A Company can change its name although it retains its Company
number.
The company with the altered name is the same company it
was before the name change. No rights or liabilities of the company are affected by the change:
Let Pip It Up Company services take care
of the paperwork for you, which includes:
Preperation of the necessary resolution(s) to apply
to change the name of your Company. We will complete this and forward it to you for signature(s) only. We also
amend the memorandum and articles of Association.
The new Company name is entered into the register of companies
in the place of the old name and i a certificate of incorporation on change of name is issued.
The choice of name is subject to the same restrictions as when a new
company is registered which include:
- The name must not already be used by another company.
- The name must not be offensive.
- The name must not be criminal.
- The name must not infer a local or central government connection.
- The name must include certain words e.g. limited or public
limited company.
- The name must not contain restricted words if the permission
of any body controlling the use of such names has not been obtained.
Companies House will issue a new incorporation certificate showing
the new name.
The government has power to require companies to change their names
if the name is too much like that of another company, if the information provided to support the use of the name was misleading,
if the description of the company's activities is misleading of if in the case of an overseas company the name could not be
approved for use in the UK.
The
time period of a change of name is aprox 5- 7 working days on reciept .
Please complete the form with your details, after your order has been received we will e-mail you the
relevant documents for you to sign & return to us by post.
