Resources · Tools

Free helpful tools to get you started.

No sign-up required. Use these to save you time and effort through company formation and compliance.

Company Name Checker

Check if your proposed company name is available on the Companies House register before you file.

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Formation Checklist

Walk through every item, requirement and decision you need before incorporating.

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Compliance Tracker

Enter your company number and see exactly what's due, when it's due, and what happens if you miss it.

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Resources · Guides

Clear guidance, backed by official sources.

For UK small business owners. No fluff, no affiliate links, just clear answers sourced from official government and regulatory bodies.

Sole Trader vs Limited Company

A practical look at liability, tax, and the trade-offs most guides gloss over, so you can pick the structure that actually fits.
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Choosing a UK Company Name

Normalisation rules, sensitive words, same-as vs too-similar checks, and naming strategy.
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Identity Verification for Directors

Every UK director now needs a Companies House personal code. Rollout timeline, how to verify, and what happens if you don't.
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The Director's Journey

Every stage of running a UK limited company, from incorporation to ongoing compliance. The key questions at each step, answered.
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MTD for Income Tax

Who must comply, what changes day-to-day, what counts as compatible software, and what compliance should reasonably cost.
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UK Business Insurance, Explained

Every type of cover in plain English, which ones fit your business, and the one the law actually requires.
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Resources · The Pulse

UK Company Pulse

Our monthly read of the UK's small and micro companies, straight from the Companies House register: what's being started, where, and how they're doing against their deadlines.

66,205new private limited companies
+17.3%on August
+38%Software & IT vs the market
29,240first accounts due in October
Issue 01Small & micro
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