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Starting a company

Starting a company

What insurance does a newly formed company actually need?

One type is a legal requirement, several are contractual requirements, and the rest depend on what you would lose.

8 September 2026 · 5 min read

Starting a company

Does your company need a company secretary?

Optional for a private company since 2008 — but the work the role used to do still has to be done by somebody.

30 August 2026 · 4 min read

Starting a company

How to register a company in the UK

The eight things Companies House needs, what each one commits you to, and the decisions that are permanent.

19 August 2026 · 7 min read

Starting a company

Choosing SIC codes, and why they matter more than you think

Picked in thirty seconds at formation, then read for years by banks, insurers and lenders as a statement of what you actually do.

14 August 2026 · 4 min read

Starting a company

What a shareholders' agreement actually covers

The document nobody wants to pay for, and the one that decides what happens when two founders stop agreeing.

6 August 2026 · 6 min read

Starting a company

How many shares should you issue when you form a company?

Why one share is the most commonly regretted decision at formation, and what to do instead — at exactly the same cost.

4 August 2026 · 5 min read

Starting a company

Sole trader or limited company: which should you be?

The differences that actually matter — liability, tax, credibility and paperwork — and the point at which incorporating usually starts to pay.

2 August 2026 · 6 min read

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