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Your structure
Your situation
Before you register
- Check your business name is available
- Decide sole trader vs limited company is really the right call
- Make sure you have enough runway for a slow first quarter
Registration week
Your first 30 days
- Register for Corporation Tax with HMRC
- Set up your bookkeeping before your first invoice
- Sort your invoicing
- Check whether your work needs professional or public liability cover
- Have an early conversation with an accountant
Your first 90 days
- Note your confirmation statement and annual accounts deadlines
- Keep an eye on the VAT threshold as you grow
- Review your pricing against reality
- Start tracking what's actually working
Ongoing
- File your confirmation statement and accounts on time, every year
- Revisit your structure decision as profit grows
- Review your insurance as the business changes