[tws]

how many of you actually bother to register your business names and do,s it really matter if you don't ?.

[darren clarke]

you should register your business if you dont use your name

as you dont have to use the ltd name to trade under,  but if some one registers ur name  ir blue monkey  they they can stop you using it

[tws]

your wife could be company secretary than you could go ltd the assets of your ltd company could not be touched by your creditors including your house if you own it, but this is not the case with sole traders i beleive but the question was who bothers to register there business name.  

[tws]

you should register your business if you dont use your name

as you dont have to use the ltd name to trade under,  but if some one registers ur name  ir blue monkey  they they can stop you using it

good point 

[actualcleaning]

I have mine registered here...

www.duport.co.uk

You can register your business name as a dormant company with them and they will take care of all the paper work with companies house on an annual basis,for a fee of course.
This ensures that your business name cannot be snapped up by someone else.
 

[LQQK]

how many of you actually bother to register your business names and do,s it really matter if you don't ?.

Me, I have.

[Sapphire Window Cleaning]

Do you have tio be a limited company to register your name at companies house?




Matt

[darren clarke]

yes matt

[Sapphire Window Cleaning]

Do you have to be VAT registered to be a ltd business?



Matt

[robbie72]

no you don't have to be vat reg to be ltd

[Sapphire Window Cleaning]

How do you become ltd?
Sorry for the questions, its something I havent really looked into.



Matt

[Sapphire Window Cleaning]

Ewan so you have to register your name first then?

[Sapphire Window Cleaning]

How much does it cost to become limited along with registering your name?




Matt

[darren clarke]

matt

go to staples and ask for the company formation forms,  about 16 quid,  fill them in get solicitor to sign and send off and wait a week, thats all it is

[darren clarke]

u can do it next day fro abotu 50 quid i think

[LQQK]

yes matt

No you dont.

You can register a name but not trade as the registered name.


I have reserved my businesses name so no-one else can use it, which saves my from having to become embroiled in all the additional paper-work and tax returns of a Ltd company (let alone the additional costs!!)

If you wish to just reserve a name all it costs is an admin fee on a yearly basis for your non-operating accounts to be submitted to companies house.

[darren clarke]

yes matt

No you dont.

You can register a name but not trade as the registered name.


I have reserved my businesses name so no-one else can use it, which saves my from having to become embroiled in all the additional paper-work and tax returns of a Ltd company (let alone the additional costs!!)

If you wish to just reserve a name all it costs is an admin fee on a yearly basis for your non-operating accounts to be submitted to companies house.

yes you do to reserve your name you have to buy the ltd name of it and then file tax return for the ltd compnay as not trading

[DaveG]

im confused..com!

my accountant told me to register name with a company (forget who now) it costs about £80 a year ..and this stops anyone else using your name...am I talking about the same thing here or have I got the wrong end of the stick?

[LQQK]

yes you do to reserve your name you have to buy the ltd name of it and then file tax return for the ltd compnay as not trading

Buying a Ltd name isnt what Matt was asking, he was asking do you have to BE Ltd to register a name

Do you have tio be a limited company to register your name at companies house?




Matt

You said yes, which isn't correct.


I have bought my businesses name, the Ltd edition, I dont use it, nor operate as it. It is simply reserved should I choose to go Ltd and also prevents anyone else from going Ltd under that name. My accounts are submitted yearly as non-trading, but Im not Ltd!

[darren clarke]

i am sorry matt, i miss understood