The role of a director is to be legally responsible for running the company and making sure statutory information is submitted to the Companies House on time.

The shareholders of a limited company effectively own the company whose agreement may be necessary if the directors wish to make any changes to the way in which the company is run.

Each limited company must have at least one shareholder but it is permitted to have as many as it wishes. There is no limit to the maximum number of issued shares that an individual can hold and, in the case of many smaller companies, one shareholder will hold 100% of the issued share capital.

In the UK, every company is by law required to have a registered office address which must be a physical address rather than, for example, a PO Box or similarly non-locatable building. This address must appear on almost every document or media content it produces so it makes sense to use the 121 Company Formation registered address service so that you have a prestigious registered office address in London to present a professional image.

Yes, anyone can form a UK registered limited company. Providing the registered address is within the UK, neither the directors nor shareholders are required to be UK residents. This is another advantage of using our registered address service.

Yes, every year, your company is required to file a confirmation statement at Companies House. This document verifies the information held about the company’s directors, company secretary, registered office, share capital and its shareholders including persons with significant control. Even if none of this information has changed since the last confirmation statement was filed, or if the company is dormant, one must be filed annually under company law.

121 Company Formation offers a confirmation statement filing service that will make sure that your company complies with this legal requirement and that therefore all information held for your company at Companies House is up to date and accurate.