restoration of companies to the register.
Coddan provide accurate, confidential, personalised and reliable services at highly competitive prices. At Coddan, our customers are the most important aspect of our foundations, therefore we do our very best to offer them exceptional services at the most cost efficient prices, enabling a stress-free road to incorporating their business. At Coddan, companies are usually incorporated within a few hours.
We can help our clients open up a corporate account with one of the major Scottish banks. Our wealth of knowledge and expertise combined with our experience with thousands of registered companies and LLPs throughout Scotland and worldwide, is proof that new business owners want the fastest and easiest route to get their new business started.
While you handle the overall growth and success of your business, our advisement team will be on standby. We provide our clients with the security of friendly, experienced staff members that are eager to help you with extremely useful information. We are dedicated to helping our potential entrepreneurs across Scotland, with our reputable dedication to assisting businesses of all sizes.
Company Formation Service
We provide a fast online service for Scottish company registration, including private, public and guarantee companies formation, establish of LLP and other business entities incorporation in Scotland. Setting up a business for the first time can be confusing and there are too many issues to consider. You need to decide whether to use professionals who can help you to incorporate your business, and to choose the best ownership structure for your business. Choosing a structure for your business can be a confusing puzzling of terminologies. However, with this basic guide, you will be able to select the structure that will serve your business best at tax time. We would like to recommend you to get a professional legal and tax advice from one of our consultants before a final choice of business entity will be made. There are several types of legitimate commercial and non-commercial legal entities which you can choose to operate as. Find out the links below on the pros and cons of registering your business.
Coddan is one of the leading service providers in the field of English, Scottish, and Irish companies formation and registration. We can help you in starting a business in Scotland & England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Over 95% of our Scottish companies are incorporated within 4-6 hours. The electronic submission of information enables a fast company start-up satisfying all of the required legal formalities: a director, a secretary, a registered office address and shareholders. Our electronic filing software has been approved by Companies House. Companies House (Companies Registry, Secretary of State) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom Government Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). All limited companies in Great Britain are registered with Companies House and file specific details as required by the Companies Act 2006.
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We specialise in private and public company formation, incorporation of business structures and their management in Scotland as well as numerous offshore countries. Furthermore, our consultants are competent to advice how to select the best type of business for incorporation, and register your general trading, subsidiary or holding company. We can also register right to manage, flat property management, intellectual property management, ship management, or charitable companies. We employ only the finest lawyers, who are fully established and renowned for their competence and exceptional ability within their fields to assist with our clients' needs, in order to offer security within your business.
Coddan has been operating within Scotland and throughout the world for many years now, incorporating companies, partnerships, and joint-venture entities, providing excellent support with regards to corporate and private bank accounts, business and tax planning, reviewing and updating company constitutional documents, preparation minutes of meetings and directors and/or shareholders resolutions.
There are no hidden charges and all fees are available to our customers upfront. With the addition of online filing, the ordering and incorporating process becomes quick, easy and convenient. Our vast range of services qualifies us to handle almost all aspects of business management related work. Feel free to call us and speak with an advisor, who will be able to answer any questions you have about starting up a new business. We will be pleased to discuss your plans, requirements and suggestions, and to help you understand how the incorporation process works. Only qualified professionals handle your calls. We are continually enhancing our services to better assist our clients and meet their needs.
Initial contact and any subsequent conversations may be conducted by e-mail, however if at any time you decide that a telephone conversation would be more beneficial, we are able to proceed with the arrangement of a private consultation. A consultation with one of our advisors will cost between £45.00 and £100.00 per hour. However, if an applicant decides to purchase a custom premier package, then the consultation is included within the price. You can submit your inquiry by e-mail to: consultations@ukincorp.co.uk, by post: Coddan CPM LTD, Corporate Division, 124 Baker Street, London, W1U 6TY or by fax: + 44 (0) 207.504.3531. Upon receiving the information, you will be contacted by one of the business consultant to discuss your situation. Request a private consultation now:Click here to apply for a consultation (please use the form if you are serious about choosing an incorporation plan and being enrolled)
Fast Scottish Company Formation In 4-6 Hours: Our Services & Packages' Fees
Our Scottish clients and customers around the world all require different care and attention when starting up their business. Coddan offers numerous packages with varying specifications to suit each and every customer. Ranging from the E-quick formation package, which is perfect for those who simply want a fast business formation and are confident enough to do the rest on their own, to the Deluxe business start up package, which includes a host of additional features designed to organise all the administrative formalities and leave you free to concentrate on your core business.
Scottish E-Quick Formation Package For Just £32.00
The E-Quick formation package is our most popular package with Scottish residents. It is ideal for small businesses that have their own address in Scotland, which can be used as a registered office address of the company. We will incorporate 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. Upon formation, these details will be recorded as the original details of your company. The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package. The following documents, which need to be printed and signed by subscribers, will be emailed to you upon formation of your company: -
A certificate of incorporation (requires PDF file reader);
The Companies House model memorandum & articles of association (requires MS-Word file reader);
Combined registers, share certificates and minutes of first meeting (usually not provided by other agents).
The E-quick package can be upgraded with the addition of many complementary services, including: provision of legal documents (depending on the structure and nature of your company, it may be advisable to have properly drafted contracts of employment between your company and its directors, and to have a comprehensive shareholders' agreement), additional sets of printed corporate documents, opening a bank account, domain name registration, provision of 0800 or 0141 telephone numbers, call forwarding, provision of a certificate of good standing, creation of corporate seals, VAT registration, bookkeeping and accounting services, certification of your corporate documents by notary public & apostille legalisation services. Order the E-quick formation package:E-quick formation package - £32.00
Scottish Economy Registration Package For Just £82.00
This is our most popular package among small businesses in Scotland being run by a sole director from home, but who would prefer a more prestigious registered office address to be displayed on public record. It is also good for companies owned by overseas residents, who still need a local registered office address but would rather not open local offices. We will incorporate your company from scratch using one of our registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder. Upon formation, these details will be recorded as the original details of your company.
The government fee for incorporation and the first year's fee for a registered office address are included in the price of this package. The following documents, which need to be printed and signed by subscribers, will be emailed to you upon formation of your company: -
A certificate of incorporation (requires PDF file reader);
The Companies House model memorandum & articles of association (requires MS-Word file reader);
Combined registers, share certificates and minutes of first meeting (usually not provided by other agents).
Your company must have a registered office address in Scotland; this is the official address of your company and will be on the public record as such. So long as you maintain a registered office address in Scotland you can conduct your business from anywhere in the world: you don't have to be restricted to your registered office address.
The Economy package can be upgraded with numerous complementary services including: provision of legal documents (depending on the structure and nature of your company, it may be advisable to have properly drafted contracts of employment between your company and its directors, and to have a comprehensive shareholders' agreement), additional sets of printed corporate documents, bank introduction service, domain name registration, provision of 0800 or 0141 telephone numbers, automatic call forwarding service, provision of a certificate of good standing, creation of corporate seals, VAT registration, bookkeeping and accounting services, certification of your corporate documents by notary public and/or apostille legalisation services.
It is detrimental to us that clients are knowledgeable with regards to maintaining their newly formed and pre-existing companies. If you are a first time company owner or would like information about how to run your Scottish company, we can help you with: -
Preparing and filing annual accounts and returns;
Bookkeeping and accountancy services;
Bank introduction service with major UK or offshore banks;
General Advantages of Scottish Private Limited Companies:
1. Liability is, in the vast majority of cases, strictly limited to the investments made by the shareholders. 2. Company officers are not personally liable for their actions unless there is a clear and serious breach of their fiduciary duty. 3. Limited companies often benefit from greater prestige than their sole proprietorship or partnership counterparts. The reason is because such an enterprise normally requires more planning and thus is deemed more credible. 4. Limited companies often benefit from significant tax advantages. In fact, many countries around the world give exclusive tax incentives to this type of entity. 5. The rights of shareholders are normally clearly defined and protected. 6. Corporate taxes only become payable after the end of the financial year. This means money that would otherwise be taxed on a monthly or quarterly basis, is available to earn further interest before the final payment of tax. 7. You need only appoint one director, and one shareholder. Appointment of a company secretary is optional from April, 2008. 8. Directors, secretary and shareholders can be of any nationality. 9. After a company is registered, there are no obligations for it to start trading within a specified time period. 10. A company is overseas resident if its management and control abide outside the UK. Non-resident companies are generally exempt from tax on capital gains.
Scottish Premier Incorporation Package For Just £131.95
This package is extremely popular for people in Scotland who run their businesses from home but would like a more prestigious registered office address to be displayed on public record or for companies owned by people living overseas who need a local registered office address but would rather not open local offices. This package is ideal for people who want to minimize a sole director's personal liability and who aren't familiar with the new UK corporate legislation, because this particular package provides the business with a nominee secretary for 12 months.
The Companies Act 2006 does not legally require an appointment of the company secretary and private companies have the option whether or not to maintain their company secretary. However, the only time when a company is required to have a secretary is when it has been written in the articles of association. Click on this link to read the article about our own opinion on the corporate secretaries).
With this package we will not only incorporate your company with one of our registered addresses but also appoint our nominee secretary. We will appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, and shareholder. Upon formation, these details will be recorded as the original details of your company.
The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package; as are the first year's fees for a registered office address and a nominee secretary. 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;
Two elegant printed share certificates, and your company register.
The Premier package can be upgraded with the addition of numerous services, including: provision of a nominee director and shareholder, additional sets of printed corporate documents, bank introduction service, domain name registration, provision of 0800 or 0141 telephone numbers, automatic call forwarding service, provision of a certificate of good standing, creation of corporate seals, VAT registration, bookkeeping and accounting services, certification of your corporate documents by notary public and/or apostille legalisation services and many other options. Order the Premier incorporation package: Premier registration package - £131.95
Scottish Deluxe Business Start-Up Package For Just £352.00
The Deluxe business start-up package is our most popular package with international customers. We will incorporate your company using one of our registered office addresses, and appoint our nominee director. We will appoint your own candidates to the role of shareholder and secretary (if needed). You can also appoint our candidates as nominee shareholder and nominee secretary, if needed. Upon formation, these details will be recorded as the original details of your company.
The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package; as are the first year's fees for a registered office address, and a nominee director. The following will be received in two hard bound copies of corporate documents and 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;
Two printed share certificates, and your company register;
A general power of attorney, signed by a nominee director;
Pre-signed, undated resignation letter from a nominee director and the agreement for the provision of nominee service and indemnification of nominee.
The Deluxe package can be upgraded with the addition of several services, including: provision of a nominee secretary and shareholder, additional sets of printed corporate documents, bank introduction service, domain name registration, provision of 0800 or 0141 telephone numbers, call and mail forwarding, provision of a certificate of good standing, creation of corporate seals, VAT registration (only if beneficiary owner is signing the VAT application and appointed main person responsible for the VAT matters of the company), bookkeeping and accounting services, certification of your corporate documents by notary public and/or apostille legalisation services as well as numerous other options. Order the Deluxe business start-up package:Deluxe start-up package - £352.00
Scottish Company Name Protection Package For Just £22.00
This package will allow you to register your company's name with Company's House and prevent the name from being duplicated in order to form a company by someone else. Management of the company: Coddan will file the annual return and dormant company accounts on your behalf for an annual fee of £60.00.
If you don't wish to renew the name protection package at the end of term, it will either be dissolved by Company's House or renewed by Coddan and placed on our shelf list, available for public purchase. If you allow your registration to expire, or do not notify Coddan of your intention to renew your protection period, you will no longer have exclusive rights to this company name. It is important to realize that the Name Protection Package does not give you rights to use the company name, open accounts and/or sign any contracts on behalf of that company. If Coddan are notified of any attempts to file changes for such Name Protection Company with the Registrar (i.e. change of the address, director, secretary, filing of name change), application for the dissolution of the company will be submitted to the Scottish Registry without any further notice.
The government fee for incorporation is included in the price of this package; as are the first year's fees for a registered office address, a nominee shareholder, and a nominee director. Order the Name protection package:Company name protection package - £22.00
Other Ordering Options: Start a Business in Scotland within 24 Hours
With our simple online formation system, starting your own business in Scotland couldn't be easier. We can also take orders via fax, and over the phone, though we prefer to have it in writing as we won't be liable for any errors that occur on your behalf. However, using the traditional paper forms, you may enjoy the following benefits: -
We may register a company in 5-7 days or we may still apply for a same-day formation.
We may register your company with standard (Companies House model) or non standard (extended and upgraded) version of articles of association.
We may add your logo to the memorandum and articles of association, so Companies House will have your memorandum and articles with your logo on their database.
We may use special or specific fonts for your memorandum and articles of association.
Your company subscribers (shareholders) needs to sign the memorandum and articles of association, and their signatures will be in the Companies House' records.
With this paper forms filing service, we can register a company and use specific accents, signs or punctuations.
If you prefer paper filing as opposed to online and you would like to discuss how Coddan might help you further, please call any of our office numbers or complete our enquiry form. Should you have any trouble completing our online application form, use a different browser or operational system on your PC. You can download our order form on the link provided below, and email it to orders@ukincorp.co.uk. Coddan will charge an additional £15.00 to process offline applications. The form is in Excel format. To download, simply right click on the link and save target as.
Starting a New Business: Online Scottish Limited Company Formations
Economy
Premier
Deluxe
Scottish Limited Liability Partnership from only £125.00! All inclusive LLP registration. Each limited liability partnership package includes all statutory paperwork and is fully compliant with law. All our private Scottish LLPs are registered as general trading partnerships and can be used to conduct any type of business. The following documents will be posted to you upon registration of your partnership: a laminated certificate of registration, a bound copy of your partnership agreement, a bound copy of your partnership's combined register, the minutes of the first members' meeting, membership certificates, and a membership register. We will incorporate your partnership from scratch using your own registered office address, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of partners (members). Upon formation, these details will be recorded as the original details of your LLP. All government and filing fees are included in the cost of our packages. It will take just couple of minutes to complete the online registration form, then your partnership could be up and running within 5-7 working days.
THE ECONOMY PACKAGE CAN BE UPGRADED WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
1. Provision of a registered office address in Scotland for 12 months - £50.50. 2. Provision of a nominee designated partner (member) for 12 months - £125.00. 3. Certified cop of your LLP certificate of registration - £35.00. 4. Certificate of good standing - £35.00. 5. An LLP kit: register of members, debentures, and a minute book - £40.00. 6. Partnership pliers seal - £20.00. 7. Partnership tailor-made rubber stamp - £17.00. 8. Domain name registration for two years - £16.00. 9. Notarisation & apostille certification of the partnership documents.
Scottish LLP With a Registered Office Address in Scotland For Just £175.00! All-inclusive LLP registration. Each limited liability partnership package includes all statutory paperwork and is fully compliant with law. All our private Scottish LLPs are incorporated as general trading partnerships and can be used to conduct any type of business. The following documents will be posted to you upon formation of your partnership: a laminated certificate of registration, a bound copy of your partnership agreement, a bound copy of your partnership's combined register, the minutes of the first members' meeting, membership certificates, and a membership register. We will incorporate your partnership from scratch using one of our own registered office addresses in Scotland (Glasgow or Edinburgh), and appoint your own candidates to the roles of partners (members). Upon formation, these details will be recorded as the original details of your LLP. All government and filing fees are included in the cost of our packages. It will take just couple of minutes to complete the online registration form, then your partnership could be up and running within 5-7 working days.
THE PREMIER PACKAGE CAN BE UPGRADED WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
1. Provision of a nominee designated partner (member) for 12 months - £125.00. 2. Certified cop of your LLP certificate of registration - £35.00. 3. Certificate of good standing - £35.00. 4. An LLP kit: register of members, debentures, and a minute book - £40.00. 5. Partnership pliers seal - £20.00. 6. Partnership tailor-made rubber stamp - £17.00. 7. Domain name registration for two years - £16.00. 8. Notarisation & apostille certification of the partnership documents.
Scottish LLP with a Registered Office Address and a Two Nominee Members For Just £425.00! All inclusive LLP registration. Each limited liability partnership package includes all statutory paperwork and is fully compliant with law. All our private Scottish LLPs are registered as general trading partnerships and can be used to conduct any type of business. The following documents will be posted to you upon registration of your partnership: a laminated certificate of registration, a bound copy of your partnership agreement, a bound copy of your partnership's combined register, the minutes of the first members' meeting, membership certificates, a membership register, a general power of attorney and nominee agreement. We will incorporate your partnership from scratch using your own registered office address, and appoint two our own candidates to the roles of partners (members). Upon formation, these details will be recorded as the original details of your LLP. All government and filing fees are included in the cost of our packages. It will take just couple of minutes to complete the online registration form, then your partnership could be up and running within 5-7 working days.
THE DELUXE PACKAGE CAN BE UPGRADED WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
1. Certified cop of your LLP certificate of registration - £35.00. 2. Certificate of good standing - £35.00. 3. An LLP kit: register of members, debentures, and a minute book - £40.00. 4. Partnership pliers seal - £20.00. 5. Partnership tailor-made rubber stamp - £17.00. 6. Domain name registration for two years - £16.00. 7. Notarisation & apostille certification of the partnership documents.
There is a broad selection of formation agents that small businesses can choose from to help them start their business, but at Coddan, we aim to provide you with a professional and cost effective service that gives you the opportunity to take full advantage of our extremely helpful resources.
For businesses of all types, Coddan offers a fully comprehensive and customiseable service with no hidden fees, starting from as little as £32.00 for business registration. Coddan is so confident of its proven ability and value for money that we challenge you to find a cheaper business registration and management service provider anywhere on the internet.
Starting a new limited company under new Act is not particularly complicated. It is a requirement that companies are registered through Companies House, with applications to be submitted with signed copies of the Memorandum or Association and Articles of Association (if company chooses to file one). However, it is no longer a requirement that applications for company registration be signed in front of notary public, solicitor or a commissioner of oath.
Application for the company registration must contain the following information: -
Proposed company name;
Location of the address;
Type of the company to be registered'
Type of the model articles to be used (if company chooses to use Model Articles provided by the Companies House);
Statement of the proposed officers;
Statement of the capital and initial shareholding or statement of guarantee for companies not having share capital;
Statement of compliance.
When a company is submitted for registration to Companies House, the application should be accompanied by the memorandum of association and articles of association, that is, of course, unless a company chooses Companies House model articles. At Coddan we make this strenuous exercise easy for you. Simply fill in the form below and we take care of the rest!
If you are thinking of applying for a company formation with Coddan, you can either choose the standard (Model) articles provided by Companies House and the custom articles drafted by our experts. The custom articles prepared by Coddan provide complete details of the company's proposed objectives, capital, the location of the registered office address, rights and responsibilities of the directors and shareholders, and more.
We can register your company using your own memorandum and articles of association. Just complete the Online Company Filing Form and then email us the memorandum and articles of association that you would like to register your company with. Please make certain that your memorandum and articles of association comply with the legal requirements of the new Companies Act 2006. If your application is rejected for the provision of the wrong documentation, Coddan will not refund you for the registration process.
About Our Electronic Filing System
Our electronic filing system makes registering your company quick and easy by producing all the required paperwork including the memorandum and articles of association, the first meeting of the board of directors and the company register. You can use our electronic filing system to register the following company types in Scotland:
A private company limited by shares;
A private company with the bearer shares;
A private company limited by guarantee (with or without of charitable objects);
A public company limited by shares;
A public company with the bearer shares;
A community interest company;
A flat or property management company;
A right to manage company (limited by shares or limited by guarantee);
A holding, royalty, ship management or an intellectual property management company, etc.
Starting-Up in Business: How Coddan Can Make A Big Difference
Our electronic company registration software has been approved by www.companieshouse.gov.uk. Our company formation and registration system of other types of firms, businesses, enterprises, partnerships, corporations and international business companies, and limited liability companies, is fully up to date and are in compliance with the Companies Act 2006, which ensures our customers that they can incorporate in safety and confidence with us. Coddan CPM LTD is the fastest and simplest service to register your business in Scotland.
In addition, Coddan is able to speak to clients in English, French, Spanish, and Russian, and the translated pages of each language can be read by clicking here: Italian, French and Russian. Our multicultural organisation possesses years of experience in dealing with clients from around the world, and we are continually updating and enhancing our products and services in order to offer our clients the very best help available. By constantly expanding and refining our services, we provide clients with the very best business strategies, administration, and maintenance.
Our areas of expertise include forming companies, filing annual returns, filing appointments and resignation of officers for directors or secretaries of a limited company and more, without the hassles of paperwork and all completed within a day. Coddan eliminates the hassles and stress of all the usual administration work and dramatically reduces the time taken to perform these tasks.
Coddan’s intricate list of services is elaborate enough to cover all areas of business in Scotland, from project management to tax planning and tax optimization. Our qualified accountants can also help you with: -
Advice on restructuring and reorganisation, minimising tax relief on major expenditure;
Minimising of income and capital gains tax;
Reducing or defer your tax bills;
Profit extraction alternatives;
Share based incentives;
Dealing with cross-border tax issues.
We also cover numerous types of corporate and business structures including limited liability partnerships (LLP's), which happen to be the fastest growing type of legal entities in Scotland. At Coddan, provide solutions and advice about how to become registered as an LLP.
Our advisors are happy to answer any general queries by phone or email, but these discussions will not include any specific financial planning advice or tax and accounting advice. However, we may be able to help you understand the process a bit easier or if you're confused by any aspects of the business formation process. We do, however, offer personal consultations in our office with our business consultants and/or an accountant, which is charged at an hourly rate.
Coddan is the right place for you if you're interested in incorporating a new limited company with your own director(s), secretary, shareholder and registered office address? We develop and customise packages for clients throughout Scotland and overseas, and are flexible enough to accommodate all budgets and business requirements. We are the easiest way to incorporate a new legal entity.
Coddan's online order forms save valuable time and effort. If you would like a personal face-to-face consultation and dedicated help with your company formation at an additional charge, call us on +44 (0) 207.935.5171. One of our business consultants will contact you in order review the information you submitted and personally answer your questions. Once everything is confirmed, we will proceed to prepare your formation documents and file the corporate documents with the Companies House. Please choose an incorporation package: Click here to order a new Scottish limited company
The Minimum Requirement For Officers Within Your Company: Laws Regarding Secretaries And Directors
Coddan's quick, easy, and affordable online company registration system has been developed to cover all your business requirements, with your candidates as the first officers of your company. To register a Private Limited Company in Scotland you need to appoint at least person who will act as company director and a shareholder. Under new Companies Act 2006 appointment of the company Secretary is no longer required by law, yet Coddan strongly recommend its clients to keep the position of the company secretary in order to maintain the corporate structure. Only public companies are required to have a secretary. The only time a secretary is in fact required in a private limited company is when it has been included in the articles of association. It is adviseable for people who are starting up their own businesses and are thinking of including a secretary to be aware of the general duties of the secretary: The tasks and duties undertaken by the secretary are usually administrative, and include the maintenance of statutory rights, providing members and directors with information of any meetings. They are often expected to deliver company documents to Companies House and supply a copy of accounts to members of the company. The secretary should keep records and the minutes of the meetings conducted, and make the files readily available to anyone who may need to inspect them. They will also be needed to authenticate their company's annual accounts.
You need at least one person to form a private limited company. If there is only one director, and that director is a natural person in your company, then that director can also act as the secretary. Appointment of the company secretary is no longer needed if you are familiar with the secretaries' duties and responsibilities. The directors and secretary of your company can also be shareholders.
There are only a few restrictions that prevent someone from becoming a director. If a person has been disqualified from being a company director previously, then they are unable to become a director of a new company unless that person has been given permission by a court. A person cannot be a director if they have filed for bankruptcy, unless they have been given an order by a court. And lastly, it is a legal requirement that the director of a company must be at least 16 years old.
It's adviseable that at least one of the directors be a physical person. Corporate directorships are no longer permitted. In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, there are no restrictions on any or all of the members and shareholders being from overseas, or outside of Scotland in terms of residency, domicile, or citizenship, but this proposition may be subject to any applicable foreign investment rules.
When Your Company Will Be Registered
It usually takes 4-6 hours to form a limited company from the moment your application and payment are received by Coddan. We will send your application directly to Companies House allowing for the quickest possible registration. So in theory, if you place an order before 11 a.m (GMT) on a weekday, your company may be registered before the end of the day providing there are no mistakes in the form or problems with the proposed company name. This is not a general rule as some registrations take slightly longer. We estimate that companies are usually registered within 24hours but due to a number of circumstances, it can take significantly longer.
If there is an urgency to register your business on the same day, we are able to provide a guaranteed same-day formation for an extra fee. This service guarantees formation on the same day you place the order and make the payment. In order for this service to be applicable, orders need to be placed before 1:30 pm (GMT) on a weekday, and your form must contain no errors or omissions.
The Formation Of Your Company Name
We can incorporate your business and use most symbols present on a standard English keyboard in your company name. The following are all acceptable: @ at; # number; & and £ pound; $ dollar; % percent; * asterisk; + plus; = equals; < less than; > greater than.
Specific accent, sign, or punctuation issues require additional paperwork, which we will prepare and file at Companies House on your behalf. The paper-forms formation of your company will be completed within 5-7 working days from the date the signed and certified forms with the memorandum and articles of association are submitted to Company's House. These will be prepared by us and e-mailed to you on the same day you place an order, except of holidays and weekends.
If your proposed company name contains words of an accent, sign or punctuation, the company cannot be electronically filed with Companies House. Our fee covers preparation of application for company incorporation, statement of compliance, the memorandum of association, use of the standard (Model) articles of association of a company formation and its further submission with Companies House for the standard registration service which usually takes 5-7 working days. When incorporating your company by submission of paper forms, you can still request same registration service, but this requires an additional fee.
Information About The Registered Office Address
Your company must have a registered office address within Scotland, though the location of the office will depend on the place of your company's registration. This is the official address of your company and will be on the public record as such. Companies House, HMRC, and other authorities will use the registered office address of your company to send official documents, and they will assume that the company directors have received such documents. Your company must hold its official company documents at its registered office address including the register of shareholders, and its constitutional documents. Because people have the right to visit your office to see these documents, your registered office address must be a physical address; it can't be a post office box address.
Coddan are able to supply a prestigious address to be used as your company's registered office address, and we will forward all your company's mail to you. Businesses throughout Scotland have found this particularly useful – especially those being run by a sole director from home that want a more elite registered address to be displayed on the public records. Companies owned by residents overseas still need a local registered office address.
The use of our registered office address service is annually charged and includes mail forwarding of official mail only, which includes mail from Companies House and HMRC. This does not include the forwarding of general business mail. So long as you maintain a registered office within the Scotland, you can conduct your business from anywhere in the world: you do not have to run your business from your registered office address. We may also provide you the following services:-
Change the company name;
Change or alter the share capital;
Change the constitution documents of your company;
Change of objects clause;
Provide the shareholder agreement;
Provide the employment contract for the director(s) of your company;
Apply and provide you a certificate of good standing or certificate of incumbency;
Tax-resident certificate and tax identification number certificate, etc.
The Company Seal
There are no legal requirements to have a company seal but there may be times when one will be beneficial to you. Many contracts may require only a signature, while some also need the attachment of the seal to the document. The company seal is also needed in any contract that is required to be evidenced by a deed. The Companies Act 2006 allows companies to dispense with the use of their seal, by being signed as a deed by two directors or a director and the secretary, or, by a director and a witness.
The seal is the signature of your company, and the directions of its use can be found in the articles of association. It is usual for the seal to be witnessed by a director or a secretary, and for details of each document to which the seal is affixed to be entered in a Register of Seals, which is subsequently brought to a board meeting. This procedure enables the seal to be used between board meetings, but subsequently grants the authority of the whole board to its use. The chairman should sign below the most recent item in the register. If items are numbered, authority can be evidenced by a minute such as this draft. When conducting business overseas, or entering into contracts with overseas customers, or foreign lawyers, local regulations may require that your company applies its seal to legal documents, contracts, or lease agreement.
Company Formation, Administration, Management & Nominees Services
We have consistently provided a vast range of professional services to numerous businesses in Scotland and neighbouring countries. As services to the formation of Scottish companies, we can offer you the following services: -
Complete any registration procedures with HM Revenue & Customs.
* The price depends on urgency, volume and other factors. Please contact us for further details.
Client Rules
Following the introduction of the 2007 Anti Money Laundering Regulations (MLR) it is now a legal requirement that all organisations offering company formation and trustee administration services to be registered with HM Customs & Excise and to have an MLR registration number. Coddan is registered with HM Customs & Excise and received the MLR registration number: 12298927. This means that Coddan has passed the fit and proper test and has the confirmation that we have been effectively registered for MLR.
It is important to remember that when applying for a registered office address and/or nominee services for your Scottish company or offshore companies incorporation service, Coddan requires the following due diligence records from each company director/shareholder/beneficiary: -
Certified proof of ID;
Certified proof of address;
Declaration of the beneficiary owner (to be supplied by email);
Bank or professional reference letter (required for offshore companies formation).
If you are unable to comply with Coddan's due diligence requirements, Coddan will be unable to take you on as a client and won't provide any of our services to you.
*Any company formation service in Scotland operating without a MLR numer is breaking the law. Some companies that haven't heard about the 2007 Anti Money Laundering Regulations still haven't registered with HM Customs and Excise, and we would like to advise you to ask your provider for details of the MLR number prior to place an order. Check out our prices and packages:Click on this link to check our Scottish companies registration packages & costs
Scottish Ready Made Companies & Shelf Companies
A ready-made company is a public or private limited company that has already been incorporated as a general commercial company and is ready to start trading immediately. A shelf company or aged company is a company that has had no business activity; it was created and put on our shelf to age. This company is then later usually sold to someone who would prefer to have an aged firm rather than a new one.
Ready-made, off-the-shelf companies come with memorandum and articles of association, and a certificate of incorporation; they are registered with a nominee director, nominee secretary, and a nominee shareholder, as well as a registered office address. We are able to reregister a shelved company with the details of your director, secretary and shareholder as well as your registered office address for free. Or we can continue to provide our nominees and registered address for an additional fixed annual charge.
Readymade companies are always more expensive than the newly registered business legal entities. In some cases, an off-the-shelf company or a ready-made LLP's price can be several times' higher than the price of a recently incorporated company or registered LLP. This is because each year, an LLP or a ready-made company needs to file annual returns and annual accounts and also pays all necessary existence fees.
There are many benefits of purchasing a ready-made company, such as it has immediately got a registration number, which is critical if important contracts need to be signed before a deadline. From our own experience with ready-made companies, here are some of the advantages: -
To save the time involved in registering a new company.
To gain the opportunity to bid on contracts.
Some countries require that an overseas company needs to be in business for a certain amount of years in order to establish a foreign branch, subsidiary or representative office.
To establish a recorded history for your business.
To create an appearance of corporate longevity.
Some companies only provide leases to businesses one year old or more, and therefore a shelved company will allow you to do this.
At Coddan we have a variety of Scottish and offshore aged companies for sale which are ready for immediate trading and can be transferred within a matter of days. Our shelved companies are clear of any debts or liabilities. Readymade companies are currently registered with a nominee director, a nominee shareholder, and a registered office address. We can register the details of your own director, secretary (if needed), your own shareholder, and registered office address free of charge, or, if you prefer, we can continue to provide our nominee director, secretary (if needed), and registered office address services for this company at an additional annual fee.
The following documents are included when purchasing a ready-made company: -
A laminated certificate of incorporation;
A hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association;
The minutes of the first directors' meeting;
A special directors' resolution, shares certificates, and shares transfer documents;
A completed members' register; and the non-trading certificate.
The annual governmental fees, relevant returns, and annual accounts will all be paid and filed up to the next anniversary day of incorporation. However, new owners of the ready-made company are advised to be prompt with renewal payment to avoid being penalised and struck off of the register. If renewal fees aren't paid, the companies' that are continuing with commercial trading and/or bank relations are violating international business ethical and legal principles, and their officers and beneficiaries could face litigation. You may use this link to select a ready-made company:Let me check the list your of ready-made companies
We Also Buy Old Dormant Companies
If you are the legal owner of an aged or dormant established company that you have never used, then Coddan may be interested in purchasing it from you. If you do have a company for sale, please send us an email at: e-mail Or call us at: +44 (0) 207.935.5171. Please note that Coddan does not buy shelf companies before we have received results of a thorough investigation.
Opening A Bank Account: Bank Introduction Services
Coddan can introduce you to any of the major banks in Scotland including: HSBC, Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds. We can also provide introductions to local branches of foreign banks, such as Bank of Cyprus, Barclays International, and Islamic Bank of Britain.
Depending on the type of service that your company requires from the bank will determine the cost of our bank introduction service, and upon which bank you request to be introduced to. Coddan has built up prestigious professional relationships with banks throughout the world and have signed numerous contracts between ourselves and Scotland-based banks. Coddan will be unwilling to jeopardise these relationships and therefore must be satisfied that your Scottish or offshore company plans to adhere to bookkeeping, annual returns and annual reports before we agree to provide this service.
To open a bank account you will need to provide certain information including: -
Your name, contact and living details;
Your current company or partnership details;
Details of any bank accounts you already have;
Details of your income and outgoings.
Should your bank introduction application be successful, your bank account will be opened, and your debit and credit cards will be sent to you by the bank along with information about handling and operating your account.
Scottish residents only pay £50.00 for the bank introduction service, while non-UK based clients pay £250.00. Our fees are slightly more expensive for this service because we act as your personal advisor. Our introduction fee also covers an initial consultation and the appointment with the bank officer who will subsequently open the checking account for your Scotland-based or offshore company within one business day.
Coddan can also provide you with the UK bank introduction service for companies which were not registered in Scotland, considering that your company can confirm to the bank why your Scottish account is essential for the business. The cost of this service will depend on bank and work involved. The minimum cost of the service is from £400.00.
Coddan aims to make this strenuous process quick and painless. Through our extensive knowledge of banking regulations and our reputation among major banks worldwide, we help our clients to complete the process as quickly as possible.
It is possible to open specific kinds of bank accounts by distance without physically going to the bank. However, as this is not our field of practice, we are hesitant to provide distance banking introductions unless we are satisfied that your company plans to adhere to its tax and reporting responsibilities as well as relevant Scottish regulation laws. In addition, you will need to provide proof of your inability to travel to London to open the bank account in person.
Our bank introduction services are not applicable to companies that plan to remain dormant. For more information please email: e-mail us or call: +44 (0) 207.935.5171. You may use this link to apply for a banking account online:Opening a small business bank account
Annual Service Renewal
We alert companies when it is time for annual renewal approximately one month before the next anniversary of your company. In the notice, we will enquire whether you would in fact like to renew your services with Coddan. Upon payment, we will then renew your company. If needed, we may obtain a certificate of good standing or an incumbency certificate on your behalf.
If you wish for Coddan to continue to service your company you will be invoiced for preparation and filling of an annual return or annual accounts, and nominee services. The invoice must be paid in full before the anniversary of your company registration. If you do no longer require Coddan's services, you must notify us immediately and lodge the official changes of your company details with Companies House before the anniversary of the incorporation of your company.
In the event that you don't reply to our renewal notice or pay the required fees before the anniversary of the formation of your company, Coddan will immediately withdraw its services and inform Companies House that we have done so. Please note that non-renewal can have serious affects and consequences for your company, and therefore those companies may be fined, dissolved, or placed into administrative liquidation and have their bank accounts frozen as well as assets confiscated.
While a company is registered, the beneficial owners, directors and members of that company will be liable for all fines and penalties imposed for the non-compliance of the statutory requirements. This includes not having the minimum required number of officers, not filing annual returns and reports, not having a valid registered office address. As a result, a company will not be permitted to be dissolved if there are any unpaid fines or penalties. Companies House will direct solicitors to bring a suit against the beneficial owners and directors of any company that does not pay the penalties or fines imposed by Companies House. If the suit goes to court, company property and assets may be confiscated as part of a judgement against the company. The Secretary of State will have to decide whether it is in the public interest to seek a disqualification order against a director. Examples of the most commonly reported conduct are: -
Continuing the company trading when the company was insolvent;
Failing to keep proper accounting records;
Failing to prepare and file accounts or make returns to Companies House.
Failing to send in returns or pay the Crown any tax that is owed.
Should you wish to no longer maintain your company you must file for dissolution at Companies House.
If Company's House dissolves your company and there are still assets tied into it, then it is your obligation to act as quickly as possible to have your company restored on the register. Upon being dissolved, any assets owned by your company's name will be passed on to The Crown. Thereafter, members and directors of that company must refrain from using any of the company's assets, which includes things like the company bank account.
Should you go to register your new company with other less knowledgeable advisors, they may encourage you to register company with the same name as the registered address to avoid the restoration process. This would be careless of that advisor, as the formation of a new Scottish company using the same name as a struck-off or dissolved company would not be an alternative or restoration of a company according to the Company's House register; instead, it will be a completely different company and the assets of the previously dissolved company would be unobtainable to you unless you follow the correct guidelines of restoration with the register at Company's House.
Aside from the fines posed by Company's House for late or unfilled annual reports, HM Revenue and Customs Service issue fines if a company's annual reports aren't submitted on time. Returns must be filed and all penalties paid regardless of the status of your company, and you will still be liable to pay for any outstanding tax, fees and penalties if your company closes. If you would like more information, please email us at: e-mail or call and speak to one of our team at: +44 (0) 207.935.5171.
How to Restore a Company
The Registrar of Companies House can strike-off a company if they have reasonable cause to do so under the Companies Act. This can occur if annual returns and accounts aren't filed on time, but it can also be done voluntarily by the directors. In the former case, the strike-off procedure is as follows: -
You will receive warnings which will come directly to the company's registered office.
In the case of no reply, a notice will be published in the London Gazette for three months.
Finally the name of the company will be struck off the Companies Register and the company will be dissolved.
Scottish registered companies who change registered address but fail to notify Companies House may be dissolved without their knowledge. This is quite a common problem. The company's assets will become bona vacantia and will then belong to The Crown, The Duchy of Lancaster or the Duchy of Cornwall depending on the location of the company's registered office, and the company bank account will be frozen. In order to rectify this situation and begin trading again, the company must be restored on the Companies Register.
Any member of the company or creditor can apply to the court for the restoration of their company once it has been struck off with the instigation of the Registrar of Companies. If a company has been voluntarily struck off by the directors, then any members of the company who must be notified of the striking off can apply to the court for restoration. This includes; the members, existing and prospective creditors, employees, managers or trustees of any employee pension fund, and any directors who haven't signed the application form to strike off the company.
You can apply to have your company restored if it has been struck-off or dissolved from the registrar. At Coddan, we are able to provide support if you need help applying to the court for an order to restore your company with the Company Registrar. We will attend the hearing on your behalf so the process can be resolved without your being there. Here is some further information about company restoration: -
We need to fill a Claim Form and send it or take it on hand with the affidavit to the Royal Court.
They will seal the Claim Form and then post it to us back.
We will send the sealed Claim Form with the affidavit to Companies House.
The Companies House will then inform the Treasure Solicitor who acts on their behalf.
The Treasure Solicitor will get in touch with us asking for additional support information if necessary.
We send the additional support information to Companies House and they will inform the Treasure Solicitor that they have got everything they needed from us.
The Treasure Solicitor will send us the Court Order.
We take the Court Order to the Court where it will be sealed.
We send the Court Order to Companies House and wait until the company is restored on the Registrar.
If you have any quires regarding the restoration of your company, please send us an email at: info@ukincorp.co.uk or alternatively, give us a call on: +44 (0) 207.935.5171
Accounting and Bookkeeping Services
At Coddan, we provide elite accounting and bookkeeping services which allow you the freedom to concentrate on the growth of your business while we do the rest. Our main objectives are to minimise your tax liabilities whilst boosting your company's income and profit.
We are fully up to date with tax legislation and laws which enables us to deliver the most efficient strategies within the law which will help to increase profit and reduce your taxes. Our consistency with success among business strategies has enabled us to develop plans for all company sizes. We secure your company's success with our defensive and negotiation tactics. Our in house advisors have years of experience in preparing tax return documents for our clients, including individual members, trusts and tax-exempt entities. Our other areas of accounting expertise include variety of tax planning consulting services, retirement planning, domestic tax issues, international tax advice, and estate information.
Coddan's team of professional experts is more than competent to assist you with your VAT queries. We can break down a planning strategy for our clients which will improve your money management and remain within the compliance with the EU invoice directive. We are experienced in handling agency arrangements, leasing and business promotion schemes and can confidently elevate your business to the next echelon.
VAT planning can be detrimental to saving money for your company business. Coddan are experts in all areas of VAT and can provide VAT representative, as well as excise duty and consultancy services for businesses overseas.
Here are some of the areas that we can help you in to boost your company's success: -
The acquisition, registration, and disposal of businesses;
Income tax planning & VAT administration;
Profit extraction and remuneration planning;
Capital gains tax planning;
Inheritance tax planning;
International tax and non-residence planning;
Corporate tax planning;
Tax efficient corporate structures;
Services which require total security and privacy;
Corporate finance work;
Tax litigation;
Acting for clients at tax tribunal appeals sessions.
Coddan is constantly involved in new and existing business ventures in Scotland as well as overseas, offering the best possible advice for the disposal of foreign companies the formation of IBC's, partnerships as well as trust and hybrid business strategies. We also offer help with offshore nominee directors, nominee managers, secretarial and shareholder services. We can assist your business needs and help you set up an offshore bank account, prepare an agency agreement and statement drafting.
There are several worldwide company formation agencies that advertise Scotland as an alluring offshore location for foreign business. However, foreign clients should be advised that Scotland is by no means exempt from exempt from tax laws, and if they incorporate a business in Scotland they must pay tax on their worldwide income regardless of which part of the world the income is generated. Only charitable companies are exempt from tax in Scotland.
The majority of offshore companies are exempt from tax obligations and tax liabilities in the country where they are registered. The formation process of a Scottish based company and an offshore company is extremely similar, but it is worth thinking about how exactly your offshore corporation, limited company, partnership or offshore foundation will be managed and handled.
Coddan are specialists in business incorporation and IBC's - International Business Companies, tax free private and public limited companies, companies limited by guarantee, hybrid companies and offshore charities, limited partnerships and limited liability partnerships. To save on tax fees, we are able to register your company in the Republic of Ireland or Cyprus, as these countries have the lowest tax regime in the European Union; they signed numerous double-tax treaties with other countries and offers corporate and tax-planning advantages for the conduct of business for internationally focused individuals and businesses all over the world.
CODDAN is able to incorporate offshore tax-free companies in the following locations: -
Each offshore tax haven has different advantages and disadvantages, which we are fully knowledgeable of. We are able to provide our clients and potential clients with the necessary information regarding which one would be most suited for their business.
Coddan is able to provide help in assisting you with establishing your offshore trust, limited liability company (LLC), limited duration companies (LDC) single cell and protected cell company, mutual fund and special licensed companies. It is generally possible to optimize your tax efficiency with a minimum of bureaucratic interference by correctly structuring a company incorporated within the offshore jurisdiction. An offshore corporation can be an extremely effective international business or financial or real estate planning structure when used in conjunction with an offshore trust. Incorporate in offshore tax havens:Should you go offshore for asset protection and tax-minimisation?
Incorporate in USA: Companies Formation in Delaware, Florida, California, New York and Nevada
Coddan remains the UK's leading companies' formation agent for incorporating LLC's and LLP's formation in the state of Delaware. If you're considering starting a business in Delaware, Florida, Nevada, New York, and California, then Coddan should be the only place you consider as we provide registered agent services in 50 states.
It is important to remember that Coddan can prove to its clients that we have a legal presence in the USA which has been approved and licensed to act as the real registered agent in numerous American states on their customer's behalf.
Coddan has been approved and licensed by Delaware's State Government (Division of Corporation). All government fees and legally required documentation are included in our prices. We offer varied packages and flexibly priced business set-ups for different types of business entities, including corporations, single or multi-member limited liability partnerships (LLP) and separate series liability companies. Over 95% of our companies and partnerships are incorporated in Delaware, New York, Arkansas, Oregon and Florida within 16-24 hours. In addition we offer an expedite incorporation service in several states including Nevada, California, Georgia, Wyoming, and Washington. Incorporate in USA:Selecting a state for your corporation or limited liability company
Post-Incorporation Services
There are various tasks and responsibilities involved in managing a limited company, such as annual returns, VAT returns each quarter, and filing reports and accounts to name but a few. These standard obligations can offer serve as a distraction to the actual business objectives, and could affect your profit income. With Coddan, we can help alleviate the stress of such menial tasks by professionally handling these important administrative tasks on your behalf. After incorporation of a company we can help with the following: -
Appearing before the Registrar of Companies;
Registering of a company or partnership (incl. limited liability partnership) with HM Revenue & Customs;
Obtaining an import and export codes from HM Revenue & Customs;
Changing of a company name;
Increasing or decrease an authorised share capital;
Transferring of shares;
Dealing with share special issues (bonus, preference, redeemable, bearer, etc.);
Purchasing by a company of its own shares;
Re-registering of a company (public to private or private to public);
Amending, updating, and re-printing memorandum and articles;
Obtaining legal opinions;
Preparing and filing forms and documents with Companies House;
Opening a bank account;
Obtaining VAT or/and tax identification numbers;
Preparation of annual return;
Preparation of final annual accounts;
International structuring of companies;
Developing and implementing innovative tax strategies;
Implementing profit repatriation mechanisms;
Utilising double tax avoidance agreements;
Tax optimisation through profit and loss pooling;
Designing cross-border financing structures;
Structuring tax-efficient value chains;
Tax optimising cross-border investments;
Optimised tax structures;
Provision of copies any corporate documents certified by the Companies Registrar;
Dealing with preparation of powers of attorney;
Obtaining certificates of good standing;
Provision of certificates of incumbency;
Restoring of a company back to the Companies Registry;
Obtaining notaries and apostille authentication and legalisation;
Winding-up (liquidation) or dissolving a company.
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The topics and areas that can be discussed online include: our business packages, description of our services and the charges involved, legal requirements for starting up a business in Scotland or offshore, bank account arrangements, trademark registration, post incorporation services, notaries, consulate or apostille legalisation and other authentication services, documentation preparation and filing, mail forwarding overseas, telephone, fax and virtual office facilities, bookkeeping and accounting services, offshore incorporation service, ways to place an order, and methods of payment.
It is adviseable to note that our advice or recommendations on tax savings and tax minimising, and corporate business structuring methods, have chargeable elements.
Money and Payment Policy
Coddan accepts payment from most currencies and sources, including Visa, Visa Electron, Visa Purchasing, JCB, MasterCard, Maestro, Solo and Delta. We also accept cheques, which will be held ten days to clear. We can also accept cash deposits and bank transfers from anywhere to our bank accounts. When you've placed the order details regarding the banking transfer will be emailed to you. If for whatever reason you miss the email, please call the phone number included in the pack. The customer is responsible for the reimbursement of any bank wire transfer payments.
We process credit card payments by WorldPay – which is an important part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, the 5th biggest banking group in the world. We do not charge surcharges for the debit and credit card transactions. We authorise all Credit and debit card payments online, and you will be informed immediately if your card is declined. Payment must be received before we begin the company formation process. For our regular or corporate clients, we are able to offer them a professional credit account, though this is an exclusive privilege and can’t be offered to first time customers.
We can also accept payment over the phone if you are uncomfortable with your placing your bank details online. There will be an option to choose 'Credit Card via Phone', and you can give the details over the phone in confidence to one of our advisors. We are also able to accept credit and debit payment by fax, and to do so we will email you a credit or debit card authorisation form. Fax forms need to be printed, filled, and then submitted by fax to: + 44 (0) 207.504.3531.
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This is our most popular package with Scottish residents, and includes: -
The registration of your company from scratch using your own registered office address in Scotland, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of director, secretary (if needed), and shareholder;
The provision of a registered office address for 12 months is also included in the price of this package (our registered office address service is charged annually);
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If you would like to arrange a personal face-to-face consultation or need expert advice with your business start-up, call us on +44 (0) 207.935.5171, or 033 0808-0089 to discuss your requirements and make an appointment with one of our consultants. Initially, we conduct a short meeting in order for our advisors to gather all the information they require from the client. The result includes personal assistance with the order form submission, usually completed in 4-6 hours, an electronic copy of corporate documents and further documentation printed on the same day. 
Scottish registered companies who change registered address but fail to notify Companies House may be dissolved without their knowledge. This is quite a common problem. The company's assets will become bona vacantia and will then belong to The Crown, The Duchy of Lancaster or the Duchy of Cornwall depending on the location of the company's registered office, and the company bank account will be frozen. In order to rectify this situation and begin trading again, the company must be restored on the Companies Register. 
