Sensitive Words

When forming a company your name is not allowed if it contains a “sensitive” word. It is however sometimes possible to form a company with one of these sensitive words and we would be happy to help you with this. Below is a list of examples. Please feel free to contact us with any queries.

  • Accounts Commission for Scotland
  • Accredit/Accreditation/Accredited/Accrediting
  • Adjuticator
  • Alba Na h-Alba/Albannach
  • Archwilydd Cyffredinol Cymru
  • Association
  • Assurance/Assurer
  • Audit Commission
  • Auditor General/Audit Office
  • Auditor General for Northern Ireland
  • Auditor General for Scotland / Audit Scotland
  • Auditor General for Wales
  • Banc / Bank / Banking
  • Benevolen
  • Breatainn / Breatannac
  • Brenin / Brenhines
  • Brenhinol / Brenhiniaeth
  • Britain / British
  • Chamber of: Commerce / Business / Enterprise / Industry / Trade / Training
  • Charitable / Charity
  • Charter
  • Chartered
  • Chartered Accountant / ICAEW
  • Chartered Secretary
  • Chartered Surveyor
  • Child Maintenance / Child Support
  • Comhairle
  • Coimisean
  • Comisiwn
  • Comisiwn / Cynulliad / Cenedlaethol / CymruCommission
  • Community Benefit Society
  • Comptroller and Auditor General
  • Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland
  • Co-operative
  • Co-operative Society
  • Council
  • Cymru / Cymreig / Cymraeg
  • Cyngor
  • Cynulliad / Cenedlaethol / Cymru
  • Dental / Dentistry
  • Dentist / Dental Surgeon / Dental / Practitioner
  • Diùc / Ban-diùc
  • Dug / Duges
  • Duke / Duchess
  • Ei Fawrhydi / Ei Mawrhydi
  • England / of England / English
  • Federation
  • Financial Conduct Authority / Financial Services Authority
  • Financial Reporting Council
  • Foundation
  • Friendly Society
  • Fund
  • Government
  • The Governor and Company of the Bank of England
  • Gwasanaeth iechyd
  • Health and Safety Executive
  • Health and Social Care Board
  • Health centre / Health service
  • Health visitor
  • His Majesty / Her Majesty
  • House of Commons / House of Lords
  • HPSS / HSC
  • Inspectorate
  • Institute / Institution
  • Insurance / Insurer
  • Judicial appointment
  • King
  • Law Commission
  • Licensing
  • Llywodraeth
  • Medical centre
  • Midwife / Midwifery
  • Mòrachd
  • Mutual
  • National Assembly for Wales / National Assembly for Wales Commission
  • National Audit Office
  • NHS
  • Northern Ireland / Northern Irish
  • Northern Ireland Assembly / Northern Ireland Assembly Commission / Northern Ireland Executive
  • Northern Ireland Audit Office
  • Nurse / Nursing
  • Office for Nuclear Regulation
  • Oifis sgrùdaidh
  • Oilthigh
  • Ombudsman / Ombwdsmon
  • Parlamaid
  • Parliament / Parliamentarian / Parliamentary
  • Patent / Patentee
  • The Pensions Advisory Service
  • Police
  • Polytechnic
  • Post Office
  • Prifysgol
  • Prince / Princess
  • Prionnsa / Bana-phrionnsa
  • Prudential Regulation Authority
  • Prydain / Prydeinig
  • Public Health Agency
  • Queen
  • Reassurance / Reassurer
  • Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Wellbeing
  • Regional Health and Social Care Board
  • Registrar
  • Registered Society
  • Regulator
  • Reinsurance / Reinsurer
  • Riaghaltas
  • Rìgh Banrigh
  • Rìoghachd Aonaichte
  • Rìoghail Rìoghalachd
  • Royal / Royalty
  • Scotland / Scottish
  • Scottish Law Commission
  • Scottish Parliament / Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
  • Senedd
  • Sheffield
  • Siambr Fasnach / Ddiwydiant / Fenter / Fusnes / Hyfforddiant
  • Social Service
  • Society
  • Special School
  • Standards
  • Stock exchange
  • Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru
  • Teyrnas Gyfunol / Teyrnas Unedig
  • Trade Union
  • Tribunal
  • Trust
  • Tywysog / Tywysoges
  • Underwrite / Underwriting
  • Unit Trust
  • University
  • Wales / Welsh
  • Wales Audit Office
  • Welsh Government / Welsh Assembly Government
  • Windsor