Choosing a company name

Your new A private company limited by shares incorporated and registered in England and Wales. 's name can be important – you can use it to give a real sense of what your A private company limited by shares incorporated and registered in England and Wales. is about. Find help with choosing and registering a name for your A private company limited by shares incorporated and registered in England and Wales. . There are some restrictions and legal considerations you need to think about when choosing your A private company limited by shares incorporated and registered in England and Wales. 's name. There are also practical concerns like whether you can secure a corresponding The part of a network address which identifies it as belonging to a particular website, although remember that you can do business under a A name under which any person, partnership or company carries on business. Also known as a business name. For companies, it may not be the same as the registered name of the company. that is different from your A private company limited by shares incorporated and registered in England and Wales. 's.

Choosing a name

Checking if a name breaches someone else's rights

Where a company's name must be shown

Changing a company name

Objections to a company's name

19.Can someone object to my company's name after it has been registered?

List of words indicating a company's legal status

This list of words indicating a company's legal status sets out the different words that show what a company's legal status is if they are used in its registered name. When choosing a name for your company, you must make sure your proposed name uses the right word to show the company’s legal status. For most new businesses, this simply means ensuring your registered company name ends in Limited or Ltd. There are a number of other terms which are used to indicate a company’s legal status. You must ensure that you do not use the wrong indicator in your company’s name. This could result in delays as Companies House might return your application to you and require you to choose a different name. It is also possible that your company could be ordered by Companies House to change its name further down the line, which could be highly damaging and expensive if you have already started to build a reputation under the original name. It is worth getting it right the first time.

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Checklist for choosing your company's registered name

There are a range of legal requirements and practical matters to consider when choosing a name for your company. This checklist summarises all of these considerations in a single page, so that you can thoroughly test your proposed company name before you register it. The consequences of failing to test your company name can be serious. At best, if your name is already used by an existing company, it will delay your application to register a company or change your name at Companies House. At worst, however, you could infringe someone else’s trade mark, which could lead to you having to make a hefty compensation payment and embark on a costly rebranding exercise. Companies House will not check if your proposed name infringes another person's trade marks or other rights, so to avoid nasty surprises further down the line, it is crucial to ensure you properly test your company name before registering it. This checklist will enable you to do so. You can also get this document as part of the Starting a company toolkit .

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