Limited Company Guides

Find out if your limited company needs a secretary, what the role involves, and how to appoint or remove one. Includes FAQs.

A guide to dividends for contractors. How much income you draw down as dividends, when to distribute them, and what paperwork you need to complete.

When you set up a new company, you will get a Certificate of Incorporation, which you may be asked to produce at various stages in your business life.

There may be a time when you want to take a break from contracting or other business activity, whilst keeping your limited company in an 'inactive' state.

If you don't want a limited company director's residential addresses to appear on the public record, you can provide a service address instead.

A company may distribute any retained profit it has made to its shareholders. Board meeting minutes and dividend vouchers must be completed in all cases.

If you want to set up as a limited company contractor, there are some things you should look out for when selecting a company name.

The UK has one of the most unrestricted company formation regimes in the world, however not everyone is allowed to become a company director.

We look at the advantages and disadvantages of contracting via a limited company - a tax efficient option for many, however directors do carry a number of statutory and financial obligations.