Home/Us or Companies House?
Should you use us, or go straight to Companies House?
You can register a company yourself, today, for the statutory fee alone. Here is the honest comparison, including the cases where doing it yourself is plainly the right answer.
What each route actually gives you
| What you need | Companies House direct | Through us |
|---|---|---|
| The incorporation itself | Yes — £100 statutory fee, filed online by you | Yes — same filing, same £100 passed on at cost, plus our fee from £12.99 |
| Name checked before you submit | No — the register is searchable, but the “same as” reduction and the sensitive words list are yours to apply | Yes — rules and register, before anything is filed. Free to anyone, customer or not |
| Keeping your home address off the register | No — you must supply an address you control, and it is published | Yes — registered office and director service address |
| Statutory post handled | No — it goes to whatever address you gave | Yes — logged on arrival, scanned, forwarded |
| Identity verification | Yes — you can verify directly with Companies House at no charge | Yes — as an authorised corporate service provider, with the evidence checked first |
| Knowing what is due, and when | Partly — reminders are sent to the registered office and the email on file | Yes — dates recorded, reminders before they fall due, and an account showing them |
| Being told the structure you picked is wrong | No — Companies House registers what you submit; it does not advise | Yes — before you pay, not after |
| Bank account introductions | No | Yes — no fee, and no account can be guaranteed by anyone |
Go direct if…
Register directly at gov.uk — we would rather tell you that than sell you something you do not need.
Use an agent if…
What no agent can do
File your company faster than Companies House processes it. Guarantee a name will be accepted. Guarantee a bank account. Remove a residential address that has already been published. Anyone claiming otherwise is selling something they do not control, and the same is true of us.
Describe the situation and we will tell you which
Including when the answer is “do it yourself, here is the link”. We would rather lose the sale than take a fee for something you did not need.
Which route suits me?
Tell us what you are trying to do and we will reply with what is involved. No obligation, and we will say so plainly if what you need is not something we do.