Company Formation Offers publishes practical company formation guides and detailed provider comparisons. Meet the editors behind our research, from registration decisions to ongoing filing obligations.
Formation research
Alex Morgan
Company formation editor
Registration, ownership and getting started
Alex leads our coverage of the decisions founders make before and during incorporation: choosing between sole trader and limited company, checking a company name, selecting SIC codes, allocating shares, appointing directors and recording people with significant control. Alex writes step-by-step guides that separate what the law requires from what providers sell as optional extras, so readers can see exactly what they need to pay for.
“Most founders only form a company once. My job is to make sure they understand every choice on the application before they pay for anything.”
Limited company registrationShare structures and PSCsRegistered office and address privacyCompanies House identity verificationFormation package comparison
— Trace registration rules to Companies House
— Separate legal requirements from optional extras
Maya covers everything a director must file and pay after incorporation: statutory accounts, Corporation Tax, the confirmation statement, PAYE, VAT and directors’ own Self Assessment. Her guides distinguish Companies House deadlines from HMRC deadlines, show the assumptions behind every calculation and flag where a company’s circumstances mean it should speak to a qualified accountant.
“A deadline missed in year one can cost more than the formation itself. I want every director to know their dates before the first invoice goes out.”
Corporation Tax and CT600 returnsStatutory accounts and filing deadlinesDirector salary, dividends and loansPAYE, VAT and Making Tax DigitalLate-filing penalties
— Distinguish tax deadlines from accounts deadlines
— Check arithmetic and example assumptions
— Identify situations requiring a qualified adviser
Banking, formation packages and subscription value
Sam researches the full cost of each provider: government fees, VAT, account eligibility, transaction charges, address renewals, subscriptions and the conditions behind cashback and referral rewards. Every review is built from the provider’s own published terms, pricing pages and help articles, with a dated research record and a clear line between published evidence and third-party customer feedback.
“The headline price is only the start. I look for the condition, the renewal and the fee that turns a cheap deal into an expensive one.”
Business bank accountsFormation and accounting bundlesReferral rewards and cashback termsTotal first-year cost analysisProvider terms and cancellation
— Compare total costs and commitments
— Read reward and eligibility conditions
— Keep customer feedback distinct from our research
Editorial standards, clarity and commercial disclosure
Jordan sets the standards every page on Company Formation Offers must meet: official sources first, plain English, clearly labelled examples, dated facts and visible commercial disclosure. Jordan edits our running-a-company guidance and signs off the structure of every guide and review before publication.
“Readers should always be able to see where a fact came from and who benefits when they click.”
Editorial standards and sourcingDirectors’ duties and company administrationCommercial and affiliate disclosureCorrections and content updatesPlain-English explanation
— Check sources and evidence limitations
— Keep affiliate influence visible
— Ensure claims and examples are properly labelled
Our evidence standard prioritises official sources, distinguishes published terms from customer opinion and compares like-for-like costs. Research dates and source lists make assessments traceable. Commercial relationships, assumptions and unresolved evidence are stated separately from editorial conclusions.
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