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    • About Companies Business person working on full-size interactive screen with the words "Holding Company" displayed.

    What is a holding company?

    September 11, 2015
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    Company Formation Photograph of share certificate for a private limited company on a desk with keyboard in background.

    What is a share certificate?

    September 11, 2015
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    About CompaniesFiling & Finance Multi-coloured magnetic letters on a blackboard displaying the word 'PROFIT', illustrating the concept of distributing company profits.

    Where do the company profits go?

    September 11, 2015
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    Company Formation Red 'AUTHORISED' stamp impression on white paper.

    Authorised share capital – how to include, amend, or remove it

    September 11, 2015
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    Filing & Finance Image of a person sitting at a desk with a calculator and paperwork, representing the practice of maintaining accurate accounts in preparation for being audited.

    Will my limited company be audited?

    September 11, 2015
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    About Companies Wood blocks sitting on a table, displaying the word 'OWNERSHIP', illustrating the query pertaining to who owns a limited company.

    Who owns a limited company?

    September 11, 2015
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    About Companies Image of quantity surveyors, who often work as contractors, reading floor plans and blueprints on a large desk

    Contractors, freelancers and consultants – what’s the difference?

    September 2, 2015
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    Company Formation Close-up image of an excerpt from a dictionary entry that provides the definition of a limited company

    Limited company advantages and disadvantages

    July 3, 2015
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    Business Tips Paper with business insurance

    Do I need business insurance when I set up a company?

    June 20, 2015
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    Business Tips A collection of dozens of famous brand logos arranged against a white background, providing an example of the types of large businesses that could be a corporate shareholder.

    Branding 101: An introduction

    June 14, 2015
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    Company Formation The words 'KNOW THE RULES' written in white chalk on a blackboard, illustrating the concept of choosing a company name

    Company name – rules and restrictions

    June 1, 2015
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    About Companies Image of one butterfly and a row of green and purple chrysalises suspended from a branch, illustrating the process of changing from a PLC to a private limited company.

    How to change a public limited company (PLC) to a private one

    May 19, 2015
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