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This checklist provides a concise guide to the actions required and the documents to assemble for an unlimited company to re-register as a private limited company under Part 7 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Preliminary considerations Step Notes/Resources Tick box when step complete or matter considered Are the company and its directors fully informed of the additional restrictions and obligations that apply to private limited companies when compared with unlimited companies? If not, ensure they understand: the need to file accounts; members’ status will shift from unlimited liability to liability limited to the amount paid for their shares (or to the amount set out in the statement of guarantee, if the company is to be limited by guarantee); the company will be subject to share capital maintenance rules that did not previously apply to it as an unlimited company. Re-registration of an unlimited company as limited CA 2006, s 448 CA 2006, ss...

This checklist offers a concise overview of actions and paperwork needed to re-register a private limited company as unlimited under Part 7 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Preliminary considerations Is the company fully apprised of what becoming unlimited entails? Directors and members should note: no obligation to file accounts at Companies House (CA 2006, s 448); capital maintenance rules do not constrain an unlimited company (CA 2006, s 690); members’ liability is unlimited, so they must be prepared to financially back the company. Re-registration of a private limited company as an unlimited company Has the company been re-registered as limited before? If yes, it cannot convert to unlimited (CA 2006, s 102(2)). Can the company secure unanimous consent of all members to re-register as an unlimited company? ...

This checklist offers a brief overview of the actions to take and the paperwork to prepare for a public limited company to convert to a private unlimited company under Part 7 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006)... Preliminary considerations Ensure the company fully understands the consequences of becoming unlimited. Members and directors should note that: an unlimited company is not obliged to file accounts at Companies House (CA 2006, s 448); capital maintenance rules do not restrict an unlimited company (CA 2006, s 690); and members’ liability has no ceiling, so they must be prepared to support the company financially. Re-registration of a public company as private and unlimited Confirm whether the company has previously been re-registered as limited or unlimited; if it has, re-registration as unlimited is not permitted (CA 2006, s 109(2)). Be satisfied that unanimous assent of the members can be secured for...

Mergers The CMA imposed an IEO regarding Topps Tiles Plc’s completed acquisition of certain assets from Tildist Realisations Limited (formerly CTD Tiles Limited)—see case page. NOTE—For all current CMA merger cases, see UK mergers—ongoing cases tracker. Subsidy control The Subsidy Advice Unit accepted a referral from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on proposed Industrial Carbon Capture and Waste ICC business model schemes—see case page. The Subsidy Advice Unit accepted a referral from the same department on a proposed subsidy for Cromarty Firth Port Authority—see case page. NOTE—For all referrals under the Subsidy Control Act 2022, see UK subsidy control—cases tracker. Private actions On 2 October 2024, the CAT issued an order in The Scottish Ministers and The Scottish Health Boards v Accord‑UK Limited (formerly Actavis UK Limited) & Others, a damages claim against Allergan Unlimited Company stemming from the CMA’s July 2021 infringement decision on 10mg and 20mg immediate‑release...

Austen Hays announced it has filed a claim in the High Court, asserting that Grindr violated data protection rules by unlawfully handling and disclosing users’ 'highly sensitive' medical information to third parties without permission. According to the firm, advertising partners including Localytics and Apptimize received private data from Grindr’s users between May 2018 and April 2020, and potentially for a longer period, the firm added in its claim. Founded in 2009, the app calls itself 'the largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans and queer people', claiming 'millions of daily users' who use its location-based technology to connect across more than 190 countries. Austen Hays said the breaches enabled a 'potentially unlimited number' of third parties to direct advertisements at users and tailor those promotions. These third parties either delivered adverts themselves or operated as so-called adtech intermediaries, with the potential to pass data on to additional entities. The allegations concern data protection law...

Methanex Trinidad (Titan) Unlimited v The Board of Inland Revenue (Trinidad and Tobago) [2025] UKPC 20 What are the practical implications of this case? The Privy Council’s ruling underscores the primacy of correctly identifying the legal character of routine commercial payments and intra‑group transactions, and how that legal characterisation interfaces with the application of tax treaties. It dismissed the suggestion that the supposed ‘substance’ of the dealings in question departed from their legal form; rather, the transactions were to be treated as they stood in law. As the payments were neither ‘artificial’ nor ‘fictitious’, the tax authority was required to apply the CARICOM Tax Treaty to the transactions as it found them, and was not permitted to re‑label or recast them as anything else at law. In this way, the decision confirms that ordinary corporate arrangements, where genuine, must be respected for treaty purposes. The judgment is also a significant precedent on the principles of interpretation that apply to international tax treaties, guiding how such agreements should be...

This Practice Note looks at the principal considerations and steps when establishing a company limited by shares or by guarantee. What is a company? A company is a business vehicle that exists as a separate legal entity, distinct from its members. It is owned by its members and run by its directors. It is governed by the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Companies are widely used; more than 5 million are on the UK public register maintained by Companies House. Under the CA 2006, the following company types are available: Public or private companies limited by shares — see Practice Notes: Private companies limited by shares and Public companies limited by shares Private companies limited by guarantee (primarily used by charities and other not-for-profit organisations — see Practice Note: Companies limited by guarantee) Unlimited companies (comparatively uncommon — see Practice Note: Unlimited companies) For details on other business vehicles, see Practice Note: Forms of business vehicle — fundamentals....

This Practice Note outlines the key features of a private company limited by shares. It also explains the principal differences from public companies limited by shares, and why this structure might be selected as the preferred business vehicle rather than another UK company form. What is a private company limited by shares? A private company limited by shares is a distinct legal person, separate from its members. Ownership rests with members through their shareholdings, while directors run the company in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) and the company’s constitutional document, the articles of association. This is a widely adopted vehicle. The Companies House public register records over five million limited companies, of which more than 95% are private companies limited by shares. The other UK company types available under the CA 2006 are: public companies limited by shares—see Practice Note: Public companies limited by shares private companies limited by guarantee, which are primarily used by charities and other not-for-profit...

FORTHCOMING CHANGE : In the inaugural Budget of the new Labour administration on 30 October 2024, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, announced that the currently unlimited 100% rate of APR will be restricted to the first £1m of value, taking into account the value of business property relief held by the taxpayer and which is also eligible for 100% relief. This change is expected to take effect on 6 April 2026...

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