Registering your business
You will need to register with a number of different organisations, depending on the type of business you're setting up.
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Register with Companies House
You must register with Companies House if you are a UK limited company or an overseas company with a base in the UK.
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Register a care service
You must register with the Care Inspectorate if you want to run a care service or become a childminder.
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Register as an overseas company
You must register an overseas company with Companies House if you want to set up a place of business in the UK.
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Register of Tobacco and Vaping Product Retailers
If your shop sells tobacco or nicotine vapour products like cigarettes, cigars, rolling tobacco, vapes or e-liquids, then it must be on the register.
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Funeral Sector Register
You should join the Funeral Sector Register if you are or are planning to be a funeral director, a burial authority or cremation authority.