Company Formation FAQs

1. What is included in your company formation package?

  • A new limited company formed with your choice of name
  • Electronic statutory registers
  • Unlimited resubmissions of your company’s details to Companies House if your first application is rejected for any reason
  • Free telephone support
  • We only include what you need.

2. How does the Company Formation System work?

Our Company Formation System is an intuitive interview process. The system asks relevant questions to gather all of the information required to form your company. It then sends that information via our direct authorised link to Companies House. Companies House responds to confirm the formation of your company.

We will confirm the formation of your company by e-mail and send you a presentation folder containing the documents you will need for your new company.

3. What types of company can I form with Legal Clarity?

You can form the following types of company:

  • Standard Limited Company (Private Company Limited by Shares).
  • Guarantee Company (Company Limited by Guarantee).
  • PLC (a Public Company Limited by Shares).

4. How long does it take to form a company?

Typically 4 hours from the time we receive your details, subject to the availability of the Companies House systems and provided that your order is received before noon on a working day. Company formations only exceptionally take longer than 24 hours.

We also offer a guaranteed 'same-day' service for an additional fee. You will be given the option during the formation process.

5. What information do you require to form a company?

Our interview process will lead you through the formation process and all the information required. Relevant guidance is available at each stage.

6. Is the company formed entirely online?

Yes.

7. Why do I need to supply my e-mail address when forming a company?

We use your e-mail address to send you an e-mail confirming receipt of your order and payment. We also use it as a reference to retrieve your company information when you log in or call us.

8. What forms of payment do you accept?

We accept all major credit and debit cards.

You can also pay by cheque or bank transfer. If you would like to pay by cheque or bank transfer then please let us know.

We accept payment in sterling (£) only.

9. Do you form 'shelf-companies'?

A shelf-company is a company which is formed and then put on the 'shelf' for later use. Shelf-companies are typically formed to speed up the process of forming a company, which used to take several days.

When buying a shelf-company there is always a risk, despite any guarantee you may receive, that the company has traded and acquired debts before it is transferred to you. It is safer to form a new company.

Legal Clarity can form a new company within hours of receiving the required information. The formation process is so fast that there is no need to form shelf-companies. Every company formed by Legal Clarity is formed on demand.

10. What will I receive after the company is formed?

  • Your username and password to access your company's records (if available/required).
  • An official hard copy Certificate of Incorporation.
  • Share certificates for all your shareholders.
  • A Memorandum and Articles of Association (with access to the original online so you can print as many copies as you want).
  • Board meeting minutes.
  • Electronic Statutory Books.

11. What if Companies House rejects my application to form a company?

Our service includes unlimited resubmissions of your formation information to Companies House. If there is a problem with the information you have provided we will contact you to resolve the issue and then resubmit your information to Companies House.

12. What is your Cancellation and Refund Policy?

Due to the nature of our service you only have a very limited right to cancel. Refunds are also only granted in exceptional circumstances.

We typically start to form your company within minutes of receiving payment, after we have sent you a confirmatory e-mail. This is when your right to cancel and receive a refund ceases.

Any hard-copy documents we create while forming your company are to your specification, and cannot by their nature be returned.

Any application to cancel may be sent by e-mail.

13. Is Legal Clarity a law firm?

Yes. Legal Clarity is a law firm authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA number 573589).

14. How long are you prices / special offers valid for?

Our prices may be changed without notice and our special offers may be withdrawn at any time (unless expressly stated otherwise on this website).

15. The following is not included in our company formation package:

  • Company plier seals – which are not required
  • A hard copy company register (also known as statutory books).

16. At what stage in the process am I committing to forming a company?

You are not committing to form a company until you pay for our service.