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A lawful shared practice with at least two genuine participants, defined services and locations, settled control and economics, evidenced credentials and separately cleared entity permission, PII and operational requirements.


£189.00+VATLLPStartup Essential™ Recommended for 1
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Buy Now LLP Registration – LLP as a Professional-Services Firm for £89 + VAT. The fixed £89 + VAT price is Coddan’s professional fee for the scope stated above and VAT is added to that fee. Companies House fees are separate: £100 standard software, £156 same-day or £124 paper; paper also requires separately agreed Coddan work. The price assumes two straightforward UK individual members; each additional UK individual is £35 + VAT, each accepted UK body-corporate member is £125 + VAT, and later admissions are separate. This is a one-off service with no automatic renewal. Incorporation does not provide professional authorisation, firm registration, practising status, PII, client-money approval, banking or compliant client terms. Need initial records? Compare Registration & Initial Records. Review the full formation terms and compare LLP and company structures. Overseas or complex cases use international LLP formation. All four packages require prior purpose-specific assessment and human acceptance. No package is directly available while the identified professional blockers remain unresolved. Companies House—not Coddan—decides whether the incorporation or later filing is accepted. |
£249.00+VATLLP Startup Records™ Recommended for 2
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Buy Now Registration & Initial Records – LLP as a Professional-Services Firm for £149 + VAT. The fixed £149 + VAT price is Coddan’s professional fee for the scope stated above and VAT is added to that fee. Companies House fees are separate: £100 standard software, £156 same-day or £124 paper; paper also requires separately agreed Coddan work. The price assumes two straightforward UK individual members; each additional UK individual is £35 + VAT, each accepted UK body-corporate member is £125 + VAT, and later admissions are separate. This is a one-off service with no automatic renewal. Incorporation does not provide professional authorisation, firm registration, practising status, PII, client-money approval, banking or compliant client terms. Need formation only? Compare LLP Registration. Need governance? Compare Governance Setup. Review the full formation terms and see later member and PSC changes. Overseas or complex cases use international LLP formation. All four packages require prior purpose-specific assessment and human acceptance. No package is directly available while the identified professional blockers remain unresolved. Companies House—not Coddan—decides whether the incorporation or later filing is accepted. |
£379.00+VATLLP Governance Essential™ Recommended for 3
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Buy Now Governance Setup – LLP as a Professional-Services Firm for £279 + VAT. The fixed £279 + VAT price is Coddan’s professional fee for the scope stated above and VAT is added to that fee. Companies House fees are separate: £100 standard software, £156 same-day or £124 paper; paper also requires separately agreed Coddan work. The price assumes two straightforward UK individual members; each additional UK individual is £35 + VAT, each accepted UK body-corporate member is £125 + VAT, and later admissions are separate. This is a one-off service with no automatic renewal. Regulator applications, insurance placement, client-money systems, complaints procedures, appointments, liability terms, data policies and technical manuals are not included. Need no agreement? Compare Registration & Initial Records. Need first-year support? Compare First-Year Administration. Review the full formation terms and read about LLP governance. Overseas or complex cases use international LLP formation. All four packages require prior purpose-specific assessment and human acceptance. No package is directly available while the identified professional blockers remain unresolved. Companies House—not Coddan—decides whether the incorporation or later filing is accepted. |
£549.00+VATLLP First-Year Essential™ Recommended for 4
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Buy Now First-Year Administration – LLP as a Professional-Services Firm for £449 + VAT. The fixed £449 + VAT price is Coddan’s professional fee for the scope stated above and VAT is added to that fee. Companies House fees are separate: £100 standard software, £156 same-day or £124 paper; paper also requires separately agreed Coddan work. The £50 digital confirmation-statement fee is separate. The price assumes two straightforward UK individual members; each additional UK individual is £35 + VAT, each accepted UK body-corporate member is £125 + VAT, and later admissions are separate. The scope ends with the first confirmation statement; later administration requires affirmative renewal. Continuing professional compliance, supervision, competence, PII, client money, accounts and tax remain separate. Need no first-year support? Compare Governance Setup. Review the full formation terms and review LLP accounts and continuing compliance. Overseas or complex cases use international LLP formation. All four packages require prior purpose-specific assessment and human acceptance. No package is directly available while the identified professional blockers remain unresolved. Companies House—not Coddan—decides whether the incorporation or later filing is accepted. |
Professional-practice suitability and regulator readiness
Incorporation creates an LLP only. It does not authorise reserved or regulated services, approve the firm, place insurance, permit client-money handling or implement the practice.
Identify the profession, services, clients, jurisdictions, regulated or reserved activities, proposed members, owners, managers, controllers, principals, qualifications, registrations, staff, PII, client money and permissions. LLP as a professional-services firm covers the general professional-practice gate; LLP as a property, surveying or built-environment practice covers built-environment practices and LLP as a small-business collaboration covers ordinary small-business collaborations.
A lawful shared practice with at least two genuine participants, defined services and locations, settled control and economics, evidenced credentials and separately cleared entity permission, PII and operational requirements.
Prohibited entity form, missing permission or practising status, unresolved reserved activity, ownership restrictions, unavailable PII, client-money blockers, misleading titles, opaque authority or one genuine participant.
| Structure | Governance | Practice implication | Dependency |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLP | Members/agreement | Separate practice entity | Permission, PII, systems |
| Company | Shareholders/directors | Alternative entity | Compare an LLP with a private limited company comparison |
| Partnership | Partners | Different exposure | Legal/tax advice |
| Sole practice | One owner | Not an LLP | Regulator/continuity |
Compare an LLP with a private limited company provides the complete comparison.
Examples are non-exhaustive. SRA rules distinguish reserved legal activities and practising/firm status; ICAEW public practice can require a practising certificate, PII and practice assurance; FCA-regulated financial services require the relevant firm permission; other professions route through the official Regulated Professions Register and their own authorities.
| Example | Individual question | Firm question | Dependency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal | Practising status | Firm/ reserved activity | SRA, PII, client money |
| Accountancy | Practising certificate | Practice/AML status | Body, PII, assurance |
| Financial services | Approved status | FCA permission | Authorisation/CASS |
| Other profession | Qualification/register | Entity permission | Relevant authority |
| Activity | Question | Evidence | Formation effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reserved | Who may perform it? | Current permission | Clear before acceptance |
| Regulated | Does the LLP need authorisation? | Authority outcome | Separate approval |
| Licensed | Which licence and location? | Licence/conditions | Not created |
| Protected title | Who may use it? | Register evidence | No title conferred |
Member, designated member, PSC, owner, manager, controller, professional principal and authorised practitioner are distinct. Companies House identity verification does not prove professional competence, firm authorisation or PSC status.
| Role | LLP status | Professional status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Owner/agent | Not automatically qualified | LLP/identity records |
| Designated member | Statutory duties | No automatic permission | Registry record |
| Principal/controller | Management/control | Profession-specific | Regulator evidence |
| Employee/consultant | Not necessarily member | Own status/supervision | Contract/credentials |
LLP members, designated members, corporate members and PSCs remains a separate member and PSC guidance.
Entity authorisation, ownership/controller restrictions, practising status, PII, safeguarding, banking, client terms, complaints/redress, conflicts, data, quality systems and staff supervision remain separate from incorporation.
| Dependency | Question | Evidence | Owner | UK LLP formation status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entity permission | Must the LLP be authorised? | Authority outcome | Regulator | Excluded |
| PII | Limits/exclusions/run-off? | Policy decision | Insurer/broker | Excluded |
| Client money | Safeguarding/account rules? | System/account evidence | Body/bank | Excluded |
| Client terms | Scope/liability/redress? | Effective documents | Solicitor/practice | Excluded |
| Data/quality | Controls and supervision? | Policies/records | Practice/specialist | Excluded |
LLP defaults include equal capital/profit sharing, all-member management, unanimous admission, majority ordinary decisions and no majority expulsion unless agreed. They do not allocate professional responsibility or satisfy authorisation, PII, client-money, complaints, data or technical requirements.
| Issue | Standard scope | Separate trigger | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governance | Possible after PASS | Negotiation/dispute | LLP agreements and governance/solicitor |
| Authorisation | Never included | Application/permission | Regulator |
| PII/client money | Never implemented | Cover/system | Insurer/body/bank |
| Client terms/systems | Never included | Bespoke documents | Solicitor/specialist |
| Evidence | Purpose | Red flag | Consequence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control chart | Owners/managers/PSCs | Opaque control | International and non-UK LLP formation/legal/refusal |
| Credentials | Service/title authority | Missing status | Professional referral |
| Entity permission | Firm authority | Unresolved activity | Clear before formation |
| PII/client money | Operational readiness | Unavailable controls | Do not accept/imply readiness |
| Client/data/quality | Practice implementation | No systems | Separate work |
Assessment and written quotation requires a separated written quotation. Refuse unlawful or misleading services, absent mandatory clearance, concealed control, failed KYC/AML or demands for guaranteed approval.
Recognise facts; test the practice; map control/responsibility; identify regulated or reserved activity; obtain permission, PII and client-money evidence; assess and quote; complete UK LLP formation/International and non-UK LLP formation KYC, identity and human acceptance; apply the suitability check; file accepted particulars; then implement the practice separately.
| Workstream | Action | Evidence | Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorisation | Apply/register | Authority outcome | Regulator | Separate |
| PII/client money | Place/implement | Policy/system/account | Insurer/body/bank | Separate |
| Client/complaints | Adopt terms/redress | Effective documents | Practice/solicitor/body | Separate |
| Data/quality/people | Implement controls | Policies/records | Practice/specialists | Continuing |
| Accounts/filings | Maintain and file | Accepted records | LLP annual accounts/LLP confirmation statements and continuing compliance/accountant | Continuing |
UK LLP formation contains the complete package terms. Every route requires assessment-and-quotation assessment, professional clearance and human acceptance.
| Package | Price | Use | Gate |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLP Registration | £89 + VAT | Accepted filing only | Clearance/KYC/human acceptance |
| Registration & Initial Records | £149 + VAT | Approved records | Same gate |
| Governance Setup | £279 + VAT | Settled governance | Questionnaire + 15-condition PASS |
| First-Year Administration | £449 + VAT | Defined first-year scope | Same fit/human acceptance |
Two-person assumption; £35 + VAT additional straightforward UK individual; £125 + VAT accepted UK body-corporate member. Separate VAT and official fees: £100 digital/software, £156 same-day software where available, £124 paper incorporation and £50 digital confirmation statement. Identity, address, regulatory, insurance, banking and professional costs are separate. Renewal requires affirmative acceptance; no automatic or indefinite renewal.
Fees and external work remain separated.
Registration is not authorisation or readiness.
Professional and statutory duties continue.
Records reduce ambiguity, not approval risk.
Institutional facts are not regulator endorsement.
| Matter | LLP as a professional-services firm role | Relevant Coddan service | External owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | Suitability | Compare an LLP with a private limited company | Legal/tax adviser |
| Formation | Readiness | UK LLP formation/International and non-UK LLP formation | Companies House/ACSP |
| Agreement | Fit boundary | LLP agreements and governance | Solicitor |
| Authorisation/PII/client money | Dependency | specialist referrals | Regulator/insurer/bank |
| Accounts/compliance | Lifecycle route | LLP annual accounts/LLP confirmation statements and continuing compliance | Accountant/body |
Compare an LLP with a private limited company; International and non-UK LLP formation; LLP annual accounts; LLP confirmation statements and continuing compliance. LLP members, designated members, corporate members and PSCs–Registered office, service addresses and LLP records, LLP as a small-business collaboration/LLP as a property, surveying or built-environment practice/all Phase 2, order/application, assessment/quotation and professional routes are arranged separately where required.