LLP formation · Northern Ireland
Form your LLP with Companies House filing and guidance from our Belfast team.
Is an LLP right for you?
An LLP has members instead of shareholders and directors. It offers limited liability while retaining a partnership structure.
How it works
Check your LLP name, then provide the member and designated-member details.
We review the details, complete the required checks and submit your LLP incorporation.
After incorporation, you receive the LLP documents and confirmation of registration.
What we’ll need
If you want ownership through shares and directors rather than members, a Limited company may be the better fit.
Compare with Limited company →A limited liability partnership is incorporated at Companies House and exists as a legal entity in its own right. It has members rather than shareholders and directors, and members can take part in managing the business.
No. An LLP has members, including designated members responsible for certain statutory duties.
No. LLP ownership is through membership rather than share capital.
An LLP needs at least two members and must have at least two designated members at all times. If there are fewer than two designated members, the remaining members can be treated as designated members under the statutory rules.
An LLP agreement is an important part of setting up the LLP because it records how the LLP will be run, including decision-making, members’ responsibilities and how members can join or leave.
Yes. An LLP member can be an individual or a corporate body.
Designated members have additional statutory responsibilities, including ensuring annual accounts and confirmation statements are filed and that certain changes are reported to Companies House.
Check your proposed name, then continue straight into the online order.