       
Companies House Form 10 - First directors and secretary and intended situation
of registered office
Every company must have formally appointed company officers at
all times.A private limited liability company must have
at least:
- one director - but the company's articles of association
may require more than one.
- one secretary - formal qualifications are not required. A
company's sole director cannot also be the company secretary.
Information
required for incorporation and completion of Companies House Form 10 is:
Name of the
company after you have completed the name check to ensure the proposed name is
available, the proposed registered office, PO box number only are not
acceptable.
Name, address
and particulars, date of birth, business occupation and nationality of the first
directors of the company who must sign this form to consent to act as directors.
If additional space is required for more than 2 directors or joint secretaries
there is a Companies House Form 10 continuation sheet that can be used or photocopy page 2 of
Companies House Form 10.
Name, address
and particulars, date of birth, business occupation and nationality of the
company secretary of the company who must sign this form to consent to act as
company secretary on incorporation.
It is
recommended that all addresses and post codes are double checked on the
Royal
Mail website as errors may lead to the documents being rejected by Companies
House and incorporation would then fail.
Companies must
have at least one director and one company secretary. A sole director may not
also be the company secretary while if there are two or more directors one of
those directors can also act as the company secretary.
The form also
has to be signed by the subscriber(s) to the Memorandum of Association.
Form 10 is
essential to a successful company house registration and incorporation
Companies House Form 12 - Declaration on application for registration and
incorporation
This form is a
formal declaration that the requirements of the Companies Act 1985 have been
complied with regarding the formation and incorporation of the company. It can be signed by a
solicitor engaged in the formation of the company but does not have to be.
Companies House
form 12 may for
example be signed by a proposed director or company secretary. If the person
signing Companies House form 12 is outside the UK when signing then his/her signature must be
witnessed by a Notary Public.
The date on
Companies House form
12 must be the same or later than the dates on Companies House form 10 as
Companies House Form 12 is a
declaration that Companies House form 10 is correct.
Form 12 is
essential to a successful company house registration and incorporation
Company House
Registration Fees on Incorporation
The standard
Company House registration fee is £20, while the premium Company House
registration service costs £50 when incorporation is required on the same day as
Companies House receive the company formation documents, if they are hand
delivered before 3pm. Posted applications cannot be given the same guarantee
although, in most cases, Companies House will register the application on the
same day of receipt.
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