Setting Up a Limited Company (UK)

A step-by-step guide to forming a private limited company with Companies House: deciding whether a company suits you, choosing a name, directors, shareholders and people with significant control, the identity verification rules in force since November 2025, registration costs, and what you must do in the first months after incorporation.

Tutwoo is an independent learning provider. This course gives general information about forming a UK limited company, checked against GOV.UK and Companies House guidance in October 2026. It is not legal, tax or accounting advice.