Guides & Resources

Step-by-step: enquiry, due diligence, transfer paperwork, and Companies House confirmation in as little as 48 hours.

Understand dormant status, what counts as a significant accounting transaction, and why a clean filing history matters.

Why the year of incorporation matters for banking, supplier credit, and winning larger contracts from day one.

Permitted characters, sensitive words, the same-as rule, and everything else Companies House will and won't accept.

A plain-English walkthrough of the Companies House registration process — directors, articles, SIC codes, and what happens after.

How trademarks differ from company names, what can be registered, the ™ and ® symbols, and why registration matters for your brand.

The IPO application process, Nice Classification classes, costs, the opposition period, and how long it takes from filing to certificate.

Choosing the right extension, picking a registrar, WHOIS privacy, DNS configuration, and what to do if your preferred domain is taken.