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Guarantee companies are useful for non-profit organizations that require corporate status. This means that its profits are not distributed to its members but are retained to be used for the purposes of the guarantee company. Of course this does not mean that the guarantee company cannot make a profit, as indeed it is almost paramount that it can and does so. Where an organization is likely to enter into contracts it may need the benefit of limited liability to protect its Board of Trustees and its members, who may be involved on a voluntary basis.
The company limited by guarantee is a special type of company available to non-profit making organizations and charities. Instead of buying shares, anyone who wants to be a member signs a form agreeing to pay a sum of money (for example £1.00, £5.00, £10.00) if the company goes into insolvent liquidation (is bankrupt and has to be dissolved). This form is called the guarantee and because members liability is limited to the sum they each guarantee, then the company is said to be limited by guarantee. The guarantee is legally binding while the guarantor remains a member and for one year after he or she ceases to be a member.
A management company by guarantee is a limited company formed for the purpose of management of a Specific Property that has been divided into separate areas.
i.e flats. For example the leaseholders / tenants of the property would form a Management by Guarantee company to pool funds for the maintenance costs of the communal areas of the building or to pool costs for long term projects such as roof repairs. Or for example, the owners of the property may wish to set up a Management by Guarantee for managing the maintenance costs of the property on behalf of the tenants. Any monies leftover would go back into the company to cover any future maintenance costs.
The term dormant applies to a UK limited company that, in legal terms, has no significant accounting transactions during a financial year. It is not the same as a non-trading company, a term that has no legal meaning. No significant accounting transactions means no entries in the company's accounting records.
The amount paid for shares when the company is first formed and a few costs that the company may incur in order to keep the company registered at Companies House do not count as significant accounting transactions. A dormant company will now qualify automatically, provided 10% of members do not request an audit. If the company is a banking or insurance company or an authorized person for the purposes of the Financial Services Act 1986, the dormant company audit exemption provisions do not apply.
This is our most popular package with UK residents, and includes: The submission of forms detailing your company's executive officers The registration of your £1,000 authorised share capital (a minimum of one share must be issued) Company formation is usually achieved within 6-8 workday hours (Companies House permitting) Payment of UK legal and initiation fees The appointment of your own candidates as directors and secretary (a minimum of two people are required) The following documents will be e-mailed to you (Note: these documents are to be printed and signed): Electronic Certificate of Incorporation (PDF) Electronic Memorandum & Articles of Association (MS Word) Minutes of the First Meeting of Directors (MS Word) Share Certificates and company Register
Economy Package
£ 82.00
Annual Maintenance Fee £50.00
This is our most popular package with EU residents, and includes: The submission of forms detailing your company's executive officers The registration of your £1,000 authorised share capital (a minimum of one share must be issued) Company registration is usually achieved within 6-8 workday hours (Companies House permitting) Payment of UK legal and initiation fees The appointment of your own candidates as directors and secretary (a minimum of two people are required) A registered office address for 12 months, provided by Coddan An application form for the following year's renewal of the Registered Office Address service (£50.00) Annual Return and Annual Account reminder The following documents will be e-mailed to you (Note: these documents are to be printed and signed): Electronic Certificate of Incorporation (PDF) Electronic Memorandum & Articles of Association (MS Word) Minutes of the First Meeting of Directors (MS Word) Share Certificates and company Register
Premier Package
£ 131.95
Annual Maintenance Fee £99.95
This is our most popular package with small business, and includes: The submission of forms detailing your company's executive director The registration of your £1,000 authorised share capital (a minimum of one share must be issued) Company incorporation is usually achieved within 6-8 workday hours (Companies House permitting) Payment of UK legal and initiation fees Applicant appointment of director for company (appointed electronically) A registered office address for 12 months, provided by Coddan An application form for the following year's renewal of the Registered Office Address service (£50.00) Nominee company secretary service for 12 months (next year - £49.95) Annual Return and Annual Account reminder The following documents will be posted to you (these documents will be sent via Royal Mail): The original laminated Certificate of Incorporation A bound copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association The Minutes of the First Directors' Meeting Two printed share certificates and Company Register
Deluxe Package
£ 256.95
Annual Maintenance Fee £224.95
This is our most popular package with overseas residents, and includes: The filing and registration of your company in England The registration of your £1,000 authorized share capital (a minimum of one share must be issued) Company formation is usually achieved within 6-8 workday hours (Companies House permitting) Payment of UK legal and initiation fees A registered office address for 12 months, provided by Coddan An application form for the following year's renewal of the Registered Office Address service (£50.00) Nominee Company secretarial service for 12 months (next year - £49.95) Coddan provides a company nominee director service for 1 year (next year - £125.00) The name of the nominee director & secretary will appear as a public record Annual Return and Annual Account reminder The following documents will be posted to you (these documents will be sent via Royal Mail): The original laminated Certificate of Incorporation A bound copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association The Minutes of the First Directors' Meeting Two printed share certificates and Company' Register A pre-signed, undated letter of resignation from the nominee director A General Power of Attorney signed by nominee director An indemnity Letter for General Power of Attorney A nominee service agreement which provides for the indemnification of the nominees
Name Protection
£ 22.00
Annual Maintenance Fee £60.00
The purpose of this package: 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 This package includes: The registration of a non-trading limited company with your choice of name Payment of UK legal and initiation fees A nominee director A nominee secretary A nominee shareholder A registered office address 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
Business Start-Up: Legal Requirements
Company subscribers may be residents outside the UK You must appoint a minimum of ONE Director There is no maximum number of Directors Directors can be corporate bodies or private individuals A Director can be of any nationality Directors need not be formally trained All companies must appoint a company Secretary Secretaries can be corporate bodies or private individuals A Secretary can be of any nationality. If there is only ONE Director he or she CANNOT also be the Secretary A company must have a minimum of one shareholder who may be a corporate body or an individual No minimum paid up share capital A minimum of one share may be issued Capital may be denominated in any currency Shareholders and directors meetings may take place outside Great Britain The company is required to have a registered office in the UK
This section tells you about the annual return (Forms 363a or 363s) that a company must deliver every year to Companies House. An annual return is a snapshot of general information about a company's directors and secretary, registered office address, shareholders and share capital. If you file the annual return late, or not at all, the company and its director(s) and secretary can be prosecuted.
WHICH COMPANIES MUST SEND AN ANNUAL RETURN TO COMPANIES HOUSE?
Every company must deliver an annual return to Companies House within 28 days of its made-up date. A company's director(s) and secretary are responsible for ensuring that the annual return:
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Is delivered to Companies House within 28 days after the anniversary of incorporation or the anniversary of the made-up date of the last annual return; and gives a true picture of the management structure and capital (if applicable) of the company at the made-up date. Remember: It is a criminal offence not to deliver the company's annual return within 28 days of the made-up date, for which company secretaries and directors may be prosecuted.
WHAT IS AN ANNUAL RETURN (FORM 363)?
An annual return is a snapshot of certain company information at the made-up date (see question 3). It is separate from a company's annual accounts. An annual return must contain the following information:
The name of the company. Its registered number. The type of company it is, for example, private or public. The registered office address of the company. The address where certain company registers are kept if not at the registered office. The principal business activities of the company. The name and address of the company secretary. The name, usual residential address, date of birth, nationality and business occupation of all the company's directors. The date to which the annual return is made-up (the made-up date).
And if the company has share capital, the annual return must also contain: The nominal value of total issued share capital. The names and addresses of shareholders and the number and type of shares they hold or transfer from other shareholders.
WHAT IS THE MADE-UP DATE?
This is the date at which all the information in an annual return must be correct. The made-up date is usually the anniversary of: The incorporation of the company; or the made-up date of the previous annual return registered at Companies House.
WHEN MUST THE ANNUAL RETURN BE DELIVERED TO COMPANIES HOUSE?
All annual returns must be delivered to Companies House within 28 days of the made-up date given on the form.
COMPLETING THE SHUTTLE ANNUAL RETURN FORM 363s
Follow the instructions on the covering letter and on the form, and use the form to tell us about any changes to:
The company's registered office. The address at which the company's register of members is kept (if applicable). The address at which the company's register of debenture holders (if any) is kept. The principal business activities of the company. The details, for example, change of the usual residential address, of any company secretary or director and if the information has been pre-printed, of any shareholder. The date a company officer resigned.
However, do not use the shuttle annual return Form 363s to tell Companies House about:
The appointment of a new company officer, for this use Form 288a. Any change in a company's total nominal capital. The allotment of new shares by a company use Form 88(2).
WHEN DO I HAVE TO LIST ALL COMPANY MEMBERS?
Whichever type of annual return form is used, a company with share capital must provide a "full list" of all its members on:
Its first annual return following incorporation. Every third annual return after it has provided a full list.
The intervening two annual returns need only report changes to shareholder information that have taken place during that year - that is, shares transferred and particulars relating to shareholders who have become members or ceased to be members. A "full list" annual return must contain the following information about a company's shareholders:
The name and address of every shareholder of the company at the made-up date. The name and address of every shareholder who has ceased to be a member of the company since the made-up date of the previous annual return (or in the case of a first return, since the incorporation of the company). The number of shares of each class held by each member of the company at the made-up date of the annual return. The date of registration and the number of shares of each class transferred by each member or past member since the made-up date of the previous annual return (or in the case of a first return, since the incorporation of the company).
On a shuttle annual return Form 363s, Companies House will pre-print the individual shareholder information where the details are available and if a company has 20 or fewer shareholders. Use the space provided alongside the details of each shareholder to make any necessary amendments to the information.
Remember : A company may issue additional shares provided that Companies House is or has been notified of the allotment of the shares on Form 88 (2).
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FAQs: Annual Return
£ 32.00
This is our most popular package with UK residents, and includes:
The submission of forms detailing your company's executive officers
