Jurisdiction(s):
United Kingdom

Related legal acts

Key definition

Unregistered company definition

What does Unregistered company mean? In practice, an unregistered company is a body corporate carrying on business for gain in the UK that is not registered under the Companies Acts (for example, some chartered corporations). In UK company law the term is defined in the Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2436). Under those Regulations, it means a body corporate incorporated and with a principal place of business in the United Kingdom, other than: - a body incorporated by, or registered under, a public general enactment; - a body not formed to carry on a business with the object of acquiring gain for the body or its...

United Kingdom unregistered companies: definition, Royal Charter and statutory bodies, structure, share transfers, Companies House filings, applied Companies Act 2006 provisions, PSC regime, and penalties

Published by a LexisNexis Corporate expert

Practice notes

This Practice Note examines the meaning of an Unregistered company under section 1043 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) and the Unregistered Companies Regulations 2009, SI 2009/2436, and sets out the principal characteristics of unregistered companies. The definition captures incorporated bodies that are not formed under the CA 2006 or any other public general Act of Parliament. It does not extend to unincorporated associations.

What is an unregistered company?

An unregistered company is an uncommon type of incorporated entity that is neither formed nor registered under the CA 2006 nor under any other public general Act of Parliament. It includes entities established by private Acts of Parliament (which differ from a public general Act) or by Royal Charter. Companies incorporated by Royal Charter account for by far the largest proportion of unregistered companies (see incorporated by Royal Charter below).

Under the Insolvency Act 1986, the expression unregistered company also encompasses an unincorporated association or a partnership, although this is not the position under the CA 2006. Therefore, unincorporated associations and partnerships are not considered here (details can be found within Practice Notes: Unincorporated associations and The nature of a general)...

To view the latest version of this document and thousands of others like it, sign-in with LexisNexis or register for a free trial.

Web page updated on 22/05/2026

Popular documents

Using the Judicial College Guidelines to assess general damages in personal injury claims

When evaluating a general damages claim, the practitioner ought initially to refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG)...

Tomlin orders in England and Wales: CPR guidance on drafting, confidentiality, approval, variation, enforcement, limitation, CCA issues, court-specific requirements, sample wording and precedents

This Practice Note This Practice Note reviews mechanisms used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order consists of a consent order paired with a schedule. It operates to stay proceedings on terms that have been agreed. The provisions contained in the schedule may remain confidential. This Practice Note describes the scope of confidentiality attaching to the schedule and sets out how it differs from a standard consent order. Sample wording for a Tomlin order is included, alongside links to precedents, as well as guidance on court approval. It also addresses varying, setting aside and enforcing a Tomlin order, including the considerations the court will take into account when handling applications for each. Further guidance is provided on interpreting and applying the relevant provisions of the CPR; however, some courts and divisions impose very specific requirements for both drafting and approval, and for approaching the schedule and confidentiality issues. Accordingly, you must consider the particular rules and court guide provisions in the forum where your claim is proceeding when drawing up the Tomlin order...

Precedent: Deed of Surrender of Lease with Optional Premium, Settlement and Release, Landlord, Mortgagee and Guarantor Consents, Reimbursement and HM Land Registry Provisions (England and Wales)

Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Landlord) [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Tenant) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Guarantor) ] [ [ name of Mortgagee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Mortgagee) ] Definitions Within this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: [ Annual Rent • the annual sum reserved under the Lease; ] [ Insurance Rent • the Tenant’s share of the Landlord’s costs of insuring the Property (as set out in the Lease); ] Lease • the lease of the Property dated [ date ], entered into between (1) [ the Landlord OR [ name ...

Precedent Statutory Declaration: Standard Wording under the Statutory Declarations Act 1835

I, [ name ], of [ address ], solemnly and sincerely state that: [ Matters to be verified, set out in numbered paragraphs ] I make this solemn statement in good conscience, believing it to be true, and pursuant to the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act 1835. DECLARED at [ details ] this [ day ] day of [ month and year ] Before me ................................................................................ [ signature of the person before whom the declaration is made ] A [ commissioner for oaths OR [ solicitor OR [ insert other qualification ] ] authorised to administer oaths ]...