Public Limited Company
The key difference between UK public limited companies and UK private limited companies is that a UK public limited company may offer to sell its shares to the public.
A PLC cannot start business until it has a Certificate, issued by Companies House, entitling it to do so.
The main step to take in getting such a Certificate is to ensure that there is at least £50,000’s worth of shares in issue when the application is made, with at least 25% of each of the shares making that figure paid up in cash.
The following examples can be used to illustrate the potential pitfalls to beware of:
1. If the company has shares with a nominal value of £1.00 each, then at least 25 pence must be paid up in cash on each and every share, with the other 75 pence remaining unpaid and owing until such times as the shareholders pay it up voluntarily or upon receipt of a demand that they do so issued by the Directors. This will, therefore, equate to a cash amount of £12,500 paid up with £37,500 remaining owning to the Company.
2. If, though, those shares are of a nominal 1 pence each, then because it is not possible to divide such a sum into smaller denominations, the whole £50,000 must be paid up in cash, in full before the application for the trading certificate can be applied for. Our tailor made limited company formation service allows you to choose the name of your new company, subject to availability. Your company will be incorporated within 24 hours of ordering and your full company pack despatched immediately.
Our comprehensive limited company formation package includes the following:
- Name clearance
- Certificate of Incorporation
- General Commercial or specialised objects clause
- Five bound copies of Memorandum &Articles of Association
- Statutory Registers
- Certificate of Non Trading
- Letter of Surrender of Subscriber Share or Stock Transfer From
- First Board Minutes
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| Public Limited Company | £150.00 |
Company Formation with Fast Track Business Bank Account
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How to Order
To order a Public Limited Company with or without a fast track business bank account please contact us via our enquiry form or call us on 020 8458 9637 .
