Steps to becoming a limited company contractor
If you are embarking upon a career as a limited company contractor, you need to follow a number of steps before you can start trading. Read more
Limited Company Guides
A popular way to contract is via your own limited company. After choosing a company name, and going through the initial incorporation process (which is very simple), you should familiarise yourself with your obligations as a company director, and the typical events in the life of a limited company.
Here are some of our most popular guides to setting up and running a company:
- Guide to setting up a limited company
- What is Companies House – the registrar of UK companies?
- Which is best for me – limited or umbrella company?
- Setting up a company – the first steps you need to make
- Choosing a company name – things to be aware of
For in-depth guides to setting up and running a limited company, try Limited Company Help.
As a company director, can I keep my home address private?
Following the introduction of the Companies Act 2006, limited company directors can provide a ‘service address’ to appear on the public record, and keep their residential address private. Read more
Companies House and your limited company
Limited company contractors communicate with Companies House in a number of ways each year, from submitting their annual returns, to providing company information updates. Read more
How do you close down a limited company?
You set up your company, it was a successful operation, but now you’ve moved on and the company is just sitting there. How do you go close a limited company down? Read more
Limited company director – duties and obligations
All company directors carry a number of legal and financial responsibilities, as detailed in the terms of the Companies Act 2006. Read more
Guide to setting up a limited company
How to set up a limited company for your new IT contracting business. What are the legal and administrative requirements? What are the legal requirements? Read more
How to have your company struck off and dissolved
In this article, we look at the processes involved in closing down your contractor limited company for good. Read more
Forming a limited company – which documents do you need to complete?
Contractors thinking of going into business for the first time may be daunted by the thought of forming a limited company. However, in reality, the company formation process is not complex. Read more
How to change the name of your limited company
At some stage during your contracting career, you may decide that you would like to change the name of your limited company. Read more
Does my limited company have to appoint a secretary?
From April 2008, following the introduction of an initial wave of Companies Act 2006 legislation, limited companies no longer have to appoint a company secretary. Read more