How To's

What you will need before you start your application
Before you start to apply for your company formation package, please make sure you have the following information at hand:
- The name and details of at least one director and your company secretary. You will need to know:
- Full names, including middle name
- Residential address
- Date of birth
- Occupation
- First three letters of town of birth
- First three letters of mothers maiden name
- First three letters of eye colour
- Whether they have been a director of another company within the last five years. If yes, the company's name and its' company registration number will be required.
- The name and details of your company
- An address which will be your UK registered office. We can provide a UK registered office address if you need one.
- A company name. As this must not already be in existence, it is a good idea to check your name first. Please use the Companies House Name Check to investigate your proposed name.
- How you are going to allocate your shares? A minimum of one share needs to be issued.
- Your credit card details or your chequebook.
Help and support
Our innovative technology is designed to make the process fast and efficient, but more importantly, simple and user friendly for you.
If, however, you do encounter any difficulties, there is a helpline. This will enable you to talk directly to one of our helpful technical specialists. We have won awards for our excellent client service so we can guarantee that you will have a friendly advisor to support and help you if you need it.
You can also download our New Users manual.
Help for the visually impaired or those with physical disabilities
We also have a dedicated helpline for the visually impaired, or for anyone who has a physical disability which makes it very hard, or impossible, for them to use the online service. We are happy to help you anyway we can. Please call
The process
Your order will be processed online. We can also take telephone orders if you prefer, but there will be a charge of £10. Please call 0870 432 5544
- Decide on the package you require and click on the order button
- The computer will then take you through step by step. You will be asked:
- Your company name
- Your contact details
- Your company structure
- Your registered office address
- Your officers, subscribers and members personal details
- To appoint your officers
- About any associated services you may wish to take up e.g a full compliance Company Secretarial Service to ensure that you meet all your annual obligations for Companies House.
- You are then asked to review all the details that you have provided and check them.
- You will be given a breakdown of the charges due
- You will then be asked for payment, either by credit card or by cheque.
From this point we take over.
- Your information will be sent to Companies House and we will email you to let you know that your information has been received and sent away.
- We will then email you to let you know whether you have been successful in your application or not.
- If there has been a problem with your application you can simply access your account and we will tell you what the problem was. Your Quick Formations account will be credited with the fee you paid and you will simply be able to apply again, without having to pay again.
- We guarantee a 48 hour turnaround time. However, if you apply before 2pm we can often come back to you much sooner.
- We can also provide a same day service for only £15 extra, if you are in a hurry.