Basic Package

Protect a company name...
Reserving your company name for future use.

What's included

£11.99 +VAT Order

Protect a company name

Currently reduced to £11.99 plus VAT, this package offers exceptional value for money. It is perfect if you want to set up a ltd company, but you are not quite sure when you want to begin trading, or you simply wish to protect or reserve a company name to use at a later date.

Providing a ready-to-trade company limited by shares, a certificate of incorporation, share certificates, the memorandum and articles of association and set of company registers with first entries. All incorporation documents are delivered by email in digital (PDF) format.

If you are not ready to start trading

Many clients purchase the Basic Package simply to reserve a company name for a future project. If this applies to your company, please remember to inform HMRC your company is dormant, and they will not expect you to file a Company Tax Return or pay corporation tax.

Basic Package - £11.99 +VAT Order

Package Features

  • Limited Company Formation Online
  • Free Business Bank Account (Optional)
  • Free Pre-Submission Review
  • Free Online Portal to Manage your Company
  • Free .com or .co.uk Domain Name
  • Digital Certificate of Incorporation
  • Digital Memorandum & Articles of Association
  • Digital Share Certificate(s)
  • Digital Company Registers with First Entries

Set up your company over the phone

If you are not comfortable forming your company by yourself online - call our experienced team and we will complete your order by telephone.

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Frequently asked questions

If you are working on a tight budget and want to form a company as inexpensively as possible - this may be the package for you. This package provides a UK private company limited by shares, with a set of digital company company documents delivered by email.

Yes you can purchase additional services later; however, our services are discounted within our packages and purchasing a more expensive package is a cheaper way of obtaining additional services.

You cannot reserve a company name without registering a limited company. You may wish to choose the Basic Package as the least expensive way of forming a company and securing your company name; however, if you do not want your residential address displayed on the public record, we would recommed the Privacy Package.

Quality Company Formations provide a free check of your company application before it is sent to Companies House - correcting any omissions and errors.

This review considerably reduces the chances of the company being rejected by Companies House, and also ensures company documents are properly presented, without capitalisation or grammatical problems.

UK customers

As soon as your company is formed, you will receive an email with instructions on how to open your account. Our banking partners, such as Barclays, NatWest, Tide, and Monzo will ask you to complete a short application form.

You will then receive your account number and sort code within minutes; however, some banks may take up to 5 days. If your bank account includes a business debit card, you should receive this within 3 to 5 days of opening your account. Account openings are subject to approval.

UK and International customers

For non-UK residents, we can provide a WorldFirst business banking, which will provide you with a UK bank account number and sort code. You can add this to your order at the end of the application form. Account openings are subject to approval.

Forming a limited company is a simple online process; however, before starting the process you will need the following information to hand: the company name, the registered office address, director details, shareholder details (can be the same person as the director), and how many shares you want to issue.

For further reading, please have a look at our resource page: Information Required to Register a Company, which provides a useful company formation checklist.

All company formation agents have a legal obligation to check Proof of ID and Address; however, most customers do not need to do anything, as we conduct electronic checks using the information supplied in the online company application.

Where we are unable to verify ID via our electronic checks, we will supply an easy to use App which will allow the supply of certified proof ID and Address using a smartphone. This App is supplied free of charge.

As soon as your company has been registered at Companies House, we will email you the certificate of incorporation, memorandum & articles of association, share certificates, company registers, and your company’s Webfiling authentication code.

Immediately upon incorporation of your new limited company, we will send you an email which will include your digital company documents and also a voucher code and instructions on how to redeem and set up your free domain name from the 'names.co.uk' website.

No. Companies House will let HM Revenue & Customs know when your company has been formed. HMRC will then send you instructions on what you need to do regarding registering for Corporation Tax.

Pick up a free business bank account with your order

Including 12 months
of FREE business banking.

Online application.
With in-built budgeting.

Online application.
FREE UK bank transfers.

Online application.
Account open in 3 minutes.

Bank when it suits you.
Online and via App.

No credit check required.
Simple online application.

Prefer to order by telephone?

If you are not confident in completing your new company order online - call our friendly team
and we will complete your order by telephone.

020 3908 0044