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Choose the right UK partnership route
Ready to form a UK LLP? Start online with a straightforward route when the members and structure are settled. If you are still deciding how to work, invest or hold assets with others, compare the partnership options first.
An LLP is a body corporate with legal personality separate from its members and comes into existence when incorporated by Companies House. An ordinary limited partnership, Scottish limited partnership, private fund limited partnership and private limited company follow different legal rules, ownership arrangements and continuing responsibilities.
Coddan has supported UK formation work since 2005. Once you have chosen an LLP, give us the formation details online. We can review them, ask any necessary questions and prepare the application covered by the agreed service. We submit electronically where suitable, or prepare a paper application where required. Companies House decides whether and when to incorporate the LLP and issues the certificate.
Choose a formation route that fits your members and plans, with practical help available before and after incorporation. Tell us what you want to achieve; we can check the formation details, discuss work outside the selected package and explain its price before you commit to a separate service.
We review the formation information before submitting an application we have agreed to handle. If you have overseas or corporate members, or need a tailored members’ agreement, tell us before ordering so we can assess the work.
Check the selected package for its included documents, such as initial minutes, member records or an LLP agreement. Ask about printed copies and other documents if you need them; we will confirm the separate scope and price.
Coddan can help with relevant tax registrations, VAT, accounts, confirmation statements, LLP changes and documents for use abroad. Choose the services you need now or arrange them later.
Already have an LLP? You can come to us for a specific document, filing or continuing service without buying another formation package.
These services are available to ask about now or later. The formation package shows what it includes; other work depends on your circumstances and is priced separately unless expressly included.
Tax and VAT. Ask about HMRC registration, VAT or EORI applications, an agreed VAT agent service and help with VAT returns. HMRC makes its registration decisions. Ask about LLP tax and VAT support.
Annual work. LLP accounts, confirmation statements and changes to LLP details can be arranged when needed.
Documents abroad. Ask about available official records and certification, notarisation and apostilles if a recipient overseas requests them.
Forming an LLP online can be simple and quick when the members have already agreed how the business will work. You should know who the members and designated members will be, have a suitable registered office, and be ready to provide the information and identity evidence needed for the application.
Then you can choose the help you actually need. If your arrangements are settled, formation alone may be enough. If you also want a standard agreement template or an address service, check which package includes it before ordering. Some straightforward applications involving non-UK resident individual members may fit a standard package, subject to Coddan’s checks; more complex arrangements need separate consideration.
Coddan can check the information you provide, prepare the agreed application and submit it once the required checks are complete. Companies House decides whether and when to incorporate the LLP. An easy application process does not remove the need to agree the members’ arrangements or address the LLP’s tax and ongoing filing responsibilities.
Before choosing a formation package: These packages are for accepted UK LLP formation instructions. They do not determine whether an LLP is the correct structure. Straightforward non-UK resident individual members may qualify for a standard package, subject to Coddan’s checks. Corporate members, layered ownership, unusual overseas documents, regulated activity and unresolved governance or professional questions need a separate review before an order can be accepted.
Coddan CPM Limited acts as a company formation agent. It is supervised by HMRC for anti-money-laundering purposes as a trust or company service provider (TCSP). We check the customer and the people and arrangements involved before accepting work. Sometimes we need further information before we can proceed.
Coddan CPM Limited is also registered with Companies House as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP). Where Companies House identity verification applies, we can carry out the verification through our accepted process and submit the required statement. The customer checks and Companies House identity verification serve different requirements.
Companies House identity verification: the people involved may need to complete identity verification according to their role and the current implementation rules. Check the LLP identity-verification route before an accepted filing is submitted.
£122.00+VATEssential LLP Formation™ Recommended for 1
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Buy Now Ready to make the settled plan official? Essential LLP Formation — £122 + VAT is recommended for two straightforward UK individual members who have already agreed the business, member roles, ownership and control. Included scope: proposed-name and filing-information review, instructions for two straightforward UK individual members, electronic incorporation preparation and submission, human pre-submission checking and the digital certificate following acceptance. The £100 Companies House digital incorporation fee is included in the stated price; VAT is shown separately. One additional straightforward UK individual member may be considered for the approved £35 + VAT supplement, subject to acceptance. Identity-verification charges, address services, an LLP agreement, asset or contract transfers, banking, tax registration, accounts and professional advice are separate. Review the LLP identity-verification requirements before filing. Overseas participants, corporate members or layered ownership require the international LLP formation route. Companies House controls acceptance and timing; incorporation is not guaranteed. |
£249.00+VATLLP Formation & Records™ Recommended for 2
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Buy Now Start organised, not merely registered. LLP Formation & Records — £249 + VAT is recommended for two straightforward UK individual members who want their accepted formation followed by a usable initial record pack. Included scope: everything in Essential LLP Formation plus the approved initial organisational record pack and digital delivery. The £100 Companies House digital incorporation fee is included in the stated price; VAT is shown separately. The price assumes two straightforward UK individual members; one additional accepted UK individual member may be considered for the approved £35 + VAT supplement. A membership certificate records administrative evidence but does not itself create or transfer membership, beneficial ownership or an asset. There is no recurring service or automatic renewal. Identity verification, registered-office and service-address services, printed or couriered materials, an LLP agreement, bookkeeping, accounts, tax work, banking and later statutory changes remain separate. Members requiring settled governance to be documented should consider LLP Formation & Governance. Companies House decides whether the incorporation filing is accepted. |
£379.00+VATLLP Formation & Governance™ Recommended for 3
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Buy Now Put the working relationship into writing. LLP Formation & Governance — £379 + VAT is recommended where the members have settled their contributions, economic rights, management, voting and authority and those instructions fit Coddan’s approved standard scope. Included scope: everything in LLP Formation & Records, the governance questionnaire, review of the settled instructions and one accepted standard or adapted agreement within the approved scope. The £100 Companies House digital incorporation fee is included; VAT is shown separately. The package assumes two straightforward UK individual members, with the approved £35 + VAT supplement available for each additional accepted straightforward UK individual member. There is no automatic renewal. Disputes, active negotiation, bespoke deadlock or exit provisions, compulsory transfers, vesting, asset transfers, regulated activity, foreign law, tax conclusions and legal opinions are excluded. If the standard scope does not fit, the agreement must move to separately quoted bespoke or solicitor-led work. Overseas or corporate participation belongs to the international LLP formation route. Companies House retains the incorporation decision. |
£549.00+VATLLPFormation & Admin Recommended for 4
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Buy Now Formation is day one—not the whole first year. LLP Formation & First-Year Administration — £549 + VAT is recommended for a straightforward UK LLP that wants accepted formation, initial records, suitable governance documentation and a defined first-year administrative framework. Included scope: everything in LLP Formation & Governance plus the defined first-year filing calendar, agreed deadline monitoring, first confirmation-statement preparation and filing coordination, routine record prompts and one scheduled administrative review. The £100 Companies House digital incorporation fee is included; VAT is shown separately. The Companies House confirmation-statement fee—currently £50—is separate and payable when due. The service covers the first defined service period only and does not renew automatically or indefinitely; continuation requires a separate affirmative offer and acceptance at the applicable price. Annual accounts, partnership and member tax returns, bookkeeping, payroll, VAT, regulated work, banking, insurance, legal advice, asset transfers and event-driven filings are separate. Material changes may require another service or professional review. Check the LLP identity-verification route for the people involved. Companies House and other bodies retain their own filing and acceptance decisions. |
£149.00LLP Formation + Agreement Recommended for 1
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Buy Now Bring the LLP and its basic agreement together. LLP Formation & Agreement — £149 + VAT is recommended for two straightforward UK or non-UK resident individual members who can provide their own compliant UK registered office. Included scope: filing-information review, electronic incorporation preparation and submission for two accepted individual members, human pre-submission checking, the digital certificate following acceptance and one standard LLP agreement template. The £100 Companies House digital incorporation fee is included; VAT is shown separately. No registered office, member service address or SAIL address is included. Identity-verification charges, enhanced due diligence, foreign-document work, certification, translation, courier charges, asset transfers, banking, tax work, accounts and professional advice remain separate. Non-UK residents qualify only where their identities, evidence, ownership, control and intended business are accepted within the standard scope; otherwise use the international LLP formation route. There is no recurring service or automatic renewal. Companies House retains the incorporation decision. |
£189.00LLPSetup, Agreement + SAIL Recommended for 2
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Buy Now Keep the registered office—and give the records their own address. LLP Formation, Agreement & Aldershot SAIL — £189 + VAT is recommended for two straightforward UK or non-UK resident individual members who can provide their own registered office in England and Wales but want specified LLP records maintained at Coddan’s Aldershot location. Included scope: everything in LLP Formation & Agreement plus the first 12 months of the accepted Aldershot SAIL and defined records-location service, including initial LL AD02 and LL AD03 coordination where required. The £100 Companies House digital incorporation fee is included; VAT is shown separately. The first-year SAIL inclusion is discounted within the package. It does not renew automatically or indefinitely; any continuation requires affirmative acceptance, with the standalone SAIL and records-location renewal currently £49 + VAT annually. The Participant must supply a suitable registered office in England and Wales. General business mail, unrestricted mail forwarding, storage outside the agreed records scope, inspection work beyond the defined service, member service addresses, bespoke agreements and professional advice are excluded. Non-standard overseas evidence or ownership complexity moves to the international LLP formation route. Companies House retains the filing and incorporation decisions. |
£194.00LLPStartup + London Office Recommended for 3
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Buy Now Give the LLP a legal home from the beginning. LLP Formation, Agreement & London Registered Office — £194 + VAT is recommended for two straightforward UK or non-UK resident individual members who need an eligible registered office in England and Wales. Included scope: everything in LLP Formation & Agreement plus the first 12 months of the accepted London registered-office service. The £100 Companies House digital incorporation fee is included; VAT is shown separately. The London registered-office inclusion adds £45 to the first-year package price. It does not renew automatically or indefinitely; continuation requires an affirmative renewal offer and acceptance, with the standalone standard London registered-office renewal currently £79 + VAT annually. The service covers qualifying statutory LLP correspondence only within the approved terms. General business mail, member service addresses, unrestricted forwarding, courier costs, banking, tax and accounting work, adapted or bespoke agreements and professional advice are separate. Review applicable LLP identity-verification requirements before submission. Overseas evidence or control outside the standard scope requires the international formation route. Companies House controls acceptance and timing. |
£224.00All-Inclusive LLP Formation Recommended for 4
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Buy Now Keep the LLP’s address and the members’ public addresses properly separated. LLP Formation, London Office & Two Member Addresses — £224 + VAT is recommended for two straightforward UK or non-UK resident individual members who require the London registered office and a London service address for each member. Included scope: everything in LLP Formation, Agreement & London Registered Office plus the first 12 months of London service-address use for two accepted individual LLP members. The £100 Companies House digital incorporation fee is included; VAT is shown separately. The two member service addresses add a combined discounted £30 to the first-year package price. The address services do not renew automatically or indefinitely. Continued use requires affirmative acceptance; the current standalone renewals are £79 + VAT annually for the standard London registered office and £39 + VAT annually for each member service address—a combined £157 + VAT for the three services. General business mail, additional members, mail forwarding or courier charges outside the defined terms, enhanced overseas evidence, corporate members, bespoke agreements and professional work are separate. Additional or complex participants require review through the international LLP formation route. Companies House and other third parties retain their own acceptance decisions. |
You can start with a simple formation package when the LLP and its members are settled. If you need an address, documents or a different combination of services, tell us what you need. Choose the situation that sounds most like yours; Coddan can assess an instruction that does not fit a displayed package.
Do not select a formation package yet. An LLP, ordinary limited partnership, Scottish limited partnership and private limited company are not interchangeable. If the legal form remains uncertain, compare the UK partnership structures or compare an LLP with a private limited company before ordering.
If two individual members have agreed how the LLP will work and have a suitable registered office, compare the UK LLP formation options. You can ask for filing alone or discuss an agreement and initial records. Check what the selected package includes; further documents and legal drafting are separate unless expressly included.
Choose the address route according to the function actually required:
A SAIL does not replace the registered office. A registered office, member service address and general business-mail address perform different functions and should not be treated as interchangeable.
An overseas or corporate member does not automatically prevent a standard instruction. Corporate members, layered ownership, unusual foreign evidence, regulated activity and unresolved legal or tax questions may, however, call for more information and an assessed quote before you pay. Discuss your case with Coddan or explore the international LLP formation route to see what further information might be needed. Coddan will confirm whether it can accept the work; Companies House decides whether to incorporate the LLP.
If your company or LLP fits a formation package, you can order online. If you need a different combination, tell Coddan what you are planning before you pay. We can ask about the people involved, the documents you need and any UK or overseas requirements, then explain what we can handle and quote for work outside the package.
Coddan prepares and checks accepted formation instructions and can help with applicable identity-verification requirements as a registered Companies House authorised agent. Companies House makes the incorporation decision. You can also return to us for relevant records, filings or documents later—you do not have to buy those services when you form the business.
Packages are starting points, not the limit of your choices. Each package explains a defined scope and price. Ask us to combine relevant services, quote extra work, or help with another service after incorporation. We will assess what fits your LLP and explain the separate charges before taking an instruction. If you are unsure whether an LLP is suitable, use the comparison pages first.
Form your LLP online—or discuss your instructions with us. If your LLP fits a published package, you can order online. If the members, agreement, documents or other arrangements need particular attention, contact Coddan first. We can ask for the details, explain what the package includes and quote for work outside it before you pay.
Coddan can prepare an accepted LLP application for electronic submission. Where paper filing is required or appropriate, we can discuss preparing and submitting the application by post, including the applicable cost and likely timing. Either way, you are dealing with a formation service, not just an online form.
Secure online ordering and personal information: Coddan’s online order forms use SSL/HTTPS encryption to help protect information while it is transmitted through the website. Personal information submitted through an order form is handled in accordance with Coddan’s GDPR Privacy Policy and applicable data-protection requirements. You can also contact us by telephone or email if the online form does not suit your circumstances.
Establishing a UK limited liability partnership involves more than completing a registration form. You need to establish the appropriate legal structure, identify the information required from the members and determine whether your instruction needs formation documents, address services or additional professional consideration. Coddan's defined formation and service options help you distinguish these requirements before proceeding.
The practical benefit is knowing what you are ordering, what it covers and what still needs to be addressed.
When the legal structure, member details and address requirements are established, the formation route can be more straightforward to navigate. Coddan's defined package options help you distinguish the incorporation work from optional agreement and address services, rather than treating every additional service as necessary for every LLP.
When the proposed members have agreed their arrangements, compare the formation packages for incorporation alone or formation with initial records or an agreement. Tell us if you want something different. We can ask the extra questions needed to scope that request, including whether a standard agreement fits or separate legal drafting is needed.
Address requirements can create unnecessary uncertainty when different address functions are treated as interchangeable. Coddan's distinct address-service options help you identify whether you require a registered office, member service addresses or a SAIL arrangement. Ask which address receives Companies House mail, how the correspondence reaches you, what the initial fee covers and what will renew. A SAIL does not replace the registered office.
Overseas or corporate members, layered ownership, unusual foreign evidence and unresolved governance questions may require consideration beyond a routine formation package. Identifying these factors before ordering helps avoid treating a standard package as though it covers every circumstance. If your case differs from the displayed packages, describe it to us. We can check the information required, give an assessed quote and, where overseas issues need further consideration, use the international LLP formation route or contact Coddan to discuss the appropriate next step.
What you can decide before paying:
Coddan can prepare and submit an accepted formation instruction through the applicable filing route. The customer must provide accurate information and address any required identity-verification steps. Companies House retains responsibility for statutory processing and the registration decision. Any tax, accounting, banking or other professional requirements must also be considered separately where applicable. A clearly defined formation route reduces uncertainty about the service being ordered; it does not remove statutory requirements or guarantee registration.
Once the members and address are clear, compare the formation options. If you also need VAT assistance, annual filings or documents for use abroad, you can discuss that work now or return to Coddan later.
Explore UK LLP Formation OptionsThe convenience described here relates to understanding and selecting the appropriate Coddan service route. The information and documents required depend on the LLP's circumstances and applicable rules. Companies House controls its own statutory processing and decisions, and the people involved remain responsible for meeting their applicable legal obligations.
Before paying for formation, you should be able to see whether Coddan can also help with the next documents, registrations and filings your LLP may need. Compare related services, fees and annual costs. You do not have to buy them all now. If a published package suits you, use it. If you need another combination, explain your circumstances and ask us to assess and quote the work.
Tell us whether your LLP has UK or overseas members, where it will operate, whether it already exists, and which documents or services you need. A person can ask follow-up questions about the instruction. We will explain which work Coddan can accept, what belongs to the formation package, what costs extra and what depends on another organisation’s decision.
Choose incorporation alone or a package with agreed initial records or an LLP agreement. Ask which documents are included, whether they arrive digitally, and what it costs to have relevant documents printed or delivered. The first members’ decision, member information and any agreement should reflect the arrangement the members have actually settled.
Explore UK LLP formation and documentsIf the LLP needs HMRC registration or will trade in a way that requires VAT or EORI, ask us what information will be needed and how we can assist with an application. Where agreed, Coddan can act as the LLP’s authorised VAT agent and help with VAT returns. HMRC decides registration applications; a member’s separate business may have its own tax position.
Ask about LLP HMRC and VAT servicesAn LLP needs annual accounts and confirmation statements. Coddan can help prepare and file accounts within the agreed service and manage confirmation-statement work. You can ask about these services when forming the LLP, or return when a deadline approaches. We will explain the fee, any Companies House charge and the information we need to do the work.
Read about LLP accounts · Read about confirmation statementsAsk which address will receive official LLP mail, what Coddan forwards, what the initial service covers and when it renews. If the LLP later changes its name, members, designated members, PSC details, registered office or records arrangements, there are separate services for those changes.
Explore LLP address services · Explore changes to membersA bank or other recipient may ask for a particular LLP document in a particular form. Coddan can help obtain available official records and discuss certification, notarisation, an apostille, translation or embassy legalisation where needed. Tell us what the recipient asks for; the correct document and treatment depend on its requirements. No overseas authority’s acceptance can be promised.
Explore LLP document servicesAn overseas member may need formation and printed documents. An existing LLP may need an annual filing and an apostille. Another LLP may need formation first and VAT help later. Describe your own combination by email or telephone. We will ask the questions needed to scope an accepted instruction and explain the costs before you decide.
Describe what your LLP needsIf you already know an LLP is right for you, start with a published formation package. If you are still choosing between an LLP, a limited partnership and a company, compare them before ordering. Tell us about any overseas members, unusual documents or services you would like to combine.
Compare the displayed LLP formation packages before ordering. Each package should show its own Coddan fee and whether the Companies House incorporation fee is included. Identity verification, addresses, extra documents and later services are separate unless the particular package expressly includes them. Check the package description and any renewal terms before ordering.
Begin with the people involved and what each of them intends to do:
These answers help establish whether the people will manage together as LLP members or use a general partner and limited partners. Coddan can prepare a filing when the intended structure and essential details are clear. If the arrangement raises a legal, tax or regulated activity question, an appropriate professional may need to advise before an application is made.
A limited liability partnership and a limited partnership are different legal instruments.
An LLP is a body corporate with legal personality separate from its members. It operates through members, including at least two designated members with additional statutory responsibilities. Members can participate in management, while the economic and decision-making arrangements are normally addressed in an LLP agreement.
A limited partnership has at least one general partner and at least one limited partner. The general partner manages the firm and is liable for its debts and obligations. A limited partner normally contributes capital and does not take part in management. Under the present ordinary limited-partnership regime, participation in management can expose a limited partner to liability for obligations incurred while doing so, and a limited partner has no power to bind the firm.
The distinction is practical. The people or organisations involved who expect to manage together as members are describing a different organisation from a general partner managing for passive limited partners.
Examine the complete LLP, ordinary LP and Scottish LP comparison
An LLP may be the route to examine where two or more people or bodies expect to participate as members; all or several will manage; share capital is not the natural ownership instrument; and the undertaking is prepared for public registration, annual accounts, confirmation statements and event-driven filings.
An LLP can offer separate legal personality and a flexible internal relationship, but registration does not determine the members’ bargain or remove every possible personal obligation. The agreement, member roles, verification, accounts and continuing duties still require attention.
An ordinary limited partnership may be relevant where the intended organisation genuinely separates active management by a general partner from investment by one or more passive limited partners.
The general partner is liable for the firm’s debts and obligations. Limited partners must respect the statutory management boundary on which their protected position depends. An ordinary limited partnership registered in England and Wales or Northern Ireland does not acquire separate legal personality merely through registration. Under the current regime it has a principal place of business, not an LLP-style registered office.
A Scottish limited partnership retains the general-partner and limited-partner model but has a separate legal personality under Scots law. That distinction does not transform it into an LLP or give the general partner LLP-style limited liability.
A Scottish limited partnership also operates under applicable transparency requirements, including requirements concerning its registrable Persons with Significant Control position and annual confirmation statements.
LLP Formation Across the UK
Coddan can assist with establishing a limited liability partnership in the appropriate UK jurisdiction and provide registered office address options to support its registration. Depending on your requirements, you can explore London registered office services, a registered address in Edinburgh for a Scottish LLP, or a registered office in Belfast for an LLP registered in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales
Coddan can assist with UK LLP formation and offer a choice of four London registered office address options, subject to the selected service and its terms.
Address services to consider
Scotland
If Scotland is the appropriate jurisdiction for your business, Coddan can assist with Scottish LLP formation and offer an Edinburgh registered office address service, subject to the selected service terms.
A Scottish LLP is a limited liability partnership, not a Scottish limited partnership. Confirm the intended structure before proceeding with registration.
Enquire about Scottish LLP formationNorthern Ireland
Coddan can assist with establishing an LLP in Northern Ireland and offer a Belfast registered office address service, subject to service availability and the terms agreed.
Northern Ireland is a separate registration jurisdiction. The proposed LLP’s registration details and registered office arrangements should reflect that jurisdiction.
Enquire about Belfast address optionsRegistered office and member service addresses: These serve different purposes. A registered office is the LLP’s official registered address. A member’s service address is used for official correspondence relating to that member. Availability, address use, mail handling and renewal terms depend on the service selected. An address service does not, by itself, establish a member’s residence, tax residence, beneficial ownership or authority to act.
A private fund limited partnership is a specialist limited-partnership route for a qualifying collective investment scheme. It is not a premium version of an ordinary LP and is not a general-purpose structure for any investment business.
The written-agreement condition, collective-investment-scheme status, Financial Services and Markets Act and Financial Conduct Authority implications, tax treatment and suitability require appropriate professional clearance. Coddan therefore treats this as an adviser-cleared route.
Consider the adviser-cleared private fund limited-partnership routeWhere ownership should be represented by shares, directors will manage for shareholders, a single founder needs a registered limited-liability vehicle, or equity investment and transfer are central, a private limited company may correspond more naturally to the intended organisation.
A general partnership or sole-trader route may also require consideration. The person involved should not manufacture a second LLP member or a limited-partner relationship merely to fit a preferred label.
Compare an LLP with a private limited company and alternatives
| your circumstances | First route to examine | What remains to be resolved |
|---|---|---|
| Two or more people or organisations want to manage together as LLP members | LLP | Agreement, member roles, verification, tax and filing consequences |
| A general partner will manage for passive investors | Ordinary LP or SLP | Jurisdiction, legal personality, liability, agreement and genuine principal place |
| Separate personality under Scots law is material to the intended limited partnership | SLP | Scottish basis, general-partner exposure, PSC and continuing filings |
| The arrangement is intended as a qualifying private fund | PFLP | Adviser clearance on fund, regulatory, tax and suitability conditions |
| Ownership should be represented by shares and directors should manage | Private limited company | Capital, constitution, investment, tax and continuing company duties |
| One individual is beginning alone | Company or sole-trader route | Whether incorporation is needed and appropriate |
| Overseas individuals or bodies will participate | Relevant structure plus international assessment | Ownership evidence, identity, sanctions, foreign documents and acceptance |
| The choice depends mainly on a claimed tax saving | Structural assessment plus tax advice | Actual members, where they live, the LLP’s activity, payments and other relevant tax facts |
Use this table to decide what to explore next. A short description cannot settle tax, liability or regulatory questions for your particular business.
A sound formation journey begins with the intended organisation, not with a package:
If you still do not know which structure fits, use the comparison or ask for an assessment before making an application.
An LLP is not a private company with different labels. It has members rather than shareholders, designated members rather than directors, and an LLP agreement rather than articles of association.
Incorporation creates the LLP as a registered legal entity, but the filing does not by itself settle:
Coddan’s LLP formation service covers the accepted incorporation instruction and its connection to the selected service scope. See what the LLP’s first year involves. Member and PSC roles, LLP agreements, accounts, confirmation statements, later changes and identity verification each require their own information and decision process. You can ask Coddan which of these services it can provide and what each would cost for your LLP.
Find help with these LLP needs:
From certificate to working partnership
Companies House incorporation creates the LLP, but the certificate does not decide how its members will work together. In the first year, put the agreed roles, authority to sign and spend, contributions, profit sharing, departures and dispute arrangements into a working agreement where one is needed. Record the members’ first decisions and keep the documents and financial information that reflect what the LLP actually does. An LLP agreement is not created by the incorporation filing.
Confirm which members are designated, who has significant control, and which identity verification and personal-code steps apply to each role. Keep the working member and decision records your arrangement needs, and report changes to members, designated status or PSC information to Companies House within the applicable period. An overseas or corporate member can require additional evidence and tax consideration.
Keep the LLP’s appropriate registered office and registered email working. Official post must reach a person acting for the LLP and be capable of acknowledgement; Companies House email must be monitored. A registered office, a member’s service address and a SAIL records location serve different purposes. If you select Coddan’s address service, ask for the agreed address terms, mail-handling scope and supporting service documentation.
The LLP and its members have different tax records and duties. Confirm the partnership’s HMRC Self Assessment position and nominated partner, and that each member has arranged any separate registration and return. Assess VAT and EORI only where relevant. Keep accounting records from the start, including income, expenses, member contributions and drawings; a dormant LLP still has Companies House filing duties.
The first confirmation statement normally follows the first 12-month review period and is due within 14 days after that period ends. Check the public information and the member identity verification details required with the statement; a PSC may also have a separate code-submission period for that role. The first Companies House accounts have a different deadline: generally 21 months after incorporation, or three months after the accounting reference date if later, where the first accounting period exceeds 12 months; a changed period can alter the deadline. A later filing date does not defer day-one bookkeeping.
After the first accounts, the usual accounts filing deadline is nine months after the accounting reference date. Annual confirmation statements continue, and changes to registered details can require earlier event-driven filings. See LLP post-formation and continuing support for the next cycle and the work Coddan can undertake.
Coddan can help with the agreed LLP agreement and records, address service, relevant HMRC and VAT work, confirmation statements and accounts. The selected formation package tells you what comes with incorporation. Ask us to identify the separately priced first-year services, the information we need and the responsibilities the members and designated members retain. Compare the related service fees above.
The routes described on this page reflect the legal and Companies House position verified on 22 September 2026.
Companies House identity-verification requirements apply to relevant LLP members and PSCs according to their role and the implementation timetable. Personal-code obligations and the treatment of corporate people involved must be established for the actual case. The evidence route belongs to the specialist identity-verification service.
Companies House has also announced wider reforms to limited partnerships under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency programme. Its transition plan says those reforms will take place no sooner than the end of 2026 and that advance notice will be given before the relevant requirements take effect.
That timetable is not a commencement order. Until an authoritative commencement source and operative transition arrangements are published, Coddan will continue to distinguish:
Coddan has provided UK formation services and used formation software to submit accepted applications since 2005. It can support LLP registrations in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and can accept applications involving UK or overseas people involved, subject to the circumstances of the case and Coddan’s acceptance controls.
A person involved can supply the required information through Coddan’s guided online process. After the instruction and supporting evidence have been reviewed and accepted, Coddan prepares and submits the incorporation through the appropriate Companies House software route.
Commercial software transmits the accepted filing information efficiently. It does not determine the members’ governance, decide the appropriate member roles, provide a tax or legal opinion, or settle what the LLP will need after incorporation. Those matters remain with the relevant package, specialist page or professional adviser.
Where a paper filing is required or professionally appropriate, Coddan can prepare the applicable LLP incorporation form and supporting material and submit it to Companies House by post. Software and paper are filing routes for the chosen LLP; they are not different legal structures.
Companies House decides whether an application is accepted and issues the certificate of incorporation. Coddan does not control the registrar’s processing or guarantee acceptance.
The certificate of incorporation confirms that Companies House has incorporated the LLP. It does not replace the LLP’s internal governance and organisational work.
Depending on the package you choose and the members’ instructions, Coddan can prepare or provide the following documents and records. Ask what you will receive digitally, what is available in print and whether delivery is included:
The documents have different functions. Companies House issues the certificate. The LLP agreement is a private governance agreement; Companies House does not issue or approve it. Minutes, decisions, records and member certificates are internal documents, and an LLP member certificate is not a company share certificate.
The formation and LLP-agreement service pages explain what each price includes. If the members disagree about their rights or need bespoke legal drafting or an enforceability opinion, ask a solicitor to advise before ordering a standard document.
If you are still deciding which partnership to form, start with the comparison above. If an LLP is settled, you can give Coddan the proposed name, members, designated members, registered-office details and the other information needed for the application.
You can use the online form for a straightforward case or contact us if a member is overseas, a corporate body is involved or you need a different combination of services. We will ask further questions where needed and explain the next step before accepting a filing instruction.
Where an LLP formation route is selected, Coddan’s guided online process provides a defined way to supply the required formation information. Clear prompts and structured collection are designed to make that administrative task easy to follow and can make the step of providing information quicker than assembling an unstructured instruction. Complex ownership, overseas evidence, incomplete information or additional risk questions may still require further documents and review.
Coddan’s online form uses an encrypted connection for the information you send. We handle personal information under our published privacy policy and the applicable data-protection rules. If you need to send unusual documents, ask us which method to use.
Coddan can clarify the route, collect and check information, prepare documents and submit an accepted filing. Companies House and other external authorities remain responsible for their own processing and decisions.
Coddan’s formation-agent work includes receiving instructions, checking whether the accepted filing route and information are complete for the service ordered, preparing the application and submitting it through the relevant Companies House route.
We can prepare an agreed application and check it before submission. If information is missing or inconsistent, we may ask you to clarify it. Companies House makes its own registration decision.
Coddan CPM Limited is supervised by HM Revenue & Customs for anti-money-laundering purposes as a trust or company service provider.
Depending on the person involved and transaction, Coddan may need identity, address, beneficial-ownership, control, business-purpose, source or other risk information; may undertake sanctions or enhanced checks; and may request further evidence, restrict the service or decline the instruction.
Our customer checks can require more information before we accept an instruction, even where Companies House does not request that information as part of the filing.
The services below may be useful at formation or when the LLP is operating. Ask about the services Coddan provides without buying a larger formation package. Where another professional must advise, we can identify the question to take to them:
Tell us what you need and when. Coddan will confirm what it can provide, which work requires another professional, what the fee or quotation covers, and whether official or delivery charges apply. You can ask about each service separately; none is automatically added to every formation.
If the structure is not yet settled:
If the structure is already recognised:
Start with the service you need. If the structure is uncertain, compare it first. If you already know that you want an LLP, choose a published package or ask Coddan for a different combination before paying.
Establishing a UK partnership begins with identifying the organisation that matches your intended activity, people involved, management arrangements and ownership structure. Once the appropriate legal form is established, you can proceed to the relevant formation route, prepare the required information and address the applicable registration and compliance requirements.
Establish what the organisation will do, who will participate, whether the people involved will manage together or invest separately, and how the intended business or project will operate.
Distinguish a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) from an ordinary limited partnership, Scottish limited partnership, private fund limited partnership or private limited company. These are different legal structures, not interchangeable registration options.
Establish the proposed members and designated members, relevant control arrangements, identity-verification requirements and any corporate or overseas participation. Additional evidence or specialist assessment may be necessary.
Once the LLP route is sufficiently settled, prepare the proposed name, jurisdiction, member particulars, designated-member details and other required filing information. Confirm any registered-office and document requirements relevant to the selected service.
After the instruction, supporting evidence and filing particulars have been reviewed and accepted for the service, Coddan can prepare and submit the incorporation application through the appropriate Companies House filing route.
Following incorporation, consider the LLP agreement, opening records, identity-verification and control requirements, confirmation statements, accounts, tax registrations and ongoing administration applicable to the LLP.
Choose the organisation first. Select the formation service second.
An LLP formation package is appropriate only once the intended legal structure and relevant person involved arrangements are sufficiently clear. Registration establishes the LLP as a legal entity, but it does not automatically settle the members’ governance arrangements, provide every required internal document, complete tax and accounting work or implement the LLP’s wider operations. Those matters depend on the circumstances and the services separately selected.
Overseas people involved, corporate members or complex ownership? Foreign identity documents, corporate people involved, layered ownership, regulated activities and unresolved governance or tax questions may require additional evidence, due diligence or professional assessment. Use the appropriate international or specialist route before proceeding with a standard formation instruction.
Remember identity verification and ongoing compliance. Companies House identity-verification requirements depend on the individual’s role and the applicable rules. Relevant members and people with significant control (PSCs) may have verification and personal-code requirements. The applicable route and timing should be checked against the individual circumstances before filing.
Ready to identify the right next step for your UK partnership?
If the legal structure is not yet clear, compare the available UK partnership forms first. If your LLP structure and people involved are already established, proceed to the relevant formation route and confirm the service scope before ordering.
Explore LLP Formation ServicesNeed to discuss your circumstances first? Contact Coddan on +44 (0) 20 7935 5171, 0330 808 0089 or info@coddan.co.uk.
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