UK company set-up
Your UK company, set up properly from the first day. £499 fixed.
A private limited company registered at Companies House, with articles that suit investment, the share structure set for the founders and the first board papers done. It works for founders outside the UK too. One fixed fee, with the Companies House fee included.
How it works
01
Buy the fixed fee
Pay £499 on the platform and answer the questions about the company, the directors and who owns what.
02
Verify your identity
Each director verifies with Companies House through GOV.UK One Login, which is free, or through an authorised agent. You can do it from outside the UK.
03
We register the company
We prepare the application and the articles, and they are filed at Companies House through an authorised agent. The company is usually registered within two working days of having your details.
04
You get the company papers
The certificate of incorporation, first board minutes, registers and share certificates, kept on the platform with your filing deadlines.
What Companies House needs
The rules, and what we do about each.
The main requirements for a private company limited by shares, as at November 2026. They are the same wherever the founders live.
| The rule | What we do | |
|---|---|---|
| Directors | At least one director, aged 16 or over. Directors do not have to live in the UK | We put you and your co-founders into the application as directors |
| Identity verification | Every director verifies their identity with Companies House before the company can be registered, and gets a personal code. People with significant control give their code within 14 days of the company being registered | We tell you how to verify and collect each personal code for the application |
| Registered office | A physical address in the UK, in the part of the UK where the company is registered. A PO Box is not allowed. The address is public | We register the company in England and Wales at the UK address you give us |
| Shareholders | At least one shareholder, who can also be a director. Anyone with more than 25% of the shares or voting rights is a person with significant control | We set the share structure for the founders and write up the registers |
| Articles | Every company has articles of association. The Model Articles apply unless you register your own | You choose Model Articles or investment-ready articles |
| Companies House fee | £100 to register a company online | Included in the £499 |
What we need from you
- Two choices of company name, in order of preference
- What the company will do, in a sentence or two
- For each director and shareholder: full name, date of birth, nationality, home address and an address for correspondence
- Each director's Companies House personal code, once they have verified their identity
- Who holds how many shares
- A UK address for the registered office
Not sure how to split the shares between founders? Tell us what you have agreed so far; we set it out before anything is filed.
Fixed fee
£499
- Incorporation at Companies House, with the Companies House fee included
- Model articles or investment-ready articles
- Share structure set for the founders
- First board minutes, registers and share certificates
- A thirty-minute call on SEIS advance assurance and bank accounts
Raising under SEIS or EIS afterwards? Advance assurance is a separate fixed fee of £449.
Set up my UK companyQuestions
Can I set up a UK company if I live outside the UK?+
Yes. Directors and shareholders do not have to live in the UK or be British. The company itself must have a registered office address in the UK, and every director must verify their identity with Companies House.
Do I have to come to the UK?+
Not to register the company. The application is filed online, and identity verification can be done online through GOV.UK One Login or through an authorised agent, from any country.
What is identity verification?+
Since 18 November 2025, anyone setting up a company or becoming a director must first verify their identity with Companies House. You do it once and receive a personal code, which goes into the application. People with significant control must verify as well. It is free through GOV.UK One Login.
How long does it take?+
The company is usually registered within two working days of our having your details and personal codes. Companies House usually registers online applications within 24 hours. A sensitive word in the name, or a director who has not yet verified, makes it longer.
Model articles or investment-ready articles?+
The Model Articles are the default rules for a private company and are enough for a single founder who is not raising money. They have no drag-along, tag-along, leaver provisions or rights of first refusal on share transfers. If you plan to bring in co-founders or investors, start with investment-ready articles so you do not have to replace them at the first round.
What is not included?+
A registered office address (you give us the UK address the company will use), a founders' or shareholders' agreement and an IP assignment (both are available separately on the platform), opening a bank account, registering for tax, bookkeeping and accounts, and visas or the right to work in the UK. A UK company does not give its directors the right to live or work in the UK.
After the company is registered.
A company has filings every year and paperwork every time shares move. On the platform you keep the registers and cap table, get reminders for the confirmation statement and accounts, and fill in the documents a new company needs, with a lawyer when you need one. The funding finder lists grants, loans and tax reliefs open to UK companies.
General information about setting up a UK company, not legal, tax or immigration advice. Companies House decides whether to register a company; its rules and fees change, and we check them on the date we file.