Northern Ireland company registration
Form your Northern Ireland limited company online, with Companies House filing and support from our Belfast team.
Is a Limited company right for you?
Suitable for sole founders and businesses with multiple owners, with ownership divided into shares.
How it works
Check availability, then enter your company, director and shareholder details online.
Our team completes the required checks, confirms any queries with you and submits the incorporation to Companies House.
Once incorporated, you receive your company documents and confirmation of registration.
What we’ll need
You’ll need a suitable Northern Ireland registered office. This address appears on the public register.
Our Belfast registered office is available separately if you prefer to use our address.
View registered office service →A private limited company is a legal entity separate from its shareholders. Shareholders normally have liability limited to the amount they have agreed to invest in the company, rather than being personally responsible for all of the company’s debts simply because they own shares.
Directors manage the company and have their own legal and statutory responsibilities.
Formation is the start of the company’s statutory filing responsibilities. The company will need to keep its registered details up to date and make the required Companies House filings, including annual accounts and a confirmation statement.
Changes to directors, the registered office, PSC information and the share structure may also need to be reported. Our Belfast team can help with ongoing statutory filings after incorporation.
Yes. A private limited company can be formed with one person acting as both director and shareholder.
Yes, if the company is registered in Northern Ireland. We can provide this service if required.
Yes. The £199 + VAT formation price includes the Companies House filing fee.
Directors are responsible for running the company, while shareholders own shares in it. The same person can be both a director and a shareholder.
A person with significant control (PSC) is someone who meets one or more statutory control conditions, for example by holding more than 25% of the company’s shares or voting rights.
Yes. For a new company, each proposed director must complete Companies House identity verification and provide their personal code for the incorporation filing.
Yes. The registered office is displayed on the Companies House register. The company’s registered email address is not published.
Check your proposed name, then continue straight into the online order.