Anyone in the business of LTD co formations?

[22]

Seen them online for peanuts, but would prefer to give my pennies to someone on PH (while still being budget conscious of course).

Want a ltd company (one in the same name just dissolved), but I'll be losing the 'ltd' as part of the name (as a community thing). No immediate plans to use, so would sit dormant until needed. One director (me) for the time being, this would likely change when needed.

Or any recommendations?

[wheelerc]

DIY - very simple, templates for common business structures - https://www.gov.uk/register-a-company-online - £12.

[KevinCamaroSS]

wheelerc said:

DIY - very simple, templates for common business structures - https://www.gov.uk/register-a-company-online - £12.

This.

[22]

I'm probably a bit simple, but the formation I'm after (limited by guarantee) is post only and looks like it's £40. Seems many third parties (even in the desired style) offer the service online and for less than this. I'm suitably lazy.

[s2kjock]

Why do you want a co limited by guarantee rather than shares?

[22]

s2kjock said:

Why do you want a co limited by guarantee rather than shares?

It's something that will likely end up as a charity, for now I just wanted the name (without 'ltd' as part of the name itself).

[s2kjock]

22 said:

It's something that will likely end up as a charity, for now I just wanted the name (without 'ltd' as part of the name itself).

You might want a quick chat with a specialist charity lawyer first if you have not already.

While limited by guarantee is a common form of constitution for a charity, there are other options that may be more appropriate.

I have also seen small charities DIY constitutional set up or changes and a complete mess resulted.

Have you had a good read through regulator guidance like this?

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/charity-types-how-to-c...

[22]

It's a way off happening so in the ended I opted for registering 'just' a limited company. If and when something else happens we'll adopt suitable articles and structure and use section 60 to drop the 'limited'. Charity Commission don't give any personalised pre-registration advice these days, but Companies House have been really helpful. Dropping the limited wouldn't be viewed as a name change when presented with the correct structure. I've run a small charity previously and appreciate the work involved (the infrastructure for which is miles off happening here). We already have charitable objectives, but 100% of our revenue is from trading so it's run as a social enterprise (no one gets paid).

Really I just spotted the name I wanted being dissolved - treating it like a domain name not being renewed and thought I'd nab it for future use.