Company Registration in the UK
Quick Reference for Your Business

Key Features • Documents • Compliance – everything you need to know about Company Registration in the UK.

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Key Features
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Private company limited by shares (Ltd)

Under the Companies Act 2006, via Companies House

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No residency requirement

Needs a UK registered office address and a registered email

Incorporates in about 24 hours

Director identity verification can be done from India via an ACSP

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PSC register

For anyone holding more than 25% of shares or voting rights

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Documents / Information to Provide
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Passport

of each director / shareholder (for ID verification)

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Proof of address

within 3 months

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Proposed company name + SIC code(s)

For business identification

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UK registered office address

a service address is fine

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Share structure

and director / shareholder details

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Timelines & Compliance
What When
Incorporation ~24 hours
Confirmation statement Every year (within 14 days of the date)
Annual accounts First: 21 months after incorporation; then 9 months after year-end
Corporation Tax (CT600, HMRC) Register within 3 months of trading
VAT registration If turnover exceeds £90,000
Note: India-side: file FEMA Form OI with your AD bank before remitting funds (Overseas Investment Rules, 2022). The India-UK DTAA prevents the same income being taxed twice.
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Penalties
Late annual accounts
Companies House penalties; persistent failure leads to strike-off.
Director identity not verified
Cannot file the confirmation statement — an offence, with strike-off risk.
India-side FEMA default
Penalty under FEMA for remitting without proper reporting.
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Why Business Owners Trust M/s Durganjali & Associates
A real, qualified Chartered Accountant

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You never miss a date

We track every annual deadline — no penalties, no strike-off.

Cross-border experience

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