Company Formation


  
 
 
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We have been able to help a wide scope of Scottish companies with their registration. Our services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week & you will receive a PDF certificate within 3-5 hours of registration. There are a huge selection of Scottish companies already out there so you will have to check whether your trading name is available. This can be done on the main pages of our site. We can get your business registered with the Companies House in Scotland, or more specifically with the Companies House In Edinburgh.

Scotland, although currently part of the United Kingdom, has always had a seperate legal system to that of England and Wales. Notwithstanding this, the actual governing legislation is identical to that of England and Wales and can be found in the Companies Acts' of 1985 (the principal Act) and 1989. However, it should be noted that Scottish case law often varies from that of England whilst the core principles have been greatly influenced by Continental Civil Law. The principal features of Scottish companies are:

 Directors can be either individuals or corporate entities.

 There need be only one director.

 There are no residency or nationality restrictions for directors.

 A company secretary can be either an individual or company and may or may not be resident in Scotland.

 All companies must have at least one subscriber/shareholder at the time of incorporation

 All companies must have a registered office address within the Scottish jurisdiction.

 A company submitting its annual return must be very specific about its objects and chose from the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code.

 Ready-made/shelf companies are not widely available.

 Companies House Edinburgh can provide a same day expedited company formation service .

 Since 1989 Scottish companies have not legally required a seal to give effect to their contracts and legal documents etc.

 Scotland does not impose any duty on initially issued or allotted share capital although subsequent transfers should be verified by a stock transfer form (CF40) and stamped by the Stamping Office.

 Shares should ideally be denominated in Pounds Sterling but technically can be denominated in any legal tender currency.