Public Limited Company – PLC

We can incorporate a PLC for you with your own choice of name. The primary difference between Public Limited Company (PLC) and a Private Limited Company (Ltd) is the Public Company’s shares may be offered for sale to the public.

PLC Fees to Incorporate

Company Formation – £560
Registered Office fee – £600
Due Diligence – £180
Company Secretary required – £1000
UK Tax Agent advised – £1200

PLC Requirements

No residency requirements for the shareholders or directors
There must be a minimum of 2 directors
A director can be of any nationality
At least one shareholder
All companies must appoint a qualified Company Secretary
Share Capital of £50,000 of which 25% must be paid up
The company is required to have a Registered Office in the UK

Obtaining PLC Status:

There are 4 methods:

1> We incorporate a new PLC, initially with say 2 Directors and 2 Shareholders, on the day of incorporation we then appoint additional Directors and Shareholders, lot quicker this way.
2> convert your existing Ltd to a PLC, this will require that the latest accounts are Audited.
3> purchase a Ready-Made PLC from us.
4> purchase an established Ltd (up to 20 years old) and convert to PLC.

Starting Trading as a PLC – Certificate to Commence Trading

A PLC must not begin business or exercise any borrowing powers until it has a certificate issued under Companies Act confirming that the company has an issued Share Capital of £50,000. We obtain this certificate from Companies House and once issued, the certificate is proof that the company is entitled to commence trading and borrow.

A PLC must have a minimum issued capital of £50,000. At least £12,500 of this must be fully paid up before the Registrar of Companies can issue a Certificate for Commencement of Trading. The certificate must be issued before your company commences any business transactions or borrowing, conduct business or exercise borrowing powers unless it has obtained a Trading Certificate from Companies House, confirming that it has the minimum allotted share capital.

Public Limited Companies

A public limited company must comply with the following:

It must state that it is a public limited company in its company name.
The memorandum must contain a clause stating that it is a public limited company and the name must end with PLC
It must have an issued share capital of at least £50,000 of which 25% must be paid up.

Advantage of a Public Company

A PLC has access to capital markets and can offer its shares for sale to the public and can also place advertisements offering its securities for sale to the public.

The prestige of having “PLC” at the end of your company name is substantial.

We have PLC’s available immediately, fully inclusive of all necessary documentation. In addition we have 50+ aged shelf companies up to 20 years old, which can be converted to PLC.

Company Secretarial Services

Every public limited company must have a qualified or experienced Company Secretary. We will provide your PLC with Company Secretarial services to ensure that the statutory requirements are fulfilled, and with good governance, remains in good standing and compliant with UK law.

We provide a company secretarial service to ensure that important statutory requirements are fulfilled, including the filing of the confirmation statement (annual returns) and accounts.

As your company secretary we can also offer the preparation and submission of the confirmation statement , where necessary, showing the details of the directors, secretary, shareholders and any share transfers that occurred during the previous year.

Administrative Duties

Keeping, and making available for inspection, the company’s registers on behalf of the directors, including the:
Register of member
Register of directors’ and secretary’s interests
Ensuring that documents are filed with the Registrar of Companies within the prescribed time limits such as the company’s annual and other returns

Maintaining Statutory Registers

As your company secretary we can maintain your statutory registers which include:

The register of members – unless external Registrar is used
The register of directors and secretaries
The register of directors’ interests
The register of charges

Registered Office

We will make our UK address available as the Registered Office of your PLC. Inland Revenue and the Registrar of Companies official documents will be served at the Registered Office.

UK Tax Agent

We will obtain a Corporation Tax Inland Revenue Tax ID for your company.

We will then deal with all your company tax correspondence with the H M Revenue & Customs.

The HMRC will then correspond direct with you and UK Company Secretaries Ltd regarding all of the taxation affairs of your company
We will deal with the initial registration forms received from H M Revenue & Customs upon incorporation
We will advise you and submit your companies annual Corporation Tax return

As company secretary we can deal with the notifications to the UK registry concerning the appointments and terminations of the company directors as notified to us through written and signed resolutions.

PROtected Online Filing Scheme – PROOF

We will apply for a government authentication code for your PLC so we can file documents electronically with Companies House. It is an online filing service, it enables companies to protect themselves from unauthorised changes to their company’s record. These include documents for an appointment, termination or change of particulars of the company directors and persons of significant control.

Service Addresses for Directors of your PLC

We offer a service address facility which protects the privacy of your director’s home addresses.

Directors of your company can use our address as the service address for the purposes of public records and for official documents to be served.

This facility will protect privacy of your director’s home address