This is our most popular package with UK residents, and includes: The submission of forms detailing your company's executive officers The registration of your £1,000 authorised share capital (a minimum of one share must be issued) Company formation is usually achieved within 6-8 workday hours (Companies House permitting) Payment of UK legal and initiation fees The appointment of your own candidates as directors and secretary (a minimum of two people are required) The following documents will be e-mailed to you (Note: these documents are to be printed and signed): Electronic Certificate of Incorporation (PDF) Electronic Memorandum & Articles of Association (MS Word) Minutes of the First Meeting of Directors (MS Word) Share Certificates and company Register
Economy Package
£ 82.00
Annual Maintenance Fee £50.00
This is our most popular package with EU residents, and includes: The submission of forms detailing your company's executive officers The registration of your £1,000 authorised share capital (a minimum of one share must be issued) Company registration is usually achieved within 6-8 workday hours (Companies House permitting) Payment of UK legal and initiation fees The appointment of your own candidates as directors and secretary (a minimum of two people are required) A registered office address for 12 months, provided by Coddan An application form for the following year's renewal of the Registered Office Address service (£50.00) Annual Return and Annual Account reminder The following documents will be e-mailed to you (Note: these documents are to be printed and signed): Electronic Certificate of Incorporation (PDF) Electronic Memorandum & Articles of Association (MS Word) Minutes of the First Meeting of Directors (MS Word) Share Certificates and company Register
Premier Package
£ 131.95
Annual Maintenance Fee £99.95
This is our most popular package with small business, and includes: The submission of forms detailing your company's executive director The registration of your £1,000 authorised share capital (a minimum of one share must be issued) Company incorporation is usually achieved within 6-8 workday hours (Companies House permitting) Payment of UK legal and initiation fees Applicant appointment of director for company (appointed electronically) A registered office address for 12 months, provided by Coddan An application form for the following year's renewal of the Registered Office Address service (£50.00) Nominee company secretary service for 12 months (next year - £49.95) Annual Return and Annual Account reminder The following documents will be posted to you (these documents will be sent via Royal Mail): The original laminated Certificate of Incorporation A bound copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association The Minutes of the First Directors' Meeting Two printed share certificates and Company Register
Deluxe Package
£ 256.95
Annual Maintenance Fee £224.95
This is our most popular package with overseas residents, and includes: The filing and registration of your company in England The registration of your £1,000 authorized share capital (a minimum of one share must be issued) Company formation is usually achieved within 6-8 workday hours (Companies House permitting) Payment of UK legal and initiation fees A registered office address for 12 months, provided by Coddan An application form for the following year's renewal of the Registered Office Address service (£50.00) Nominee Company secretarial service for 12 months (next year - £49.95) Coddan provides a company nominee director service for 1 year (next year - £125.00) The name of the nominee director & secretary will appear as a public record Annual Return and Annual Account reminder The following documents will be posted to you (these documents will be sent via Royal Mail): The original laminated Certificate of Incorporation A bound copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association The Minutes of the First Directors' Meeting Two printed share certificates and Company' Register A pre-signed, undated letter of resignation from the nominee director A General Power of Attorney signed by nominee director An indemnity Letter for General Power of Attorney A nominee service agreement which provides for the indemnification of the nominees
Name Protection
£ 22.00
Annual Maintenance Fee £60.00
The purpose of this package: This package allows you to register a company name with Companies House and thus prevent this name being used to form a company by anyone else This package includes: The registration of a non-trading limited company with your choice of name Payment of UK legal and initiation fees A nominee director A nominee secretary A nominee shareholder A registered office address Management of the company: Coddan will file the annual return and dormant company accounts on your behalf for an annual fee of £60.00 If you do not wish to renew the management option at the end of term, the company will be dissolved
Business Start-Up: Legal Requirements
Company subscribers may be residents outside the UK You must appoint a minimum of ONE Director There is no maximum number of Directors Directors can be corporate bodies or private individuals A Director can be of any nationality Directors need not be formally trained All companies must appoint a company Secretary Secretaries can be corporate bodies or private individuals A Secretary can be of any nationality. If there is only ONE Director he or she CANNOT also be the Secretary A company must have a minimum of one shareholder who may be a corporate body or an individual No minimum paid up share capital A minimum of one share may be issued Capital may be denominated in any currency Shareholders and directors meetings may take place outside Great Britain The company is required to have a registered office in the UK
They are ideal for remote workers wishing to convey a professional image. A virtual office provider will answer telephone calls on your behalf and transfer them to a private number. Post can be sent to a business centre and forwarded to an appointed address. Most virtual office providers will also provide office and meeting room hire. You can establish your company at a virtual prime-site office address with all the support you need to help your business grow.
The virtual office is the ideal office solution for today's executive, the most convenient way to run your business effectively without the exorbitant expenses of office space rents and employees wages and salaries.
Our virtual office offers your business, a presigious address in London and a London postcode as your business address.
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Coddan offers a variety of services designed to support and compliment your business. Whether your own staff is occupied or you simply can't afford to staff a full time secretary, Coddan can fill the gap by providing you with professional business support service that are second to none. A virtual office assistant is like a secretary, administrative assistant, executive assistant, personal assistant, and confidant all rolled into one - all available to you through the latest technology and the Internet. Therefore, whether you and your virtual office assistant are located in the same town or across the country, you have access to a highly experienced, qualified professional. Who uses a virtual office assistant? Basically anyone who wishes to have a quality office or personal assistant without the hassles of hiring an employee can benefit from my services - doctors, lawyers, contractors and construction companies, small and home-based businesses, artists, executives, real estate and insurance agents - the list goes on. Virtual office, the company has a physical location, but employees have no assigned offices. Employees may have lockers and check out a desk for the day, they may set up an office in their hotel, etc. This term is distinct from virtual company which refers to companies that have no one physical location at all, no collection of inventory that's held by the company, etc.
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We will recieve your mails, phone calls and faxes and handle them according to your instruction. Giving you the freedom to increase your productivity.We know how important it is for the travelling professional to have some space and freedom to be creative even when on the road. With our virtual office solutions, you can use a deskspace or an office for an hour, a week, a month or whenever you need a workspace. We also have conferencing facilities to suit your need whenever you need to meet with your clients and business partners.
Explore your creativity, go where you want to go, achieve all you ever dreamt of achieving.
You dont have to ever miss an opportunity to meet with your clients in professional business environment. Fix the time, come in and be at home. It is your workspace, use it when you want and for how long you need.
Do phones go unanswered? Letters and e-mails not responded to? Is your desk piled with paper? Are the administration duties and the raising of invoices encroaching on your valuable time - the time that is more cost effective when you are out working? Are you a small business who cannot warrant the cost of a full time administration assistant? Would you like your very own reception and office that will conduct your day to day office duties? Do you strive to move your business forward but need that extra support in order to do so? Do you wish to have an office whereby you can receive faxes and e-mailed and ensure that they are responded to immediately? Would you like letters to be typed and sent or quotes faxed or posted? Do you need a presentation producing for that important meeting?
Mail handling and Fowarding: Daily mails and packages are collected and fowarded to any location in the world according to your instructions.
Business Mailing Address: Apply a Prestigious London Address on: Your Company Letterhead; Stationary; Business Cards; Website; Marketing; Advertising.
Call Handling: A Dedicated company telephone number (08) Phone answered in your business or company name. Call patched to any UK/International land line or UK mobile phone. Screen/Divert incoming calls/faxes automatically per your instruction.
Virtual PA: Is your business partner in a remote location, providing a dedicated assistance for all your diary and event management, appointments and schedulels, travel arrangements: booking flights, holidays, hotels, resturants, theatre, car hire and Taxi services as per your instruction.
A standby secretarial assistance for your business needs. Type letters, reports, faxes, emails- from drafts to dictation over the phone. High volume photocopying, book keeping, excel work, etc.
If you have any questions about the virtual offices then please E-Mail or call us: 0800 081 1510 or +44 (0) 207 637 3881, fax: +44 20 7681 3318.
THE BENEFITS OF A VIRTUAL OFFICE
Several different factors are creating excitement about remote computing and fueling this new approach to doing business. The most important of these are:
Eliminate commuting to the office, since many people will be able to work from home. Many feel this would improve employee lifestyles since they would no longer have to spend so much of their work day (and money) traveling to and from work. Significant cost savings that companies would realize over time, as requirements for office space diminish due to fewer people working in a headquarters operation.
Increase in productivity of the individual employee due to the reduction in distractions of the office environment, and the greater time that will be spent working on the job due to the elimination of commuting time. Ability of a field sales or service organization to operate as a fully autonomous unit without having to come into the office to check mail, pick up materials and receive the "marching orders" from their management. Greater speed of communication due to the use of electronic media (i.e. Internet) to communicate rather than the traditional paper flow.
WHAT DO VIRTUAL OFFICES PROVIDE?
Normal services included in a virtual office are:
Personalized telephone answering in your company name Call patching (System that connect you directly with important callers, wherever you are) Postal forwarding (include use of an address where you can register your business) Voicemail Fax number E-mail address Office / meeting room hire Access to offices and meeting rooms On-site helpful support Business correspondence composition such as brochures and flyers.
Prices vary according to how much use you make of facilities like meeting rooms. If you need to hire a room for more than 10 hours a week, it may be worth looking into upgrading to a serviced office or shared office/hotdesking environment. Once in a serviced office, the rental rates for meeting rooms normally drop significantly. Businesses can select which services to use. A company looking for a way to handle incoming calls may choose to use just the telephone answering service as a cheaper alternative to hiring a receptionist.
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS FOR YOU
In association with Gainsborough Business Centre, we may offer you virtual and serviced offices, meeting and conference rooms and associated services for clients at advantageous rates.
Do you work from home? Need a virtual office? You can get an office address without the expense of paying for office space with our virtual office Identity Plan service. This allows you a company address at any Gainsborough Business Centre where we represent your office front by answering and redirecting your telephone calls, and handling your mail. In addition to our basic Identity Plan we have options that include use of meeting rooms where you can hold meetings, conduct interviews or deliver presentations to clients or suppliers. You can book a room for an hour, half a day or full day, and we have different room sizes available to suit any requirement from a two-person meeting to a large conference.
Do you sometimes need a 'real' office? When working away from home or your usual office location, Hot Desking is an instant solution when you need the facilities and space only a real office gives you. You simply walk into a Gainsborough Business Centre, register and take a seat at an allocated workstation with digital handset and high-speed broadband connection.
You get more than just office space with a serviced office from Gainsborough Business Centres. When leasing office space yourself it's more than just getting a location ... there are cleaners, maintenance, furniture, telecoms, IT support and more to worry about. In a serviced office with Gainsborough you can concentrate on running your business, with everyday office necessities taken care of by our dedicated staff.
A virtual office enables you to be flexible, efficient and productive, and we provide virtual offices in and outside of London, giving you an office wherever you are in the world. If you need a business address with five star facilities and full office management services, but do not want the expense of setting up and running a permanent office, a virtual office with Gainsborough (called Identity Plan) is the ideal solution.
When you need an office for a day or even a few hours you will find exactly what you need at a Gainsborough Business Centre. Whether it's a small room for a business meeting or an interview, or a larger one for a conference or special presentation, you can book the facilities you need for the time you need them - on an hourly, half a day or full day basis.
Need an office for a few hours, a day or on a weekly basis? If you are working away from home or your usual office location, but you need the facilities and space only a real office gives you, then Hot Desking provides the solution ... all you have to do is take a seat at an allocated workstation with digital handset, plug into a high speed broadband connection, and you are in action.
An Office Identity combines the benefits of a hot desk and a virtual office. It provides you with a permanent business base, fully operational while you are on the move. This includes mail handing, both incoming and outgoing, telephone answering, voice mail and email accounts. You also get 100 hours of "Hot Desk" office usage every month, with a telephone and high-speed broadband Internet connection.
Do you need a business address but not an office? A virtual office enables you to be flexible, efficient and productive, and we provide virtual offices in and outside of London, giving you an office wherever you are in the world. If you need a business address with five star facilities and full office management services, but do not want the expense of setting up and running a permanent office, a virtual office with Gainsborough (called Identity Plan) is the ideal solution. With a Gainsborough virtual office you have a prestigious mailing address where we will handle all your incoming and outgoing post, voice mail and email, and answer your business calls ... leaving you free to travel, work from home or wherever you wish. In addition to the basic virtual office our Identity Plan options include the use of a boardroom, secretarial services and the ability to have a global network of virtual offices at other Business Centres around the world. Standard office:
Prestigious mailing address DDI telephone number and calls answered in your company name Company voice mail, call forwarding at BT standard rates and speeddialing Your business Mail / E-mail / Fax swiftly forwarded E-mail addresses provided
Executive office. All of the standard plan benefits plus:
An additional DDI number with personal voice mail Automatic call forwarding at BT standard rates, where required FREE boardroom use for TWO half days per month FREE secretarial service for 3 hours per month
Multiple offices. If you already have an Identity Plan or office licence with us, or in any Centre in the Alliance Business Center Network and World Wide Business Centre Network, you can have an Identity Plan in any other Centre in these Networks (including UK).
Serviced Offices. You get more than just office space with a serviced office from Gainsborough Business Centres. When leasing office space yourself it's more than just getting a location ... there are cleaners, maintenance, furniture, telecoms, IT support and more to worry about. In a serviced office with Gainsborough you can concentrate on running your business, with everyday office necessities taken care of by our dedicated staff. Advantages of serviced offices:
Move in quickly - often within 24 hours No hidden 'extras' such as heating, security etc. No big capital outlay Fixed, manageable overheads Complete maintenance including daily cleaners, decoration, building repairs etc. Wide range of facilities including free tea/coffee, chilled water, breakout areas etc.
Need to get operating quickly? You can be up and running more quickly than you might think as we have office suites ready to go. You can generally move in within 24 hours of your rental confirmation, with no lengthy negotiations or searches for references: deposits are affordable and leasing commitments are extremely flexible. Each office can be adapted to your particular requirements - you simply tell us what you need and we'll get it ready for you including furniture, telephones and full IT network.
Manage your office costs effectively as our serviced offices are charged a fully inclusive price which includes rent, business and water rates, service charges, heating and cleaning. There is also no capital outlay for furniture, telephones or networking, so you have much lower finance requirements than with a conventional lease arrangement. And with our friendly reception staff greeting your visitors and answering phones in your company name, your salary costs and staff management overhead are reduced. Our office support services include:
Stationery supplies Mail handling - incoming and outgoing Receptionist / telephone answering Faxing Photocopying Office administration Accountancy
Meeting and Conference Rooms. When you need an office for a day or even a few hours you will find exactly what you need at a Gainsborough Business Centre. Whether it's a small room for a business meeting or an interview, or a larger one for a conference or special presentation, you can book the facilities you need for the time you need them - on an hourly, half a day or full day basis. All our meeting rooms are air conditioned and heated, have flip charts and pens and a high speed internet connection and can be configured with your requirements for tables, desks and chairs. Our larger boardrooms have audio/video presentation equipment can be made available. We can take care of everything as you can take advantage of the extra services you get at a Gainsborough Business Centre. You can arrange for such services as faxing and photocopying and we will can even organise a full catering service if you wish - which is in addition to the complimentary tea and coffee we provide for all our meeting rooms.
PERSONAL & BUSINESS PHONE NUMBERS
0800 Numbers: 0800 numbers gives you a national presence and demonstrates to customers that you are thinking about their needs. Because 0800 numbers are free to call, customers can call you without worrying about the cost, this is vital to retaining caller interest if callers are likely to incurr a long call or if they are likely to remain on hold or in a queue. If you wish customers to extend their call to answer marketing research calls, or to listen to further product promotions they are more likely to do so if they are not worrying how much it is costing them!
0808 Numbers: 0808 numbers are now available as an alternative to 0800 free phone numbers. Just like 0800 numbers 0808 numbers give you a national presence and demonstrate to customers that you are thinking about ther needs. Because 0808 numbers are free to call, customers can call you without worrying about the cost, this is vital to retaining caller interest if callers are likely to incur a long call or if they are likely to remain on hold or in a queue. If you wish customers to extend their call to answer marketing research calls, or to listen to further product promotions they are more likely to do so if they are not worrying how much it is costing them!
0845 Numbers: 0845 numbers gives you a national rather than a local or regional presence and all your callers pay the same wherever they in the UK, all callers will pay a local rate for their call regardless of which part of te country they are calling from. Use 0845 numbers where you don’t want to fully subsidies all of your collective callers charges but don’t mind paying some of the charges, especially where callers would otherwise incur a national rate charge.
0870 Numbers: 0870 numbers gives you a national presence; callers are treated equally regardless of where in the country they are calling from. Use 0870 numbers where you want to present a national image but without subsidizing the callers charges. Callers are charged at national rate, more than a local rate call, so it is ideal if you want callers to think before they call you. In the case of support calls it can encourage the caller to think about whether they already have the answer to their questions!
0871 Numbers: 0871 numbers give you a European reach and shows that your business is ready to trade across Europe and beyond. Calls to 0871 numbers can be forwarded to the following destinations: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA. Coming Soon: Andorra, Ireland & Liechtenstein.
0207 numbers are associated with central London. Rightly or wrongly, many people perceive central London based businesses as being bigger, more reliable or more trustworthy. Using a central London phone number may therefore help to assure callers of your good standing and give your contact telephone number more prestige. Alternatively you may be a London business wanting a simple way to get additional phone or fax numbers with the dm features. Callers to these numbers pay the same as they would any London phone number, for some UK callers it may be a local call for some it may be a national rate call.
0207 numbers can be quickly and easily set up without the need for installing equipment. All that’s needed from you is a telephone number where all the calls will be routed to (e.g. head office, telesales office, customer services centre etc). Why use a 0207 Central London Telephone Number? Companies use 0207 Central London Telephone Number to establish a presence in Central London, or to be able to receive calls from outside the UK and divert them to landlines or mobiles in London, the UK or across the World. Virtual size - 0207 Central London Telephone Number - unlike other marketing numbers, have the advantage of being geographically specific. This means that company can give the impression of being located in London, whilst enjoying the lower rents outside of Central London and enabling it to compete with businesses much larger than itself. Increasing new business - Your business can expand into new national or local markets, simply by using an 0207 London Number, imagine with the advent of the 2012 Olympic Games coming to London (possibly) London is likely to experience a surge in people wanting to do business with companies with a presence in London. Why not get a virtual presence now, and get to the front of the queue for Contracts being handed out to London Businesses. Retaining Customers - a 0207 London Number encourages existing and new customers to keep in contact and demonstrates that your business is focused on their needs. This helps build strong, lasting relationships.
Fax to Email Telephone Numbers. Fax to Email Telephone Numbers are as the name suggests, Telephone Numbers which allow faxes to be received as an email attachment. This means that absolutely everyone with access to the Internet can receive faxes in their email inbox. No more waiting for the fax to ring, run out of paper, run out of fax-roll or ink, or even get jammed, Receive Faxes as PDFs or as TIFF files, save, share, or print your incoming faxes. The fax number that is the perfect alternative to a fax machine, no paper, no fax rolls, no engaged faxes, & multifunction fax features that allow you to electronically store, share, & scan documents. Do users need to buy any new software or hardware to use the fax to email service? No, most operating systems come with a standard image viewer. These viewers can be used to view the faxes. When the fax to email service is set to deliver PDF documents you can use the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the faxed PDF.
USA cheap +1 800, 888 or 866 toll free numbers for your business or home office. Do you run a small business out of your home? Have a home office? Commute to work on your computer? Get a toll free phone number so that your customers (clients or co-workers) will be able to reach you easily whether you are at home or out. Toll free number services can provide you with 800, 888, and 866 toll free phone numbers AND forward the incoming calls to your home number or mobile phone. Take the calls at your desk, in the car or in your "corner office" at Starbucks. Interested? These services are easy to use and very affordable. Why get a toll free phone number? Toll free phone numbers help meet several key needs for someone working or running a business at home. If your company has clients located in a different country, the 800 services will allow these clients to call you at no charge to them! Consider these possibilities: Communicate a professional image - Having a toll free number for your business or home office shows you are serious about serving your customers and clients well. Answer business phone calls anywhere - A toll free number service can forward the incoming calls to any number. Have calls forwarded to your cell phone and handle business calls when traveling or while reading the paper at Starbucks. Make your business or sales website more effective - Giving website visitors a phone contact number will help win the trust and business of prospective customers and clients.
UK Pre-Pay Simcards. If you have an old mobile phone that you would like convert to pre-pay, why not put a pre-pay SIM card in to it. We may offer you pre-pay simcards from the following providers: Orange (25p per min for first 3 minutes each day, then just 5p per minute after that), T-Mobile (Free Voicemail,30p per min for first £10 spent each month. 20p per min between £10 to £20 spent each month. 10p per min for £20 plus spent each month), O2 (35p per min Peak. 10p per min Evenings. 2p per min at Weekends. Can transfer to Pay & Go Talkalot), Vodafone (25p per min for first 3 minutes each day, then just 5p per minute after that) and Virgin Mobile (15p per min for first 5 minutes each day, then just 5p per minute after that. £5 credit on card). And we may offer you pre pay phones from Vodaphone, Orange, T-Mobile, O2 and Virgin Mobile.
Pre pay cards are available from the following countries: Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Thailand and USA.
If you want to get Spanish 902 (national rate), 803, 806, 807 or 906 (premium rate - chat lines etc.,) please call or email us your enquiry.
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This is our most popular package with UK residents, and includes:
The submission of forms detailing your company's executive officers
Do phones go unanswered? Letters and e-mails not responded to?