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The purpose of a SAIL (otherwise known as a Single Alternative Inspection Location or SAIL address) is for the company to use an address other than the registered office address where certain of the company’s statutory…
What is a director’s service address?
A service address is required by every UK limited company director (and some others) as an address to receive official mail and notices to that person from Companies House, HMRC and other government bodies. It’s on the public…
10 Reasons to use Inform Direct instead of just Companies House
In the past, a lot of accountants managed company secretarial work for their clients using a combination of spreadsheets, manually maintained document templates and by logging directly into Companies House‘s online portal.…
A share capital reduction explained
A share capital reduction is an allowed way for limited companies to reduce their share capital without the need to meet the requirements for a redemption or purchase of own shares out of capital. There are a number of ways that…
Using capital for a redemption or purchase of own shares
When a private company wants to complete a share redemption or purchase of own shares it is initially required to use its existing distributable profits or the proceeds of a new issue. In some cases there might not be…
Inform Direct product update – July 2018
Following swiftly on from the update for shares and shareholders last week, we’ve just released some further enhancements to help users manage PSCs for their own company or their clients.…
2025 Review
of UK Company Formations
Read our comprehensive review of UK company formations in 2024, year-on-year growth rates and breakdown by county. This detailed insight is provided in the form of easy to understand infographics available for sharing through social media and on your own website