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When Companies House approve an application to form a company, the law dictates that they must then provide a certificate of incorporation. The incorporation certificate is an important document which demonstrates that the company…
Inform Direct product update – February 2015
At the same time as sprucing a few things up, we’ve today added a whole layer of features to Inform Direct to help businesses and their accountants. These are all aimed at helping you deal effectively with detailed share…
Product update – November 2014
Over the last 6 months the Inform Direct team have been working hard on great new features for our acclaimed company secretarial software. Here’s some of our favourite additions to make life easier for businesses and…
Disadvantages of a Sole Trader
We’ve already looked at the advantages of operating as a sole trader, but there are also important disadvantages that come with sole trader status. It’s for those reasons, and the advantages of incorporating your business,…
What is professional indemnity insurance?
Professional indemnity insurance, one of the main forms of business insurance, aims to protect you and your business from various claims made by clients and third parties (whether those claims are genuine or false). In particular,…
Why have a dormant company?
The vast majority of companies actively trade, but there are also over 300,000 dormant companies registered with Companies House. Dormant companies benefit from reduced administrative requirements: in particular, they don’t have…
2024 Review
of UK Company Formations
Read our comprehensive review of UK company formations in 2023, 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