The fourth option of the limited liability partnership formation in Scotland is the fastest process with electronic documentation to get your business started, and business bank account with Barclays, RBS or Lloyds.
This package is cheap and cost effective way to start a business, and includes the provision of the registered office address in Edinburgh, plus the secretarial service for the duration of one year.
Who is it for?
This package is particularly attractive to any aspiring entrepreneur starting up an LLP for the first time, who has clear understanding of the mandatory responsibilities that accompanies owning a business. This is our the most popular LLPs registration packages for such customers who run their business from home, and who are looking to have a prestigious office address in Edinburgh.
What do you get?
We will register your new Scottish limited liability partnership from scratch using one of our own registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates as members. Upon incorporation, these details will be registered as the original details of your LLP with the public records.
The government fee for the incorporation of an LLP is included in the price of this package. The following documents, which need to be printed and signed, will be e-mailed to you upon establishment of your limited liability partnership: -
1. The certificate of registration;
2. The partnership agreement;
3. The meeting of the board of members;
4. Membership certificates;
5. The partnership' register.
The following document will be posted by Royal Mail' first class to your door upon the creation of your limited liability partnership: -
The laminated certificate of incorporation printed on a special class of the ivory paper and certificate of the registered office address.
With this package we will also provide the following service: -
1. The provision of the registered office address in Edinburgh;
2. The government mail forwarding or scanning with forwarding to your e-mail;
3. The certificate of the registered office address;
4. Monitoring changes in share ownership of the LLP;
5. Ensuring that the company files statutory information promptly;
6. Monitoring changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and taking appropriate action;
7. Developing and overseeing the systems that ensure that the partnership complies with all applicable codes as well as its legal and statutory requirements.
About the fast-track business bank account
The business banking account is the subject to satisfactory status and identification checks by the Bank. You will be a subject to the usual credit & identity checks by the Bank.
Where you request a bank account through our business banking accounts' referral service, you confirmed that you agree that your personal details will be submitted on your behalf to the Bank & to being contacted directly by a Bank' officer for the purposes of fulfilling opening a business bank account request.
The business bank' accounts are opened & provided by the Bank and are subject of the Terms and Conditions as set forth by the Bank at the time of account opening.
Should you be unable to open a business banking account, we will not charge you an additional fee.
About the incorporation procedure
We will incorporate your new limited liability partnership from scratch using one of our own registered office addresses, and appoint your own candidates to the roles of members (partners). Upon an LLP incorporation, these officer(s)' details will be recorded as the original details of your business entity.
Your application will be submitted electronically. We are the approved E-filing partner of Companies Registrar and our online incorporation technology is one of the most advanced in the business start-up industry.
Our business consultants have broad and deep business experience with the limited companies registration requirements, and incorporation procedures, we can offer a free initial consultation either by e-mail or via the phone; but the personal consultations at our London office will be charged at our standard hourly rate £125.00, set at the minimum of one hour. Call us, and ask one of our specialists for an appointment for a fixed fee for the personal consultation.
If you require any basic or general information regarding our online order form, incorporation procedures, fees, or requirements, you can address your enquiry over the phone +44 (0) 207 935 5171 by speaking with our customers' service support team.
If you would like a personal face-to-face consultation & dedicated help with your LLP obligations, responsibilities of a partnership itself & legal requirements, tax advice, business or tax planning services, do not hesitate to call us: +44 (0) 207 935 5171, or 0330 808 0089 & ask for an appointment at our office in London.
About when your company will be ready
The formation of a limited liability partnership usually takes as little as four to six hours from the time that your application & payment are received by Coddan.
We will file your application electronically with the Companies House, allowing the fastest possible registration.
This generally means that if you place an order before 13:00 (London time) on the normal working day; your private company will be registered by the end of that day.
LLPs registration' can sometimes takes slightly longer. Although the majority of limited liability partnerships are incorporating within a maximum of 24 hours, there may be occasions where the process takes longer due to circumstances beyond our control.
The provision of the trading & inspection address
If your company is the active, the fee for the provision of the trading office address and the address for inspection of corporate documents is slightly higher.
Prestige and privacy for your business, protect your personal details. You can use our meeting room for the inspection of your tax and accountancy records by the HMRC officers at discounted rates. You can use our meeting room to have meetings with your clients and customers, we can place you company nameplate at the door of a meeting room (extra fees will apply to use our meeting rooms). You will have an access to a wide range of business support services.
This service is particularly useful for small businesses, such as those being run from home, who would like a separate, prestigious business address in London at Baker Street.
In the case if you only need to have a registered office address for public records, & you will keep your company' registers, accountancy and VAT records at your own permission in England or Wales, please provide us the details of the SAIL (single alternative inspection location) address.
A limited company shall disclose: -
(a) The address of its registered office;
(b) Any inspection place; and
(c) The type of company' records which are kept at that office or place, to any person it deals with in the course of business who makes a written request to the company for that information.
The limited company shall send a written response to that person within five working days of the receipt of that request.
Where can you keep these records?
You may keep all or any of these records at the company's registered office. The company may choose an alternative location to make these records available for inspection.
The company can only have one alternative location to the registered office at any given time. That location must be in the same part of the UK as the registered office, e.g. a company registered in England and Wales can have an alternative inspection location in England and Wales only, but not in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
The company may choose to keep some records at its registered office and some at its alternative inspection location provided that all the records of a type are kept together.
Offence
Where a company fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with any requirement in regulations, an offence is committed by: -
(a) The company; and
(b) Every member and officer of the company who is in default.
A person guilty of an offence is liable on summary conviction to: -
(a) A fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale; and
(b) For continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 3 on the standard scale.
For the purposes of this regulation a shadow director is to be treated as an officer of the company.
Requirement to display registered name at registered office and inspection place
3. (1) A company shall display its registered name at
(a) Its registered office; and
(b) Any inspection place.
(2) But paragraph (1) does not apply to any company which has at all times since its incorporation been dormant.
Requirement to display registered name at other business locations
4. (1) This regulation applies to a location other than a company's registered office or any inspection place.
(2) A company shall display its registered name at any such location at which it carries on business.
Manner of display of registered name
5. (1) This regulation applies where a company is required to display its registered name at any office, place or location.
(2) The registered name shall be so positioned that it may be easily seen by any visitor to that office, place, or location.
Registered name to appear in communications
6. (1) Every company shall disclose its registered name on: -
(a) Its business letters, notices and other official publications;
(b) Its bills of exchange, promissory notes, endorsements and order forms;
(c) Cheques purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the company;
(d) Orders for money, goods, or services purporting to be signed by or on behalf of the company;
(e) Its bills of parcels, invoices and other demands for payment, receipts and letters of credit;
(f) Its applications for licences to carry on a trade or activity; and
(g) All other forms of its business correspondence and documentation.
(2) Every company shall disclose its registered name on its websites.
Offence: -
10. (1) Where a company fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with any requirement in regulations 2 to 9, an offence is committed by: -
(a) The company; and
(b) Every officer of the company who is in default.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to: -
(a) A fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale; and
(b) For continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 3 on the standard scale.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation a shadow director is to be treated as an officer of the company.
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My LLP is dormant & I do not need to have a service or inspection address
I want to use the same SAIL address as be entered in the applicant section
I want to use the same SAIL address as be entered in the person with significant control section
I want to use my own single alternative inspection location in the UK
I require Coddan to provide the trading & inspection address for my business - £150.00
Optional Extra Services
The new requirements states that each UK LLP member must provide Companies House with two sets of address details, a service address and their residential location. Such details of a LLP members (shareholders) will be available on the government website to public.
You can use our registered office address as the address for your LLP members (partners).
If you prefer to have your LLP members details listed on the government websites & you do not mind about this, then, you do not need to apply for the provision of members service address from us.
You can use our address for your business banking needs. You can use our address for sending and receiving general business correspondence. You can instruct us to send business correspondence to your partners, clients and suppliers.
While using our registered office address, all official mail for your LLP will be forwarded to you.
You can upgrade the post forwarding service to include all general letters received for behalf of your LLP. If you choose not to upgrade, all general mail received for your LLP behalf will be returned to sender.
This is fine if you do not expect any important general mail to arrive at the registered address of your business entity, but if you do, or if you use the registered office address to open a bank account, we strongly advise you to upgrade your registered office address to include all general business mail.
This will ensure that all mail received for your LLP will be forwarded to you.
Coddan' mail scanner service allows you to actually view the incoming mail online the day it is received. Just log into our Customer Area and view a picture of each new piece of mail, then click on the drop down box next to each envelope and instruct us to hold, send, scan the contents, or shred the envelope.
To ensure the integrity of your online data, we utilize the latest security technology available today. Our web site is protected with a 256-Bit SSL Certificate. This means that your data has physical as well as electronic security.
In addition to protecting the integrity of your electronic data, Coddan has contracted with "Shred-It" to shred all your physical mail and documents. Shred-it's innovative paper shredding services and unrivalled security compliance standards ensure that all of your confidential waste is destroyed in the most secure way possible.
Costs: -
£110.00 per year (£9.17 per month service fee);
Includes 40 envelopes scan per month;
0.25 for each envelope scanned over 40.
Content scans: -
£0.50 to open an envelope;
First five pages of each envelope are £0.10 each - any additional pages within the envelope are £0.05.
Companies which operate in the UK or which deal with UK financial institutions often need to provide an address in the UK at which legal proceedings or other notices can be served.
Some companies may not be able to do this, for example, if their main trading address is overseas.
We can act as your agent, and accept all legal processes on behalf of your private limited liability partnership. This includes services of notices and proceedings.
I require Coddan to provide members service address for one year - £85.00
The general mail forwarding - £250.00
The mail deposit will be used to cover the postage for your general mail forwarding. The postage costs depend on the volume of mail we receive for you, and your choice of postal service.
Post forwarded to you at postage cost plus 10% handling fee. We may also scan your mail and send via e-mail to you. The scan and e-mail service is charged at £0.50 per page.
When the mail deposit has been used, we will ask you to "top-up" your postage account with us.
Special deliver - £15.00
Registered delivery - £13.00
First class delivery - £9.00
TNT (delivery worldwide) - £40.00
The general mail scanning - £110.00
I want Coddan to receive legal processes on behalf of my LLP - £300.00
The mail deposit will be used to cover the postage for your general mail forwarding. The postage costs depend on the volume of mail we receive for you, and your choice of postal service.
Post forwarded to you at postage cost plus 10% handling fee. We may also scan your mail and send via e-mail to you. The scan and e-mail service is charged at £0.50 per page.
When the mail deposit has been used, we will ask you to "top-up" your postage account with us.
Special deliver - £15.00
Registered delivery - £13.00
First class delivery - £9.00
TNT (delivery worldwide) - £40.00
The trademark or/and business name registration
Business or trading name may be used by a limited company (e.g. John Doe Services LTD may trade as a 'J. Doe's Bakery'). The use of a business name does not create a separate legal entity from a company, which is using the name.
With this option we will prepare all necessary paper forms to allocate a trade name to your limited company' name.
We will also provide you an exclusive certificate of the trading name adoption.
The trade name registration - £65.00
UK & EU Trade Mark Search
Trademarks are one of the most important tools in the promotion and recognition of your business' goods or services. Trademarks are the primary means by which customers can recognize your products. A trademark registration gives you the right to stop others from using the same or a similar trademark in relation to your goods or services, and in many cases, a trademark registration can itself become a valuable asset.
If you require a trade mark search - to ensure your newly registered company name does not conflict with any European and UK protected trademarks.
The UK trademark search - £96.00
UK Trade Mark Registration
Benefits
Amongst other benefits, registering your trademark: -
1. Secures a statutory monopoly. It will give you the exclusive right to use your mark for the goods and/or services that it covers in the UK.
2. Deters others from using your trademark. A trade mark registration can be used to prevent the registration or use of an identical or similar mark by another individual or company.
3. Makes it your property which means you can sell it or license the use of it to others in exchange for payment.
4. Can add quantifiable goodwill and value to a business on sale.
Costs
We can take care of the registration process from start to finish.
Stage 1 - Filing
1. To file a UK trademark application in one class we charge a fixed fee of £350.00. Of this, our legal charges for preparing and filing the application are just £150.00. The official filing fee is £200.00.
2. For each additional class we charge a fixed fee of £100.00. Of this, our legal charges are £50.00 and the official fee is £50.00.
3. It is possible to file a fast-track application which will be examined within 10 business days after filing for an additional £300.00 cost.
Stage 2 – Prosecution
After filing your application, we charge on a time and materials basis for the work we undertake through to the registration of the mark.
Our charges will depend upon how straightforward the application is and whether it receives any objections. This is not something we can predict with absolute certainty, although we do aim to warn you if your application is likely to be problematic.
There are a wide variety of objections that can be raised by an examiner including that your trade mark is descriptive and not distinctive e.g. the trademark SHOES for a 'shoe store'.
In the event of an objection, we would need to respond to the examiner. Responding to objections may include presenting evidence of use, engaging in correspondence and/or attending a hearing with the examiner.
A third party may oppose your trade mark application on a number of grounds including that it is identical or similar to their trademark and that there exists a likelihood of confusion between your proposed trademark and their registered trade mark.
In the event of an opposition, we will advise you of your additional legal charges and expenses before proceeding on your behalf.
Note that most but not all trademark applications are straightforward and go through without significant objection or opposition.
Total Cost
You are looking at an estimated total cost of £600.00 if the application proves straightforward and is registered in one class only.
The UK trademark registration - £600.00
Standard industrial classification of economic activities
LLP members' capital contribution
The standard capital contribution on the partnership' registration is £1,000, this is divided into 1,000 membership certificates valued at £1.00 each.
It is not required to have all of the capital issued, but a minimum of two membership certificates must be issued.
If you choose the standard capital option, two membership certificates valued at £1.00 each will be issued at the time of registration.
The partnership may be registered with authorised capital that is greater than the amount it needs as initial working capital.
After satisfying that need, it will therefore have a number of un-issued membership certificates that the board can keep in reserve for future issues.
I want to register my LLP with a standard membership contribution
I want to register my LLP with a non-standard membership contribution - £80.00
The domain name registration options
We can register a domain name for your company's website from as little as £16.00 for two years, including free server name changes. '.co.uk' '.eu' and '.com' domain names are all available.
I want a domain name registration
Domain name .co.uk (for two years with free server name changes) - £16.00
Domain name .ltd.uk (for two years with free server name changes) - £16.00
Domain name .org.uk (for two years with free server name changes) - £16.00
Domain name .com (for two years with free server name changes) - £30.00
Domain name .net (for two years with free server name changes) - £30.00
Domain name .org (for two years with free server name changes) - £30.00
Domain name .biz (for two years with free server name changes)- £30.00
Domain name .eu (for two years with free server name changes) - £30.00
Domain name .us (for two years with free server name changes) - £30.00
Partnership Documents
Laminated copy of the certificate of registration - £5.95
The document is, like the birth certificate of the LLP. It is a certificate issued by the Companies House to the effect that, all legal formalities having been complied with, a partnership has come into being.
Issued certificate of registration will be printed using: - black ink on A4 sized 160gsm laser paper with a plain background and then certificate will be laminated.
Certificate of registration certified by Companies House (5-7 days) - £55.00
The document is, like the birth certificate of the limited liability partnership. It is a certificate issued by Companies House to the effect that, all legal formalities having been complied with, a partnership has come into being.
Issued certificate of registration will be printed using: - black ink on A4 sized 160gsm laser paper with a plain background and then certificate will be laminated.
Because a certified copy is often required by third parties, it is advisable for your partnership to hold a copy of its certificate of registration which has been certified by Companies House.
Companies House is not able to produce certified copies of the certificate of registration until three days after your LLP registration date.
Certificate of registration certified by Companies House (24 hours) - £105.00
The document is, like the birth certificate of the limited liability partnership. It is a certificate issued by Companies House to the effect that, all legal formalities having been complied with, a partnership has come into being.
Issued certificate of registration will be printed using: - black ink on A4 sized 160gsm laser paper with a plain background and then certificate will be laminated.
Because a certified copy is often required by third parties, it is advisable for your partnership to hold a copy of its certificate of registration which has been certified by Companies House.
Companies House is not able to produce certified copies of the certificate of registration until three days after your LLP registration date.
Printed membership certificates - £8.00
A membership certificate is a legal document which certifies the number, type, and value of the units held by a member of your partnership.
Your membership certificates with be printed in an elegant format.
Hard bound copies of your partnership agreement (Option 1) - £14.00
The standard booklet combines your partnership agreement in a hard-bound format with information printed onto standard paper, and protected with front and back textured sheets of bendy plastic in navy blue.
The A4 size booklet will have the first front cover being a plastic see-through sheet which has no text. This is all sealed with perfection on the spine using a strip of the same colour and texture as the front and back covers.
This type of booklet is ideal if you want a standard print out of your partnership agreement.
Hard bound copies of your partnership agreement (Option 2) - £18.00
This booklet carries itself more efficient then the standard booklet, the paper quality is slightly thicker printed with your partnership agreement also in a hard-bound format.
The A4 size hard-bound copy will have the first front cover being a plastic see-through sheet which is carefully printed with your partnership name and number in royal silver ink.
Front and back sheets are protected with textured sheets of bendy plastic in navy blue and all sealed with perfection on the spine using a strip of the same colour and texture.
This type of booklet is ideal for those who prefer to have information printed onto the front cover.
Hard bound copies of your partnership agreement (Option 3) - £22.00
This booklet also carries itself efficiently with special paper, but what makes this booklet unique is that the special paper used has its quality clearly shown along side the text which carries your partnership agreement in a hard-bound format.
The A4 size hard-bound copy will have the first front cover being a plastic see-through sheet which is carefully printed with your partnership name and number in royal sliver ink. Front and back sheets are protected with textured sheets of bendy plastic in navy blue and all sealed on the spine of the booklet with perfection.
This type of booklet is ideal for those who prefer their partnership agreement printed onto quality.
Special set of your partnership agreement - £30.00
This booklet also carries itself efficiently with special paper, but what makes this booklet unique is that the special paper used has its quality clearly shown along side the text which carries your partnership agreement in a hard-bound format.
This set is presented with a seal of approval with a ribbon and stamp. It is held together with two punctured holes on the top left hand corner with beautiful ribbon holding it tightly together, the ribbon ends are placed underneath a sticker and then embossed with a stamp of approval.
Certificate of good standing (5-10 days) - £45.00
A certificate of good standing is issued by Companies House, and attests that your partnership is in full compliance with LLP law.
Banks, finance companies, and other interested third parties will ask to see your certificate of good standing before entering into business with your limited liability partnership.
Certificates of good standing come in two formats: - the short form includes the LLP's name and registration number; in addition, the long form includes the registered office address and the names of the members.
They are generally only useful for up to three months from the date of issue, after which time most people will ask to see a more recently issued certificate.
Companies House is not able to produce the certificate of good standing until three days after incorporation.
Certificate of good standing (24 hours) - £90.00
A certificate of good standing is issued by Companies House, and attests that your partnership is in full compliance with LLP law.
Banks, finance companies, and other interested third parties will ask to see your certificate of good standing before entering into business with your limited liability partnership.
Certificates of good standing come in two formats: - the short form includes the LLP's name and registration number; in addition, the long form includes the registered office address and the names of the members.
They are generally only useful for up to three months from the date of issue, after which time most people will ask to see a more recently issued certificate.
Companies House is not able to produce the certificate of good standing until three days after incorporation.
Please bearer in mind that the certificate of good standing can not be send via e-mail, you should apply for the postal delivery service.
Certificate of good standing certified by Companies House (5-7 days) - £55.00
A certificate of good standing is issued by Companies House, and attests that your partnership is in full compliance with LLP law.
Banks, finance companies, and other interested third parties will ask to see your certificate of good standing before entering into business with your limited liability partnership.
Certificates of good standing come in two formats: - the short form includes the LLP's name and registration number; in addition, the long form includes the registered office address and the names of the members.
They are generally only useful for up to three months from the date of issue, after which time most people will ask to see a more recently issued certificate.
Companies House is not able to produce the certificate of good standing until three days after incorporation.
Certificate of good standing certified by Companies House (24 hours) - £105.00
A certificate of good standing is issued by Companies House, and attests that your partnership is in full compliance with LLP law.
Banks, finance companies, and other interested third parties will ask to see your certificate of good standing before entering into business with your limited liability partnership.
Certificates of good standing come in two formats: - the short form includes the LLP's name and registration number; in addition, the long form includes the registered office address and the names of the members.
They are generally only useful for up to three months from the date of issue, after which time most people will ask to see a more recently issued certificate.
Companies House is not able to produce the certificate of good standing until three days after incorporation.
Certificate of incumbency (48 hours) - £20.00
A certificate of incumbency is a document used to confirm the identity of the signing members of a partnership. It also confirms the names of members, registered office address and designated members contents. A certificate of incumbency is often used to prove that a particular individual is authorised to enact legally binding transactions on behalf of a limited liability partnership.
Incumbency certificates are issued by the designated memebr. Individuals who wish to confirm an member's stated position within an organisation may request an incumbency certificate from the designated member.
Certificate of tax residence (for UK based customers) - £150.00
A certificate of tax residence is a document which certifies that your LLP is a tax resident in the UK, and therefore eligible to claim benefits under double tax agreements.
HM Revenue & Customs are not able to produce the certificate of tax residence until fifteen days after registration.
Certificate of non-tax residence (for non-UK based customers) - £250.00
A certificate of non-tax residence is a document which certifies that your LLP is not a tax resident in the UK, and therefore not eligible to claim benefits under double tax agreements.
HM Revenue & Customs are not able to produce the certificate of non-tax residence until fifteen days after registration.
Tax identification certificate - £50.00
A tax identification certificate is an official document issued by HMRC which shows your partnership's tax details.
HM Revenue & Customs are not able to produce the tax identification certificate until fifteen days after registration.
A legal opinion - £600.00
A legal opinion issued by the UK solicitors firm to ensure that your LLP is duly registered in accordance with the UK corporate law and compliant to all necessary rules and regulation adopted in the United Kingdom.
A legal opinion may be require by foreign banks, where you want to open a bank account for behalf of our UK-registered LLP, apply for a loan, mortgage or other credit facilities with a bank.
Registers and kits
Limited liability partnership kit - £40.00
Our LLP kit includes a register of memebrs, designated members, and debentures, and a minute book. All compiled in one attractive kit.
The minutes book - £41.99
This is a traditionally bound minute book for your company, with indented step index, fifty lined pages, and an alphabetical index.
Please bear in mind that the minute books delivery service will cast an additional fee for the delivery depends on your destination.
The register of sealings - £40.99
This is a traditionally bound seal and stamp register for your company, including a date of sealing, description of documents sealed or executed, and persons attesting or execution of documents.
The accounting kit - £32.99
A complete accounts book for you to use for all of your company's accounts.
Please bear in mind that the accounting kit can not be send via e-mail, you should apply for the postal delivery service.
The shares certificate cover - £9.99
Preserve your shares certificate with our beautiful and elegant certificate covers. This certificate cover is black and features a "classic crest" created with beautiful gold foil. Inside the certificate cover are mounting slots to hold your certificate. These certificate covers are made from an acid and lignen free, 80 lb cover.
Comes in a pack of three covers.
Partnership seals & additional corporate supplies
Although there is no legal requirement for your partnership to have a seal, there may be circumstances when a seal is required.
Although many contracts require only a signature, possibly witnessed, some require the authority of the attachment of the seal to the document.
Generally, any contract which must be evidenced by a Deed will require the attachment of the company seal (or, because Companies Act allows companies and limited liability partnerships to dispense with the use of their seal, by being signed "as a Deed" by two members or by a member and a witness).
The seal is the signature of the LLP, and the manner of its use is set out in the partnership agreement.
It is usual for the seal to be witnessed by a member, and for details of each document to which the seal is affixed to be entered in a Register of Seals, which is subsequently brought to a board meeting.
This procedure enables the seal to be used between board meetings, but subsequently grants the authority of the whole board to its use. To evidence this Chairman should initial below the most recent item in the Register. If all items are numbered sequentially (and it may be helpful to insert the number from the sealing register on the document sealed) authority can be evidenced by a minute such as this draft.
When conducting business overseas, or entering into contracts with overseas customers, or foreign lawyers, local regulations may require that your company applies its seal to legal documents, contracts, or lease agreement.
1. A company may have a common seal, but need not have one.
2. A company which has a common seal shall have its name engraved in legible characters on the seal.
3. If a company fails to comply with subsection (2) an offence is committed by: - a) the company, and b) every officer of the company who is in default.
4. An officer of a company, or a person acting on behalf of a company, commits an offence if he uses, or authorises the use of, a seal purporting to be a seal of the company on which its name is not engraved as required by paragraph (2).
5. A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
1. A company that has a common seal may have an official seal for use outside the United Kingdom.
2. The official seal must be a facsimile of the company's common seal, with the addition on its face of the place or places where it is to be used.
3. The official seal when duly affixed to a document has the same effect as the company's common seal.
4. A company having an official seal for use outside the United Kingdom may: - a) by writing under its common seal, or b) authorise any person appointed for the purpose to affix the official seal to any deed or other document to which the company is party.
5. As between the company and a person dealing with such an agent, the agent's authority continues:- a) during the period mentioned in the instrument conferring the authority, or b) if no period is mentioned, until notice of the revocation or termination of the agent's authority has been given to the person dealing with him.
6. The person affixing the official seal must certify in writing on the deed or other document to which the seal is affixed the date on which, and place at which, it is affixed.
1. A company that has a common seal may have an official seal for use: - a) for sealing securities issued by the company, or b) for sealing documents creating or evidencing securities so issued.
2. The official seal:- a) must be a facsimile of the company's common seal, with the addition on its face of the word "Securities", and b) when duly affixed to the document has the same effect as the company's common seal.
Pliers seal
The common pliers seal - £20.00
The plier seal for use abroad - £20.00
The plier seal for shares - £20.00
Desk seal
The common desk seal - £37.00
The desk seal for use abroad - £37.00
The desk seal for shares - £37.00
Rubber stamps
The common rubber stamp - £17.00
The rubber stamp for use abroad - £17.00
The rubber stamp for shares - £17.00
Wax seal
The common wax seal - £32.00
The wax seal for use abroad - £32.00
The wax seal for shares - £32.00
The secure kit stamp and marker combo (small) - £50.00
The secure kit stamp and marker combo (large) - £60.00
The red wafer self-adhesive seals for embossing - £20.00
The sealing wax sticks - £65.00
The brass name plate - £22.50
LLP web filling options
Evolve to WebFiling Accounts
Accounts can now be filed online using WebFiling. In addition to most of your other information you can now file unaudited abbreviated and dormant company accounts - these make up the majority of accounts filed at Companies House.
WebFiling offers free downloadable document templates. These contain inbuilt checks so that you can be sure you haven't omitted any key information and your balance sheet really does balance.
Registered office address, directors and secretaries' details can be amended via Companies House WebFiling. You may register your annual return online using WebFiling. To get access to the Companies House WebFiling service you will need to have your company key and to be registered with their system with your own e-mail address.
Deadlines
All LLPs, whether trading or not, must send their accounts and the auditor’s report on those accounts (unless exempt from audit), to Companies House by the filing deadline. If the designated members submit the LLP’s accounts late the law imposes an automatic penalty.
The period allowed for filing your LLP’s accounts depends on whether you are filing your first accounts since incorporation or subsequent accounts: -
First Accounts
If your first accounts cover a period of more than 12 months, they must be delivered to Companies House within 21 months of the date of incorporation or 3 months from the end of the accounting reference period which ever is longer. If the first accounts cover a period of 12 months or less, they must be delivered within 9 months from the end of the accounting reference period.
Subsequent Accounts
In subsequent years you have 9 months from the end of the accounting reference period to file the accounts. However if you change the accounting reference period the filing time may be reduced.
If you are a designated member of an LLP, you are personally responsible for ensuring you deliver the LLP accounts before the time allowed runs out. Delivery means actual receipt at Companies House in the correct format. If they are late, a penalty is automatically imposed.
How Much are Late Filing Penalties?
The level of the penalty depends on when the accounts reach Companies House and is shown in the following table: -
Not more than one month - £150.00
More than one month but not more than three months - £375.00
More than three months but not more than six months - £750.00
More than six months - £1,500
For example a set of acceptable accounts for the accounting period ending 30 September 09 would need to be delivered by 30 June 2010 to avoid a late filing penalty. If they were not delivered to Companies House until 15 July 2010, they would incur a late filing penalty of £150.00.
The penalties will be doubled for late filing in two successive financial years beginning on or after 1 October 2008.
This means if your LLP has an accounting reference date of 30 September and the accounts for the period ending 30 September 09 were delivered late, as in the example above, and you delivered accounts for the subsequent period ending 30 September 2010 late then you would incur a £300 late filing penalty.
Important Notice
With your company' online filing key, the following documents, will be also posted to you upon formation of your company: a hard bound copy of corporate documents includes: a laminated copy of the certificate of incorporation of your company, a hard bound copy of the memorandum and articles of association, a hard bound copy of the minutes of the first meeting of directors, share certificates, and your company register.
Please note that we cannot send your company' online filing key via e-mail since that is not a secure method of communication.
I want to get my WebFiling key as soon as my LLP be registered - £50.00
Protected Online Filing
Using the protected online filing (proof) scheme improves the security of your LLP by limiting the possibility of someone fraudulently altering your LLP's official members, or registered office address details, and the subsequent use of the LLP to acquire goods and services, or credit.
Using the proof service not only adds another layer of security against identity fraud, it is also a less expensive way of filing documents with Companies House with savings of up to fifty per cent.
I want to register for protected online filing - £25.00
Monitoring Service
Signing up to the LLP monitoring service lets you keep a better eye on changes to the information on the public record.
You can register your interest in other companies or LLPs and be immediately informed of any changes to the information held about them on the public record.
I want to register for the monitoring service - £25.00
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