Public Limited Company Package
Register a PLC. Package includes a PLC trading certificate.
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Frequently asked questions
A plc requires at least two directors, one shareholders and one company secretary with a CGI qualification. These roles can be shared, provided that at least two people are named as directors.
The owners (shareholders) of a public limited company can offer shares to the public to raise funds for commercial use. This is not possible in a private limited company.
Share capital with a nominal value of at least £50,000 is required to be allotted to register a PLC. A private requires a nominal share value of £1.00.
A public limited company can be formed by a minimum of two people and a qualified company secretary. A private limited company can be formed with just one person.
A public limited company names must end with either ‘public limited company’ or ‘plc’, or the Welsh equivalent if registered in Wales. Private company names end in ‘limited’ or ‘ltd’.
Before a public limited company can trade, it requires a trading certificate. To qualify for a trading certificate, the company must have a nominal share value of at least £50,000. The allotted shares must be paid up to at least one-quarter of the nominal value. This means a minimum of £12,500 should be contributed. Trading certificates can be obtained from Companies House.
Yes absolutely. Please call our Customer Service Team on 020 3908 0044 and one of company experts will process your company formation order with you by telephone.
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, registered office address, directors’ details, company secretary details, the shareholder details, 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.
Public limited companies require a minimum amount of £50,000 of nominal share capital to be registered. The shares must have at least a quarter of their nominal value paid up.
A SIC code or Standard Industrial Classification code is used to categorise a company's business activity. To register a limited company or LLP you must choose at least one SIC code, although you can choose up to four. Do not worry if you do not know the SIC code relevant to your business activity, Quality Company Formations provide a simple SIC code search tool where you can choose your SIC code or codes.
As soon as your new company has been registered at Companies House, we will send you an order fulfilled email. Within this email you will receive a voucher code and instructions on how to set up your new domain using the 'names.co.uk' website.
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 carry out digital checks using the information supplied in your online company application form.
Those customers who require to provide ID can do so in a matter of minutes using their mobile phone and a simple App which we will provide. This App is supplied free of charge.
It is a simple process to close a limited company. Quality Company Formations offer a Company Dissolution Service at a cost of £69.99 + VAT. This cost includes the Companies House fee, filing the DS01 form and providing the Board Resolution to approve the dissolution of the company.
Your company is 10 times less likely to be rejected
We provide a free check of all new company registration orders for omissions and errors
- greatly reducing the chances of rejection by Companies House.
Less chance of rejection
Our checking process reduces the average rejection rate of UK company applications, from 10% to just 1%
Perfect documents
We are able to fix typos and errors before they appear on the finished company documents.
...and it's free!
QCF review our clients' company applications, and handle the rejections free of charge.