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If starting your own business has always been your dream, then Coddan can help you make that dream a reality. An automated limited company registration service that can register a limited company usually within 4-8 working hours. Company establishment or company formations has never been easier. Register a UK Company £32.00! Welcome to Coddan CPM LTD online company start-up agent website. Coddan provides company formation in the UK, and Scottish company incorporation and limited company registration services for new businesses in the England, Scotland & Ireland. In addition to limited company creation we offer trademark registration, shareholder agreements, 0870 numbers, telephone answering, virtual office, Apostille, Certificates of Good Standing and company searches for limited companies.

Upon SPECIAL request, we may provide registered address services across the UK (in any city or town) and we may provide you a telephone number with call forwarding from any UK city and town.
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Personal hands-on attention and effective legal solutions. Both start-up and existing businesses face the challenges of changing marketplace conditions, asset protection, and risk management. The experienced business consultants at Coddan know that legally defining the initial formation process protects businesses from financial difficulties and lawsuits. Existing businesses benefit from our sound litigation avoidance and risk management plans. We meet with clients in relaxed and comfortable offices in Central London. We are limited company formation specialists providing a comprehensive range of company formation services. We will professionally incorporate a UK limited company for you within 4-8 working hours.

Coddan offers incorporation and administration of offshore companies, trusts and foundations, we may help you to incorporate UK based real-estate company or real estate agent company, recruitment agency or recruitment bureau company, building and re-building company, entertainment or holding company (all comes with special drafted Memorandum and Articles) or general trading companies (comes with standard Memorandum and Articles of Association), etc.

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Use the links below to learn about registering your limited company or simply proceed to the registration agent to make sure that your preferred company name is available - if it is you can then purchase it using your credit or debit card at a cost of only £32.00. With our new online electronic company registration services you now have more choice on how we register your UK Limited Company. You no longer need to have us acting on your behalf as nominee company officers and shareholders. When first setting-up a business there are many issues to consider. You need to decide whether or not to incorporate your business, and to choose a structure for your business. There are several types of legal business entities which you can choose to operate as. For more information on these choices, follow the links below. We advise that professional legal and financial advice is obtained before a final choice of business entity is made. Sole Trader (Self-Employed) Limited Company Public Company Company Limited by Guarantee Limited Liability Partnership Branch or Place of Business Coddan is a leading service provider in the field of English, Scottish and Irish company formation and company registration. We can help you in starting a business in England & Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland. Over 95% of our companies are incorporated within 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 and shareholders. Our electronic filing software has been approved by Companies House.

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Online Company Registration Services: 
Company registration services to take the pain out of registering a business in the United Kingdom - from company registration advice to full-service solutions to setting up a new business. Register your business on-line with Coddan CPM LTD and become a limited company within 4-8 working hours. Your company name submitted should have no history of trading, therefore being unique. Providing you with all the legal documentation on registering your business, you can begin to trade with a more respectable name and have increased supplier and customer relations.

The online service offered by Coddan aims to help you impress your clients during a decisive time in their business. Registration of a limited company is only the start of your business relationship - fast, efficient registration should ensure you remain a key factor throughout your clients' business life. The service provides a professional registration service for UK companies limited by shares.

We aim to provide a smooth efficient service that takes the workload from you while retaining the high standards your clients expect. Your own private company set-up online using our electronic filing service direct with Companies House. We offer a range of company registration packages to suit the differing needs and budgets of our clients.
E-Quick: UK Company Registration: in 4-8 hours, you could be ready to trade with a new UK Limited Company. It is a simple and fast method of company registration. From only £32.00, fast online company establishment. Have a look at our E-Quick Business Startup Package or our Complete Premier Incorporation Package

We appreciate that not everyone likes to place orders over the Internet, preferring to place orders by phone, fax or even post. We are happy to take orders through any of these methods, but prefer to have the order in writing to avoid any possibility of error. This form can be completed on your computer (on screen) and then saved and e-mailed to us (All Inclusive Company Registration).
To Download This Order Form Simply:   Click Here (Our printable order form is in Excel format. To download, click the right mouse button and "Save target as")

We offer electronic company registration and electronic filing of documents. Your English, or Scottish companies are registered electronically as soon as we receive your details (and payment) it could not be done any more easily or quickly. We review your choice of company name etc., and Companies House make a number of checks (to verify the registered address details etc.) and your company is registered as soon as this process is complete.

It can take three hours, it may take twenty-three hours, it all depends on how busy Companies House staff and systems are. We send your package to you by first class recorded delivery, as part of the service. We also offer Nominee Secretary and Registered Office facilities in addition to limited company registrations.

We will register your new company with your intended directors, company secretary, registered office and shareholders all in place and recorded at Companies House at the time of registration, although we can of course still use our nominees for registration purposes IF YOU PREFER. Upon SPECIAL request, we may provide registered address services across the UK (in any city or town) and we may provide you a telephone number with call forwarding from any UK city and town.

If you have any questions about the companies or partnerships incorporation then please E-Mail or call us: 0800 081 1510 or +44 (0) 207 637 3881, fax: +44 20 7681 3318.

Important Note: 
The formation of limited companies can take 4-8 hours if applications and payment are received before 11:00 AM London-time and Companies House permitting* (Companies House then aim to respond to electronically filed documents within 4-8 working hours. Although this is not always possible, it does generally mean that if you placed an order before midday on a normal working day we can have your company registered by the end of that same day.

Most companies are incorporated within 24 hours of application although there may be occasions where the process can take longer due to circumstances beyond our control) - from only £32.00 - full documents, no activation fees, your own officers, free phone help and advice online (various packages available).

For our overseas clients, we are able to obtain Certificates of Good Standing and Apostille services at competitive prices. We also provide many additional services which can be ordered using our online order form. If it is essential that you have a company today, formed with the name in which you intend to trade, then you must request a "Same Day Company". Orders must be placed before 13:30 pm, Monday to Friday.

Start a New Business 
This website has practical advice and business resources for anyone looking to start up a small business: from choosing a name to getting customers, we have expert knowledge and experience that we will share with you. Before you start your business read it all here first. Starting a new business can be stressful enough without having to worry about, tax, National insurance, VAT, Health & Safety, audited accounts... or as it is commonly known 'Red Tape'.

However, not every business needs to have all of these areas investigated before commencing business. For example, a business does not need to register for VAT if it has a turnover of less than £62,000.

You are responsible for the effect your business may have on the health and safety of your employees and members of the public. You may need to register with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) or with your Local Authority. All companies registering in the UK are required to do so with Companies House and have to submit accounts as well as annual returns. Overseas companies establishing a branch or place of business in the UK must register and file annual accounts. For almost all business purposes the form used is the company limited by shares, either as a private limited company (Ltd) or as a public limited company (Plc).

General Advantages of UK 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. 8. Directors can be corporate bodies or private individuals. 9. A Director can be of any nationality. 10. All companies must appoint a company Secretary who can be of any nationality.

Most foreign companies set up a private limited company. No consents are needed, no local shareholders or directors are required and no minimum capital rules apply. For a Limited Company you need a minimum of 1 secretary and 1 director. If you have only 1 director, these appointments must be held by 2 SEPARATE people. The secretary may also be a director if you have more than 1 director.

You must protect the legal rights of your employees. If you take over an existing business, you must usually keep the existing terms and conditions of employment. Intellectual property describes things such as business names, patents and inventions. You should protect your own company name and logo, along with any inventions, product designs or copyrights. You should also respect other people's intellectual property rights. For example, you can't use the same name for your business as someone else doing similar work in your town.

A licence is required for many businesses, not just the obvious ones like casinos or public houses. For example, you need a licence to run a hotel, a guesthouse, and a mobile shop or to be a hairdresser. You should always check whether your business requires a licence to trade. It's good practice to have insurance to cover the loss or theft of your business property, as well as other types of possible losses. It’s also compulsory to have public liability insurance, which will often come as part of your contents insurance policy.

Our Service and Costs: 
Our products start from just £32.00 for our E-Quick service. This package offers fast electronic company registration documents and like all of our formation products is usually completed with in three hours. We have many Ready Made companies (readymade company stock), which are ready to trade, and can be transferred to you within hours. Click here for our Limited Company Registration costs and full details of our packages for limited companies or call us for free no obligation advice. If you have any questions about the company establishment then please E-Mail or call us: 0800 081 1510 or +44 (0) 207 637 3881, fax: +44 20 7681 3318.
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