GoForma handles your Companies House limited company formation correctly. From registration and articles of association to your first set of accounts and a dedicated accountant: everything you need to trade as a limited company from day one.
Trusted by UK contractors, freelancers and limited-company directors since 2020.
Pick the situation closest to yours to see what your accountant handles. Every client works with an ACCA or AAT qualified accountant.
First-time directors
What we cover
Anyone forming their first limited company: we handle the Companies House registration and explain what comes next.
Anyone forming their first limited company: we handle the Companies House registration and explain what comes next.
Contractors going limited
What we cover
Day-rate contractors moving off umbrella or PAYE into their own limited company for the flexibility it gives outside IR35.
Day-rate contractors moving off umbrella or PAYE into their own limited company for the flexibility it gives outside IR35.
Freelancers incorporating
What we cover
Freelancers weighing up whether a limited company's flexibility is worth the extra admin and running costs.
Freelancers weighing up whether a limited company's flexibility is worth the extra admin and running costs.
Startup founders
What we cover
Founders launching a venture-backed or bootstrapped startup, alone or with co-founders.
Founders launching a venture-backed or bootstrapped startup, alone or with co-founders.
Property investors (SPV)
What we cover
Property investors creating a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) limited company for buy-to-let or development.
Property investors creating a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) limited company for buy-to-let or development.
E-commerce & online businesses
What we cover
Online sellers (Shopify, Amazon, Etsy) ready to formalise as a UK limited company.
Online sellers (Shopify, Amazon, Etsy) ready to formalise as a UK limited company.
Not just the filings: the dedicated accountant, the contract guidance, the software, and the structure that makes set up a limited company actually work for you.
Registration filed online with Companies House, and your Certificate of Incorporation provided once it is approved.
Standard Memorandum and Articles of Association for your company.
Shares allocated to the shareholders you name at registration.
Your Corporation Tax deadlines tracked with filing reminders when you take a monthly package.
Monthly PAYE payroll for 1 director with the Start Bundle and above.
VAT registration and quarterly returns with the Operate Bundle.
| Feature | GoForma | Companies House direct |
|---|---|---|
| Companies House registration | £158, or £79 for new accounting clients, including the £100 fee | £100 fee, you file it |
| FreeAgent software | Included with a monthly package | ✗ |
| Registered office guidance | ✓ | ✗ |
| Confirmation statement | Operate Bundle, or £80 one-off | £50 fee, you file it |
| Ongoing accounting | From £28 a month | n/a |
Your limited company registered at Companies House, plus the HMRC, banking and software setup that turns it into a trading business.
A free call to talk through your structure, share allocation and director arrangements before we file anything.
We check the name is available at Companies House, draft the IN01 form and confirm directors, shareholders and share classes.
We file your application online. Companies House usually registers a company within 24 hours and issues the Certificate of Incorporation.
Corporation Tax, PAYE and VAT (where applicable) set up with your monthly accounting package.
FreeAgent set up with your monthly package, and guidance on opening a business bank account with a provider such as Tide, Starling, Wise or HSBC.
Stay with GoForma from £28/month for a limited company, or take just the formation.
Quoted word for word from our Google reviews, under the names Google shows.
GoForma, with Kabir and Parth, have been very helpful, friendly and patient in my first six months operating a limited company. I would highly recommend their services.
It is a great company with excellent service. Definitely the first port of call for independent consultants and those keen to start their own business. Thank you for filling in a niche in the market.
I've been working with Kabir for a few weeks now and couldn't be happier.
If you want to get rid of most of the headache of managing your company accounts then I can't recommend GoForma enough!
Read all 72 reviews on Google.
From Companies House registration to your first set of accounts, we guide you through every step of forming a UK limited company. Our process gets you started correctly.
Guides
Whether a company suits you, how registration works, and the registrations that follow incorporation.
Your accounting matters too much to be handed off to an offshore team you'll never meet. Every GoForma client gets a named, UK-qualified accountant, with a London office and a phone number that picks up.
UK off-payroll working rules. They decide whether a contractor working through a limited company is genuinely in business or is a 'disguised employee' for tax purposes.
Read the official HMRC / gov.uk guidanceThe tax a UK limited company pays on its taxable profits, currently between 19% and 25% of profit depending on profit level. Filed annually via a CT600 return.
Read the official HMRC / gov.uk guidanceThe annual personal tax return that a limited-company director files for their own income, typically dividends, salary and other personal income. Deadline: 31 January.
Read the official HMRC / gov.uk guidanceHMRC's programme that requires VAT-registered and self-employed taxpayers to keep digital records and file via approved software like FreeAgent.
Read the official HMRC / gov.uk guidanceAn annual filing to Companies House confirming the company's directors, shareholders and registered office. Separate from CT and SA, but every limited company has to file one.
Read the official HMRC / gov.uk guidanceA set of HMRC rules for the construction sector where contractors deduct money from subcontractor payments at source and pass it to HMRC as advance tax.
Read the official HMRC / gov.uk guidance
