This is our most popular package with UK residents, and includes: Submission of applications that details company's executive officers Company with the authority to issue Bearer Shares The registration of your £1,000 authorized share capital (a minimum of one share must be issued) Company formation is usually achieved within 6-8 workday hours (Companies House permitting) Payment of UK legal and initiation fees The appointment of your own candidates as directors and secretary (a minimum of two people are required) The following documents will be e-mailed to you (Note: these documents are to be printed and signed): Electronic Certificate of Incorporation (PDF) Electronic Memorandum & Articles of Association (MS Word) Minutes of the First Meeting of Directors (MS Word) Bearer Share Certificates and company Register
Business Start-Up: Legal Requirements
Company subscribers may be residents outside the UK You must appoint a minimum of ONE Director There is no maximum number of Directors Directors can be corporate bodies or private individuals A Director can be of any nationality Directors need not be formally trained All companies must appoint a company Secretary Secretaries can be corporate bodies or private individuals A Secretary can be of any nationality. If there is only ONE Director he or she CANNOT also be the Secretary A company must have a minimum of one shareholder who may be a corporate body or an individual No minimum paid up share capital A minimum of one share may be issued, shares may be registered or issued to bearer Capital may be denominated in any currency Shareholders/directors meetings may take place outside Great Britain The company is required to have a registered office in the UK
UK COMPANY FORMATIONS. THE SHARES OF THE COMPANY ARE BEARER SHARES
Welcome to Coddan online business formation agent website. We offer electronic bearer shares company formations and electronic filing of documents. We also offer Nominee Secretary and Registered Office facilities in addition to bearer shares companies formations. We will form your new company with your intended directors, company secretary, registered office all in place and recorded at Companies House at the time of incorporation, although we can of course still use our nominees for registration purposes if you prefer. We complete all the minutes, statutory registers and official documents on your behalf, and ensure that all necessary forms and resolutions are correctly filed with the Registrar of Companies.
The way we incorporate your new limited company is by using our specially developed software that is approved by Companies House and enables us to form your company within 4-8 hours.
Coddan is one of the foremost and most economical providers of limited companies formation and new business entity registration services in the UK. Coddan is a leading company set-up agent that has expertise in off the shelf companies, ready-made companies, own name company formation as well as company search, credit checking, company secretarial, accounting and bookkeeping, tax advice & charity registration. Simple cost effective limited company set-up. No paper forms to complete, all information provided electronically. Coddan offer a range of services for business, including business company set-up, virtual office services, mailing address, and company secretarial services. Our electronic filing software has been approved by Companies House (Companies House (Companies Registry, Secretary of State) is an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Government Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)).
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All of our Memorandum and Articles of Associations and Partnership Agreements were reviewed and approved by a volunteer U.K. lawyer. Our bearer shares company registration service not only have a Certificate of Incorporation on the required legal paper, but also has the provision of having your company registered office at our prestigious City of Liverpool, Manchester or London address. As all literature and documents must display the company's registered office, having your registered office at our address can enhance your company's profile in the eyes of both customers and suppliers.
Coddan is a cost effective, paperless way to register your limited company in the United Kingdom. We provide our customers with a direct link to the Companies House filing system whereby all associated documents for bearer shares company registration can be completed and submitted online without any forms or papers to sign and return. Our system utilises a simple intuitive interface that collects all the relevant information with on screen help to guide you through the process. To incorporate British companies please select one of the packages above.
Imortant Note: The formation of limited companies within 4-8 hours if ordered before 11:00 and Companies House permitting* (Companies House then aim to respond to electronically filed documents within 4-8 working hours. Although this is not always possible, it does generally mean that if you placed an order before midday on a normal working day we can have your company registered by the end of that same day.
Most UK companies with bearer shares are incorporated within 24 hours of application although there may be occasions where the process can take longer due to circumstances beyond our control) - from only £142.00 - full documents, no activation fees, your own officers, freephone help and advice online (various packages available).
For our overseas clients we are also able to obtain Certificates of Good Standing and Apostille at competitive prices. All proposed names are checked at Companies House to ensure availability, suitability of the name, and the acceptance of the use of sensitive words such as "International", "Holding", "Group" and others. If your chosen company name is rejected by Companies House for any reason, don't worry as our services is completely free for you to amend your application and resubmit.
There are a number of advantages to company registration the most obvious being "Limited Liability". Unlike a partnership or Sole Trader if a limited company should be unsuccessful the company would be wound up and only company property/assets can be claimed by creditors. Directors and Shareholders have no personal liability whatever (unless they have acted improperly) and there are no restrictions on the directors pursuing further company incorporations.
A company incorporated in the United Kingdom has the same powers as a natural person. It is easy to form a limited company incorporated in the United Kingdom (UK). There are almost no restrictions, provided that there are no existing UK companies with identical names.
A company requires at least one director, one secretary and one shareholder, a UK-registered office. However, none of the directors nor shareholders are required to be UK residents. Our Firm will provide the services of UK-registered office and a address in England, Scotland and Wales.
Opening a Bank Account: All banks in UK are, under the UK law, not to disclose any customer's information to anyone without the customer's prior consent, except if the customer is suspected of laundering money laundry or any criminal offence or if the UK Inland Revenue Department suspects that he/she has evaded UK taxes (not taxes in any other countries). Further the UK Inland Revenue Department is not allowed by the UK law to disclose any information to anyone, including local or overseas governments.
General Advantages of UK Private Limited Companies:
1. Liability is, in the vast majority of cases, strictly limited to the investments made by the shareholders. 2. Company Officers are not personally liable for their actions unless there is a clear and serious breach of their fiduciary duty. 3. Limited companies often benefit from greater prestige than their sole proprietorship or partnership counterparts. The reason is because such an enterprise normally requires more planning and thus is deemed more credible. 4. Limited companies often benefit from significant tax advantages. In fact, many countries around the world give exclusive tax incentives to this type of entity. 5. The rights of shareholders are normally clearly defined and protected. 6. Corporate taxes only become payable after the end of the financial year. This means money that would otherwise be taxed on a monthly or quarterly basis, is available to earn further interest before the final payment of tax. 7. You need only appoint one Director and one Shareholder. 8. Directors can be corporate bodies or private individuals. 9. A Director can be of any nationality. 10. All companies must appoint a company Secretary who can be of any nationality.
For the opening of bank accounts, in England would require all the directors (shareholders are not required) to be present in London or go to their branch/subsidiary in a client's country or a nearby country, so that they can witness the directors' signatures and verify their passport copies. We may prepare bank accounts opening forms and provide certified true copies of the relevant documents. Some banks may require a Certificate of Good Standing issued by the UK Companies House for opening bank accounts.
With years of professional experience we have built an excellent reputation for limited company establishment. The registration of a private company in the UK is easy and straightforward. No permission is required to establish a business presence, although there is some regulation of the use of business and trading names. All companies registering in the United Kingdom are required to do so with Companies House and have to submit accounts as well as annual returns.
Overseas companies establishing a branch or place of business in the United Kingdom must register and file annual accounts. Companies operating in the financial, defence, oil exploration and other regulated areas may require licences or authorisation to conduct business. Before you apply to set-up a company, or do anything to change its name, it is a good idea to search the index at Companies House to see if there are already any companies with names similar to the one you want. If in doubt, call Companies House or search the website company name index.
If you are selling goods or services, you need to consider registering a company or limited liability partnership for your business activities. What is a limited company? What paper work is required to form an LTD? Do I need an attorney to form a company? Simply call us by phone, by fax or via the Internet and register your business online! We provide a full range of products and services to make your business incorporation process as simple as possible.
We also provide services for your needs after companies' incorporation, including our registered address service and of annual return filings. We offer electronic English, Irish and Scottish limited companies incorporation and electronic filing of documents. Your company is incorporated electronically as soon as we receive your details (and payment) it could not be done any more easily or quickly.
Company Management & Nominees Services: As ancillary services to the formation of UK companies, we can offer you the following services:
Ready Made Companies: Ready-Made Companies: do you want to start-up your business in England, Wales or Scotland or to transfer your activity to a new company and at the same time don't you want or cannot wait? Shelf Company is the answer. A ready made company is a private limited company that has already been registered as a general commercial company and is ready to trade immediately.
Readymade company is ideal, if you need purchase house, flat or any other real estate in the United Kingdom and you are foreigner or you can start your new business immediately. We have many English, Scottish, Delaware, Nevada, New York and offshore aged ready for sale companies, which are ready to trade, and can be transferred to you within hours.
UK LTD Companies with the Bearer Shares from only £142.00! All Inclusive Company Registration. Each limited company package includes all statutory paperwork and is fully compliant with company law. All our companies with the bearer shares are general trading companies and can be used to conduct any type of business. A Certificate of Incorporation, and the specially drafted Memorandum and Articles of Association of your company will be sent to you upon formation of your company. You can appoint your own directors and secretary BEFORE company incorporation. This is absolutely FREE. Our 4-8 hour online incorporation service enables you to register your company quickly and effortlessly. All government and filing fees are included in the cost of our E-Quick pack. All certificates and documents will be sent directly to you via email immediately following the formation of your company. It will take just 5 minutes to complete the online registration form, then your company could be up and running within 4-8 working hours.
THE E-QUICK PACKAGE CAN BE UPGRADED WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
1. Company Pliers Seal - £20.00. 2. Laminated Hard-copy of the Certificate of Incorporation - £5.95. 3. Laminated Hard-copy of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bound Copies of the specially drafted Memorandum & Articles, and Combined Company Register - £12.95. 4. Domain Name Registration for two years - £16.00. 5. Provision of a Registered Office Address for 12 months - £50.00. 6. Provision of a Nominee Company Secretary for 12 months - £49.95. 7. Certificate of Good Standing - £35.00. 8. Notarisation & Apostille of Documents.
We offer substantial consulting in completing the proper merging and organisation of a shelf company. Annual return dates, duties and company account return dates are dependent on the original date of incorporation not the purchases date. Please note that all our ready-made companies are formed with General Commercial objects and are therefore able to conduct any nature of business.
Off-the-shelf and ready made are companies which have been incorporated by Coddan in the past yet have not engaged in any business activities since their registration. Generally, aged companies are more valuable than new companies. You May Use This Link to Select a Off-The-Shelf Companies: Let Me Check Your List of UK Ready-Made Companies
Please Note: The prices payable for the items that you order are clearly set out in the web site. There will be no contract of any kind between you and us unless and until we receive payment from you. We act as your agent in the incorporation of companies and electronic filing of Companies House forms. We are not able to guarantee that any such filing will be acceptable to Companies House, nor are there any contractual obligation upon us to do so. If Companies House rejects incorporation or other electronic filing, we will credit your account with a full refund and the contract between us will be made void. Companies House does not offer a cancellation facility for the incorporation of companies or the electronic filing of documents. We will be unable to cancel any such submission on your behalf and will not refund any payment you have made. All prices shown at Coddan Web Site are in Great British pounds.
We accept Visa, Visa Electron, Visa Purchasing, JCB, MasterCard, Solo, Switch and Delta. We do NOT charge "surcharges" for credit card transactions. If you do not feel comfortable transmitting your credit card number and other information on the Internet, we suggest you place an order online, choose "Credit Card via Phone" as the payment method, and then phone in to give us your credit card number over the phone. We'll charge your credit card manually. Pre-payment with cashier's check or money order is accepted. We accept wire-transfer from anywhere. After you place your order, details about the wire-transfer process will be e-mailed to you on the second e-mail notification. If you missed that e-mail, please call our toll-free number that's given on the order confirmation. We now offer 2% discount for orders paid with wire-transfers (for UK Banks only).
Live Help: Live Help is a real time "chat" feature which enables you to interact with a customer service representative without a phone call. Get answers to your questions while using our website. Clicking the "Live Help" button will start an on-line session with one of our representatives. Live Help is currently available during normal business hours. Outside of the above opening hours, our business center will be closed. When you click on the button, you will see an e-mail form that will allow you to send us a mail with your questions. Live Help is free! There are no hidden fees. We offer the service as a courtesy to our website visitors.
Dear visitors, while having a chat session with a customer, we are frequently requested to give a piece of advice on tax planning or business structuring. We would like to inform you that it is against our principles to provide online advice pertaining to these issues. The points that may be covered during a session include service description, package or service price, navigation at our website, ways of making an order, methods of payment etc. Yet, if you wish us to provide you with advice on tax or business structuring, you should be aware that this service is chargeable.
UK COMPANY INCORPORATION WITH BEARER SHARES
British Companies with the Bearer Shares. Bearer Share Basics: In addition to incorporating an ordinary company limited by shares we can provide formation & management of companies with bearer shares! Bearer shares can be converted into registered shares and vice versa.
Bearer shares are legal instruments denoting company ownership. They are not the same as stock certificates, however. Usually, the legal shareholders of a limited company are those persons whose names appear on the corporation's official shareholders list, or register. These shareholders may or may not be issued a tangible stock certificate which they may possess.
A common stock certificate will bear the name of the shareholder, and how many shares of stock the certificate represents. It will contain other information such as the name of the company, any par value the shares have, and most importantly, whether there are restrictions on the transfer of the shares.
Many UK residents have never heard of bearer shares. The trick behind Bearer Shares, however, is that they must be issued properly by a qualified and knowledgeable corporate director. As long as you do not have them in your possession at the time you are questioned, you can legally and truthfully say under oath, "I am not the owner of that corporation." It's always recommended that people keep their bearer shares.
This way, if your nominee officer is ever questioned about your corporation, he can say the same thing: "Bearer shares were issued, I don't know who owns the company, and I can prove it."
In contrast to ordinary stock certificates, bearer shares do not list the name of a shareholder. Instead, they state that shares of stock in the corporation are owned by the "bearer" of the certificate. Therefore, whoever has physical possession of the certificate can exercise the rights of a shareholder of the company. The advantage of bearer shares is privacy and ease of transfer. A company with only bearer shares has no shareholders list or register.
Therefore it is impossible to know for certain who the shareholders of the company are. Because a transfer of the shares can be made by simply handing them to another person, bearer shares can be transferred more easily than non-bearer shares.
How Bearer Shares are Suppose to Work: Normally, when you fill out the back of a stock certificate, you must print the name or the company name of who owns that stock. Then you must record in the stock ledger the shareholder, address, date, number of shares, and if it was an original issue or a transfer. Obviously whomever the stock is issued to is the owner of the company. If it is to the bearer, then whoever holds that certificate, at a particular moment, will thereby be considered the owner of the company.
DO YOU WANT TO INCORPORATE OR REGISTER A COMPANY WITH BEARER SHARES? CODDAN OFFERS ENGLAND, WALES, SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND BEARER SHARES COMPANY FORMATIONS FROM - £142.00!
Need a company formation expert? You've come to the right place. From our home page, you will be able to navigate through topics of information on the services we provide. Coddan is a leading English, Scottish and Wales companies registration service, providing quality, dependable and professional incorporation services since 1993.
The form of entity selected for the conduct of a business greatly impacts the daily operations of the business and the income tax consequences to both the business and its owners. We offer a range of services for business, including starting companies, registered office in London, Doncaster, Liverpool, Edinburgh and in Northern Ireland. We have been offering business entity formations, professional nominee secretarial and associated services for over 10 years. We are a dynamic, ambitious and stimulating organisation.
We hope that this site will help us towards achieving this aim and we would welcome any feedback which you may have. We serve a wide range of foreign companies seeking to do business in the Great Britain, from the largest multinational corporations to small, closely-held companies, and work to create innovative solutions to business and legal problems for all of them. The speed of our business entity formation service is quicker than most other companies that sell you an off the shelf company which inherits an old company name, old directors and old shareholders, so why inherit problems?
Our team of lawyers and corporate consultants are specialists in their fields, combining many years' experience with a practical and modern approach to working with clients. We are committed to providing the highest quality of service. We strive to keep pace with new initiatives and believe in investment in the latest technology which we recognise as an integral part of our work. But we haven't forgotten the importance of providing a personal service that meets the needs of each individual client. That is why you will find us professional, friendly and approachable.
Our tailor made English and Scottish bearer shares companies formation service allows you to choose the name of your new company, subject to availability. Because we now submit the vast majority of new incorporations electronically to Companies House, your bearer shares company will normally be incorporated within 4-8 working hours* of ordering (*If ordered before 11:00 and Companies House permitting.
We are able to assist our clients in many areas including: company and partnership incorporation (private companies limited by shares, companies limited by guarantee, PLC - public limited companies, flat management companies, joint venture and subsidiary companies, limited partnerships and LLP - limited liability partnerships), assistance with the structuring of offshore companies and provision of nominee corporate secretaries, directors, and officers.
Now you can use your Internet connection to lodge incorporation documents with the Companies House and receive fast electronic responses from the Registrar of Companies. Online English and Scottish company registrations usually take about 4-8 working hours but can sometimes be done in just one hour. A Companies House member of staff has to perform a final manual check of your incorporation details and therefore the timescale is subject to their workload.
Our e-formation service eliminates the need to complete Forms 288a (to appoint the directors and secretary), making the process of registration a bearer shares company even easier and quicker. With our new online electronic companies creation system, we take you through each step of your private or guarantee company incorporation process as quickly and as simply as possible.
We offer a seamless link between yourself and Companies House. By providing 100% of the details online using a simple, well laid out process, you don't have to get tied up with complicated forms. After submitting, just sit back and wait for our email notification. What could be easier?
Our specialist knowledge and vast experience enable us to provide a fast, efficient, and professional service, and one which a great many businesses have been founded and built upon to date. Once you have completed our online order form and your new limited company is in the processing stage of being registered at Companies House you will receive an order acknowledgement from us by email.
Documents we send you via email for the electronic E-Quick Formation Package are: Certificate of Incorporation - in PDF format, Memorandum & Articles of Association, First Minutes of Directors meeting, share certificates, Registers of Members, Directors and Secretaries, Directors Interests, Company charges - in Word format. All of our Memorandum and Articles of Associations (private company limited by bearer shares) and Partnership Agreements (limited partnership and limited liability partnership) were reviewed and approved by a volunteer U.K. lawyer.
How the Process Works: We have introduced a new, faster way of completing the formation process. You can now form both your company and nominate your director(s) and secretary online. The process is simple and straightforward, but we have put together some helpful tips below in case you need any pointers. There is also an email address at the foot of this page if we have missed anything. You can start contracting using your new company once you have received your Certificate of Incorporation - usually within 3 working hours of submitting your order.
Our system allows you to nominate your Directors and Secretaries up front. Other firms incorporating companies, do not offer this on-line service therefore, you would need to complete several forms to achieve the same end result, extending the time your company would be out of operation, to at least three weeks. Using our system, your company will be incorporated with the directors and secretaries of your choice without delay.
Here's what you need to do: the online process will take you through the steps of purchasing your chosen name and on to a new area of the system with an online Form 288a to nominate your chosen director(s) and secretary. As you complete each step of the process you will be sent emailed confirmation - e.g. that your order has been placed and that your request for that company name has been sent to Companies House.
Your Memorandum and Articles of Association will also be sent to you by email. Companies House take 4-8 working hours on average to make final checks on name availability and to issue your Certificate of Incorporation.
For a limited company you need a minimum of 1 secretary and 1 director. If you have only 1 director, two separate people must hold these appointments. The secretary may also be a director if you have more than 1 director. There are 3 sections to fill in: the appointment type - director or secretary. You will need to indicate which position the applicant will hold (director, secretary or both). You will need to supply name and address, any previous names, date of birth, nationality, occupation, details of other directorships, with company name and number.
There is quite a common misconception about Certificates of Incorporation that are issued through electronic filing; one which even the larger banks have not got to grips with yet. Over 65% of all companies formed in the UK are done so using Electronic Filing and this percentage is growing. Companies House do not issue a hard copy certificate for companies that are formed using this method, and instead issue an encrypted PDF version of the certificate. This PDF document is the original certificate, but should you wish to have a hard copy Companies House issue guidelines on how these should be printed. They state that the PDF certificate must be printed on to 160gram Ivory card.
WHY CHOOSE CODDAN AS YOUR COMPANY FORMATION AGENT?
Why Start a Business with Coddan? We are a company registration and business administration firm offering a comprehensive range of incorporation solutions and business, legal, and taxation advice. Since 1993, we have developed an excellent international reputation for providing the highest quality solutions and advice for our clients. Our firm has offices in Central London, in Glasgow, Edinburgh, also in Belfast and Dublin, in the State of Delaware and in the State of New York, Cyprus, Panama, and Hong Kong. We offer a prompt professional and personal service. The professionals retained by Coddan are extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of both UK and the offshore Law industry. We can help you achieve your business goals and provide you with the assurance and tranquillity that you need!
Our Experience in Business Incorporation: Coddan can guarantee a private, confidential, personalised and reliable service at a competitive price. We are a private and corporate customers-oriented company. We value our customers and offer a personalised service to each and every one of them. When you choose Coddan, you can be assured that you will receive a complete business incorporation package. Our experience with thousands of companies has shown us that many new business owners want the fastest and easiest route to their new limited company with no loose ends. This is exactly what you will get if you choose to incorporate with Coddan.
Coddan is a professional company which has been servicing the international community with a diverse range of top quality UK, EU, USA and offshore services for many years. Coddan incorporates in the UK, USA and various other offshore locations. We provide business support services (e.g. private foundations, corporate bank account brokerage, mail forwarding, business and tax-planning) for companies based in various locations worldwide.
We do not hide any fees from our customers because price transparency is essential to us. Our service fees and business filings fees are provided to our customers upfront. Our online filing makes the ordering and incorporation process easy and convenient, allowing you can concentrate on other areas of your business start-up procedure. Our phones are answered during business hours by specialists, not by an answering machine. We appreciate the value of your time and understand that a person cannot be replaced by technology. This is especially true when it comes to making important business decisions.
UK Company with Bearer Shares
Holding Entities: United Kingdom
£ 142.00
This is our most popular package with UK residents, and includes:
Submission of applications that details company's executive officers
Nominee Directors 
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