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Set up a company in the UK and keep it compliant from one partner.

The UK is straightforward to incorporate in and notoriously easy to fall behind in. Registration at Companies House can happen in a day, which tempts founders to treat the UK as a low-effort market — right up to the first late-filing penalty. We set the company up properly and then keep the filings, accounts and tax on schedule, so the simplicity at the start does not turn into a problem later.

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Entity type

Private limited company (Ltd)

Registrar

Companies House

Directors required

1 minimum, 1 shareholder

Beneficial ownership

PSC register required

Set up a company in the UK and keep it compliant from one partner.

What it takes to incorporate

What it takes to operate

A private limited company (Ltd) registered with Companies House, with at least one director and one shareholder.

Corporation Tax registration with HMRC, and the annual company tax return and payment.

A registered office address in the relevant UK jurisdiction — which we provide where you have no local premises.

VAT registration once turnover crosses the threshold — or voluntarily where it helps — with quarterly digital returns under Making Tax Digital.

Identification of persons with significant control (PSC) — the UK's beneficial-ownership register, which must be kept accurate.

PAYE payroll registration as an employer, with real-time reporting to HMRC and pension auto-enrolment for eligible staff.

A share structure and constitution set up to match your ownership and investment plans.

Annual obligations — the confirmation statement and annual accounts filed at Companies House, on deadlines that carry automatic penalties when missed.

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Our role

A market that's easy to enter stays easy to keep in good standing

We incorporate the company, provide the registered office where needed, and run the recurring accounting, VAT, payroll, Corporation Tax and Companies House filings — so a market that is easy to enter stays easy to keep in good standing.

Entity setup and registrations

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Accounting and tax compliance

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Global payroll

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Tax rates, thresholds and statutory requirements in United Kingdom change and vary by activity. Treat the figures above as a starting point — we confirm the current position with you before anything is filed.

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