Change of Company Name Pack

Everything needed to change a company’s registered name – a name checklist, board minutes, written special resolution, NM01 filing checklist, customer notification letter and an update checklist for banks, HMRC and stationery.

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Guidance notes included
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Company secretarial

Change of Company Name Pack

About this document

What it’s for

A company can change its name by special resolution of the shareholders (or by any other method its articles allow). The change takes effect only when Companies House issues a certificate of incorporation on change of name. This pack takes you through choosing a name that will be accepted, passing the resolution, filing, and telling everyone who needs to know.

When to use it

  • When rebranding, after a sale or merger, or to match a trading name
  • Before ordering new signs, stationery or website changes
  • When Companies House directs a company to change a name that is too similar to another

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • Part 1 – New name checklist
  • Part 2 – Board minutes
  • Part 3 – Written special resolution
  • Part 4 – Companies House filing checklist
  • Part 5 – Letter to customers and suppliers
  • Part 6 – Who to update

How to complete it

  • Check the new name using the checklist in Part 1
  • Pass the board resolution and the shareholders’ written special resolution (Parts 2 and 3)
  • File form NM01 with Companies House and, once the certificate is issued, use Parts 5 and 6 to update everything

Key points to check

  • Changing the registered name does not change the company number, contracts, assets or liabilities
  • Check trade marks as well as Companies House – a name that is free to register can still infringe someone’s trade mark

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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