PART 2REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Requirements for registration
Registration documents4
1
An application for registration of the company must be delivered to the registrar together with the documents required by this regulation and a statement of compliance.
2
The application for registration must state—
a
the name with which the company is proposed to be registered,
b
whether the company’s registered office is to be situated in England and Wales (or in Wales), in Scotland or in Northern Ireland,
c
whether the liability of the members of the company is to be limited, and if so whether it is to be limited by shares or by guarantee, and
d
whether the company is to be a private or a public company.
3
The application must contain—
a
in the case of a joint stock company, a statement of capital and initial shareholdings (see regulation 5);
b
in the case of a company that is to be limited by guarantee, a statement of guarantee (see regulation 6);
c
a statement of the company’s proposed officers (see regulation 7).
4
The application must contain—
a
a statement of the intended address of the company’s registered office, and
b
a copy of any enactment, royal charter, letters patent, deed of settlement, contract of partnership or other instrument constituting or regulating the company.
5
The application must be delivered—
a
to the registrar of companies for England and Wales, if the registered office of the company is to be situated in England and Wales (or in Wales);
b
to the registrar of companies for Scotland, if the registered office of the company is to be situated in Scotland;
c
to the registrar of companies for Northern Ireland, if the registered office of the company is to be situated in Northern Ireland.