Company lifecycle
Creating and winding up companies
The companies act generally allows one or more persons to form a company for any lawful purpose by subscribing to its memorandum of association.
However, a public company or an unlimited company must have at least two subscribers.
Information about companies formed by a single person can be found at the Companies House.
The companies house also has Company Formation - GBF1 guidance.
Readymade companies are available from company formation agents whose names and addresses appear in the Yellow Pages. If you incorporate a company yourself, you will need to send the following documents, together with the registration fee, to the registrar of companies:
- a memorandum of association
- articles of association (except where Table A is adopted without modification)
- form 10
- form 12
Additional guidance from Companies House