Start Your Limited Company the quick and simple way

If you are an existing or regular customer, see our quickstart guide for the differences on our new site which went live on 4th October - new company formation site layout

Looking to form a limited company ? Set up your registered company with Companies House with NO hidden extras in around 4 working hours (subject to validation). Don't use a pre-registered company name ("off the shelf") - we register with your people and your choice of company name so that your new business starts clean and doesnt have a history before you even start.

IMPORTANT: As of 6th April 2008 its now possible to form your company with just ONE person - no secretary is required

The Company Merchant Limited is a well established (1994) UK company formation agent offering Companies House registration of a UK Limited company usually in around 4 working hours, using our online service with optional VAT registration carried out after the company registration.

Get your limited company formed quickly and simply online with a direct limited company incorporation service. Put yourself in control, saving you time and money with the fastest company formations available (often between 2 to 6 working hours). We submit direct to Companies House electronically for a fast turn around.

With our no extra cost policy for resubmitting rejected company registration forms, we are the preferred company registration solution provider for many accountants, company formation agents and thousands of business entrepreneurs.

If you are in a regulated industry for Anti Money Laundering, such as company formations, financial services, estate agents, company secretarial services, registered office services etc then you NEED a policy document to conform to the regulations.  See our Anti Money Laundering Policy document request form for more information 

Company registration with The Company Merchant has

• no catches
• no hidden extras
• no transfer or activation fees

Unlike some agents, we form your company with your details in place from the start. Some cheaper providers will have their own officers in place and require you to "activate" the company (i.e pay again) to transfer director details to yourself after you've paid your money.

Director appointments, terminations and registered office changes can all be filed free of charge once your limited company formation is accepted by Companies House. Your Annual Return can be filed online (required each year), and if you arent trading, you can even file a set of Dormant Accounts online as well, saving costly accountant fees for your non trading company! 

Why take risks as a sole trader ?

If you are a sole trader, you and the business are THE SAME. You are personally liable for any money the business owes. This can be paid with your house, car, or personal possessions.

The reason a "Limited company" is called a limited company is that it limits the owners personal liabilities. The company is treated as a seperate legal "entity" and so it is the company that buys and sells, and not, you, the owner. As long as you have traded legally and not given personal guarantees, you are not personally liable for the company's debts.

Join our thousands of previous customers who have wanted to start a shop, start an internet business or start a new company of any description ... and start your business with The Company Merchant Ltd today!

Some agents rename an "off the shelf" dormant company owned by them and transfer it to you. This takes longer and leaves a messy paper trail. With our system, you are ready to trade as soon as you have received email notification that the company formation is successful.  The only reason for opting for a shelf company is to go for an "old" one, registered some years ago.