Complete a company formation project: section 2 Corporate Details

Before you start

Before starting a company formation project, you will need to set up the prospective company as a client, then add a company formation project to it.

The company formation project wizard has six sections. Section 2 is about Corporate Details.

Check that the Address displayed is the registered office address of the proposed company.
Check that 'Registered Office' is displayed in the Address drop-down list.
If the Address is incorrect or 'Registered Office' is not displayed, carry out the following steps to edit the address.
Read more about editing a registered address.
1. Select Edit Address List.
2. In the Client screen, edit the address which is to be the Registered Office, or select Add Another Address to create it.
3. Make sure that you have selected Registered Office from the Use for list for the correct office.
4. Select Save & Close.
Check that there is an email address displayed in the Registered Email Address dropdown list.
If the Registered Email Address is incorrect or missing, carry out the following steps to edit the email address.
Read more about editing an email address.
1. Select Edit Email Address List.
2. In the Client screen, edit the email address that is to be the Registered Email Address, or select Add Another Email Address to create it.
3. You may wish to set the email address Type to 'Other' and then eneter the description 'Registered Email Address' next to it, for the record.
4. Select Save & Close.
5. Make sure the email eddress you added or edited is selected in the Registered Email Address dropdown list.
Select Next.

Make sure that the Share Capital table includes the correct details, if any.
If any details of a share class are missing, select Add to enter the details.
If any details of a share class are wrong, select Edit in the Actions column to change them. Enter the correct details, then select Save & Close.
Select Next.

Choose from Model articles – Companies Act 2006, Model articles – Companies Act 2006 amended, or Bespoke articles.
If the company will have amended or bespoke articles, carry out the following steps to upload articles.
Read more about uploading articles.
1. If the amendments to articles or bespoke articles have already been uploaded, select the checkbox next to its name. If not, select New Upload.
2. The Client Documents tab of Onvio Centre opens in a new window. Select Upload.
3. Double-click on the PDF file containing the amended/bespoke articles.
4. Close the Onvio Centre.
5. Back in the Articles of Association section of Tab 2, select Refresh.
6. Select the checkbox next to the name of your newly uploaded PDF.
Select the Restricted checkbox if the amended or bespoke articles contain provision for entrenchment.
Select Next.

Select the YES toggle when the subscribers have confirmed that they wish to form the company for lawful purposes. The confirmation must be given before the company can be formed.
Choose the standard industrial classification of industrial activities code(s) (SIC Code(s)) from the drop-down list that most closely describes the principal activity or activities of the proposed company.
After choosing the first SIC Code, you can select Add a SIC Code to choose up to a further three Codes.
Select Next.

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