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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Credit Check Please

    You’ve received numerous emails relating to cheap Company Credit Checks but never taken any notice. It’s time you re-evaluated this stance though as Credit Checks can prove a vital tool in the success of your company. What is a Company Credit Check? It’s a detailed report on a company including details of: • Who owns (shareholders) […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Admin

    Forming A Dormant Company – Don’t Be Fooled

    Forming a dormant company is exactly the same as forming a trading company. You still need a company name, you still need a company director and you still need a shareholder. The formation process is not one iota different.

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Choosing Your Company Name – Characters and Symbols

    Stressing the importance of a company name is pointless – let’s just leave it at “it matters”. So in this series of blogs, we’re going to touch on the restrictions imposed by Companies House in regard to what you can and can’t call your company. 

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    How Do I… Change my Company Secretary?

    Updated on 18/08/2014 A UK Limited Company can have multiple secretaries, although having a company secretary is no longer a legal requirement. To appoint a new secretary after the company has been formed, you can submit an AP03 form to Companies House. To resign a secretary after the company has been formed, you can submit […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    4 Ways to Grow Your Limited Company

    It may sound a little simplistic, but there are really only 4 fundamental ways to successfully grow your business.

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Registering Your Company Name: Spot the Difference

    It’s always a disappointment if your application for a limited company is rejected by Companies House. You rack your brains as to what could possibly have gone wrong.

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    The 5 Components of Business

    As the Made Simple Group is all about, well, making things simple, I was encouraged to pare this post back to basics and come up with what I feel are the five main components of business. Get these right and you should never really go wrong. A niche idea The best businesses I’m seeing are […]

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    Company Formation Update: The S243 option

    We’re constantly looking at ways that we can improve our company formation process, making it easier for our customers to successfully set up their limited companies. 

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  • December 4, 2023 by Tom Richardson

    What awards can do for your business…

    The importance of awards in business is something that is often overlooked. It’s quite easy to discard awards and focus on the daily tasks required to grow your business, but the fact of the matter is that there are plenty of ways awards can help a business grow too.

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  • December 4, 2023 by Jared Turner

    Discontinuing our old company formation white label service

    We are discontinuing our old service. You are only affected if you are using the version that is embedded via an iframe (pictured below). If this affects you please read on to find out more information, including why it’s being discontinued and what your options are (spoiler: there’s an affiliate program, or we have a […]

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