[Gllug] OT: umbrella companies for contract work

[Doug Winter]

t.clarke wrote:
> 1) If you buy 'off the shelf' company with 'kitchen sink' Memorandum & Articles
> you do indeed get no choice of name.    However,  it is dead simple and cheap to
> change the name of the Company   - simply file a form and a copy of a special
> resolution at Companies House together with the appropriate fee (10 quid from
> memory) and you get a nice new Certificate.   Finding a a suitable name is easy
> too  - Companies House have a free web search for name, so you can be sure you
> don't pick one that already exists.  There appear to be no restrictions to using
> a similar name to anything pre-existing, providing you do are not in the same
> sort of business and could be accused of 'passing off'.

It doesn't work like this any more (well it can I guess, if you want,
but I don't know why you'd want to).  You can create a brand new company
online in a few hours for £25 or so, without needing to buy an
off-the-shelf company and change it's name.

doug.

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