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Rapid Formations

Setup: Up to 24 hours per the pricing page ('3 to 24 hours'). Same-day add-on GBP 79.99.Remote setup possibleOfficial site

Sister brand of 1st Formations. Two non-resident packages show the agent fee and the Companies House fee as separate lines.

Published packages

Prices as the agent publishes them. Each package says if the Companies House fee and VAT are in it.

Founder outside the UK · Non-ResidentsIncludes: Agent fee only. Companies House fee of GBP 100 is NOT in the price (shown as '+ GBP 100'). Formation with ID verification and personal code, Wise UK business account referral, all three London address services free for 12 months, Hassle-Free Compliance Service free for 12 months, first confirmation statement filing, GDPR package, business telephone number free for 3 months.Not included: GBP 100 Companies House fee. Same-day incorporation (GBP 79.99). Renewals after year 1. Business mail forwarding GBP 0.50 per scanned item.
99.99 GBPOfficial
Founder outside the UK · Non-Residents PlusIncludes: Agent fee only. Companies House fee of GBP 100 is NOT in the price. Everything in Non-Residents plus VAT registration with HMRC, PAYE registration, ICO registration service and eight hours of meeting room hire.Not included: GBP 100 Companies House fee. Renewals after year 1.
149.99 GBPOfficial
UK resident · BasicIncludes: Agent fee only. Companies House fee of GBP 100 is NOT in the price. Formation with ID verification, document set, first confirmation statement filing, bank referral.Not included: GBP 100 Companies House fee. No address services.
2.99 GBPOfficial
UK resident · All InclusiveIncludes: Agent fee only. Companies House fee of GBP 100 is NOT in the price. Adds London registered office, service address and business address, VAT and PAYE registration, Hassle-Free Compliance Service and meeting room space.Not included: GBP 100 Companies House fee.
39.99 GBPOfficial

Other charges

Same-day incorporation. Order by 12 noon GMT, Monday to Friday. ID information needed by 2pm. Before VAT.
79.99 GBPOfficial
Identity verification service. Included: the packages say 'with ID Verification and Personal Code' (ACSP).
0 GBPOfficial
Bank introduction. Wise Business referral included. Account opening subject to approval. A third-party review says Wise charges a one-off GBP 45 set-up fee; not on Rapid's page.
0 GBPThird party
Business mail forwarding. Per scanned business item. Government mail is free. Valuables forwarded at Royal Mail rate plus 15%.
0.5 GBPOfficial

Each year

Founder outside the UKPage FAQ: renewing the three address services and the Hassle-Free Compliance Service costs GBP 303.99 +VAT per year. A March 2026 third-party review quotes GBP 303.00.
303.99 GBP a yearOfficial

Know before you choose

  • Lower headline than 1st Formations, but the GBP 100 Companies House fee is extra. Add it for a like-for-like comparison.
  • A 2025 third-party comparison shows a GBP 50 fee. Out of date.

Not published

We could not find these on the sources we read: a published price.

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Read on 5 Oct 2026.