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Company Formation in Northern Ireland. Starting Business in Belfast

. This website aim to help you understand some of the many things you need to think about when you are starting and running a business. You can now form your Northern Irish limited company online using our company registration agent, Coddan CPM - an online limited companies formation agent in Belfast - Republic of Ireland. Our company is designed to provide information and guidance in starting and developing foreign business within Northern Ireland. Coddan represents small, middle market, and large corporations, closely held businesses, and individual entrepreneurs, provides a wide range of corporate services.

Setting up a company brings many obligations. It may be worthwhile taking advice from a solicitor or accountant as to whether an incorporated company is the best way for you to run your business. Article 12 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 allows one or more persons to form a company for any lawful purpose by subscribing to its memorandum of association. However, a public company or an unlimited company must have at least two subscribers. The same person can be both a director and company secretary, provided there is another director. A sole director cannot also be the company secretary. The registered office can be anywhere in Northern Ireland. The registered office must always be an effective address for delivering documents to the company, and to avoid delays it is important that all correspondence sent to this address is dealt with promptly.

We are able to assist our clients in many areas including: company and partnership formation (private companies limited by shares, companies limited by guarantee, PLC - public limited companies, flat management companies, joint venture and subsidiary companies, assistance with the structuring of offshore companies and provision of corporate directors, and officers. Please Note: Companies House in Belfast (CHB) normally takes 5-7 working days to register a new limited company. Our incorporation service includes everything you need to form a new business entity: name availability check, provision of Memorandum and Articles, registration at the Northern Irish Registry, Certificate of Incorporation, Company register, provision of Memorandum and Articles. Allow us to help you establish your company and get it running, to select the best business for incorporation, or to register your business with the NI Companies House. If you have an idea for a business, we can also assist you in start-up your new business directly in the Northern Ireland from the ground up. In Northern Ireland, you must register your business, which we can do for you. Let us know how we can help.

Choose one of the following packages that will best serve you:
 This is our most popular package with Northern Ireland residents, and includes:
 The filing and registration of your company in Belfast
 The submission of forms detailing you company's executive officers
 The registration of your £1,000 authorised share capital (a minimum of one share must be issued)
 The formation of your company within 5 to 7 working days
 Payment of legal and initiation fees
 The appointment of your own candidates to the director and secretary roles (a minimum of two people are required and both must sign an appointment form in the presence of a notary)
 
 The following documents will be sent to you via Royal Mail:
 The original laminated Certificate of Incorporation
 A bound copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association
 The minutes of the first director's meeting
 Share certificates and completed member's register
E-Quick Package
£ 89.95No Renewal fees
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IRISH LIMITED COMPANY FORMATIONS: HAVE YOU CONSIDERED ESTABLISHING YOUR COMPANY SET-UP IN IRELAND?

Welcome to Coddan online Northern Irish companies formation agent website. While our new division Company Formations in Northern Ireland will register your Limited Company or Limited Liability Partnership, Coddan can also assist you in meeting your ongoing company secretarial obligations. We can prepare your company's annual returns, minutes of annual general meeting, directors' resolutions and of course your year-end accounts so that you do not miss your filing deadlines.

A competitively priced service to new business start-ups and existing businesses. Our services include companies formation, accountancy and bookkeeping services, VAT and self assessment forms completed, Payroll and Wages for unlimited companies and any other administrative service.

We will register your new Irish company with your intended directors, company secretary, registered office and shareholders all in place and recorded at NI Companies House at the time of incorporation. We complete all the minutes, statutory registers and official documents on your behalf, and ensure that all necessary forms and resolutions are correctly filed with the Registrar of Companies. We also offer Nominee Secretary and Registered Office facilities in addition to Northern Irish company formations. Irish companies may now be struck off the register for failing to file their annual return and accounts.
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NI formations are paper-based application and require a signature of the Director and Secretary of the company being incorporated. The facility of a registered office address in Belfast and a nominee secretary is also available. With a range of packages and Services to suit all types of business, reflecting the level of prestige your Limited Company requires.
To form a limited company in NI you will need at least one director and one other person to act as Company Secretary. Once you have selected a name for the company we will check it with Companies Registry.
The next step is to determine the main object of the company; we can custom build the first clause of the Memorandum of Association to your exact specifications. We will then advise you on appropriate authorised capital and share issue. Once these specifications have been determined we can then form the company for you.
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With years of professional experience we have built an excellent reputation for limited company incorporation. The establishment of a private company in Northern Ireland is easy and straightforward. No permission is required to establish a business presence, although there is some regulation of the use of business and trading names. All companies registering in Northern Ireland are required to do so with Companies House and have to submit accounts as well as annual returns. Overseas companies establishing a branch or place of business in Northern Ireland must register and file annual accounts.

Companies operating in the financial, defence, oil exploration and other regulated areas may require licences or authorisation to conduct business. Before you apply to set up a company, or do anything to change its name, it is a good idea to search the index at Companies House to see if there are already any companies with names similar to the one you want. If in doubt, call Companies House or search the website company name index.
Compare Prices of Various Forms of Companies:   All Inclusive Northern Irish Company Formation? I Want to Check Your Packages & Costs 

If you are selling goods or services, you need to consider forming a company or limited liability partnership for your business activities. Simply call us by phone, by fax or via the Internet and incorporate your business online! We provide a full range of products and services to make your business incorporation process as simple as possible. We also provide services for your needs after companies' incorporation, including our registered address service and of annual return filings. We can help with all your LLP and limited company needs in Belfast, Antrim, Randalstown, and Crumlin, Armagh, Keady, and Tandragee, Banbridge, Dromore and Gilford, Coleraine, Portrush and Portstewart, Enniskillen, Irvinestown and Lisnaskea, Lisburn.

Full documents, no activation fees, your own officers, freephone help and advice online! Normally the formation or acquisition of a limited company at the beginning is a very quick and informal process. Of course the company will require professional advice and professional services during its development. Our consultants can help you to start-up your business and support it in many ways during its development. As ancillary services to the formation of companies, we can offer you the following services:

Nominee Directors (Nominee Director - What's this?) from - £125.00
Nominee Company Secretaries (Nomenee Secretary - What's this?) from - £49.95
Nominee Shareholders (Nominee Shareholder - What's this?) from - £100.00
Registered Office (Registered Address Office - What's this?) from - £150.00
Maintenance of Statutory Registers and Filing of Annual Returns* (Filing of Annual Returns - What's this?)
Preparation of Special Resolutions (Special Resolutions - What's this?) from £50.00
Bank Introductions (Openning Bank Account - What's this?) from - £250.00
Value Added Tax (VAT) Registration* (VAT Registration - What's this?)
Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE)* (PAYE Registration - What's this?)
Accounts & Tax Return* (Accounts & Tax Return - What's this?)
Assistance with International Audit Requirements* (Audit Requirements - What's this?)
Notarial & Apostille Services* (Notarial & Apostille - What's this?) from £70.00
Completion & Filing of Annual Returns (Filing of Annual Returns - What's this?) from - £90.00
Day-to-day Administration*
Telephone Answering* (Telephone Answering - What's this?)
Post Office Box* (Virtual Office - What's this?)
General Power of Attorney* (General Power of Attorney - What's this?)
Bookkeeping & Accounting* (Bookkeeping & Accounting - What's this?)
International Re-invoicing Services*

* The price depends on urgency, volume and other factors. Please contact us for further details.

All of our Memorandum and Articles of Associations were reviewed and approved by a volunteer U.K. lawyer. Our products start from just £89.95 for our E-Quick service. Our Economy company formation service not only have a Certificate of Incorporation on the required legal paper and Memorandum and Articles, but also has the provision of having your company registered office in Northern Ireland (in Belfast). As all literature and documents must display the company's registered office, having your registered office at our address can enhance your company's profile in the eyes of both customers and suppliers.
How to Become a LTD Company in Northern Ireland:   Click Here for More Details 


General Advantages of Northern Irish Private Limited Companies:

1. Liability is, in the vast majority of cases, strictly limited to the investments made by the shareholders.
2. Company Officers are not personally liable for their actions unless there is a clear and serious breach of their fiduciary duty.
3. Limited companies often benefit from greater prestige than their sole proprietorship or partnership counterparts. The reason is because such an enterprise normally requires more planning and thus is deemed more credible.
4. Limited companies often benefit from significant tax advantages. In fact, many countries around the world give exclusive tax incentives to this type of entity.
5. The rights of shareholders are normally clearly defined and protected.
6. Corporate taxes only become payable after the end of the financial year. This means money that would otherwise be taxed on a monthly or quarterly basis, is available to earn further interest before the final payment of tax.
7. You need only appoint one Director and one Shareholder.
8. Directors can be corporate bodies or private individuals.
9. A Director can be of any nationality.
10. All companies must appoint a company Secretary who can be of any nationality.


When first setting up a business there are many issues to consider, not least what whether to register as a company or not. Starting and managing a business takes motivation, desire and talent. It also takes research and planning. Like a chess game, success in small business starts with decisive and correct opening moves. And, although initial mistakes are not fatal, it takes skill, discipline and hard work to regain the advantage. If you have an idea for a business, are setting up a business, or started your own business recently, bookmark this site now.
You May Use This Form to Register a New Limited Company in Belfast:   Click Here if You Want to Incorporate a Company Online 

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Dear visitors, while having a chat session with a customer, we are frequently requested to give a piece of advice on tax planning or business structuring. We would like to inform you that it is against our principles to provide online advice pertaining to these issues. The points that may be covered during a session include service description, package or service price, navigation at our website, ways of making an order, methods of payment etc. Yet, if you wish us to provide you with advice on tax or business structuring, you should be aware that this service is chargeable.

We accept phone orders during normal business hours. Credit cards are the preferred method of payment; we accept VISA, MasterCard and Delta. We can accept payment in UK Pounds Sterling, US Dollars, Euros, Australian Dollars and Canadian Dollars. If you call and receive voicemail, just leave your name and number, as clearly and as possible, and we will call you back as soon as possible.

Monday - Friday: 9:30am to 17:30pm
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Sunday: (offices are closed)
Holidays: (offices are closed on all recognized UK holidays).

Money and Payment Policy: 
Coddan accepts all major currencies. We accept Visa, Visa Electron, Visa Purchasing, JCB, MasterCard, Solo, Switch and Delta. We do NOT charge "surcharges" for credit card transactions. If you do not feel comfortable transmitting your credit card number and other information on the Internet, we suggest you place an order online, choose "Credit Card via Phone" as the payment method, and then phone in to give us your credit card number over the