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UK FORMATION AGENT

Tide

Setup: Certificate within one business day; Friday applications may land the following Monday (page).A visit is neededOfficial site

Business bank. Pays most of the Companies House fee if you register through it and open a free Tide account. Aimed at UK-based, UK-resident founders.

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UK resident · Company registrationIncludes: Page says 'Pay GBP 14.99 instead of the usual GBP 100' to Companies House. Certificate of incorporation, articles, share certificates, company register, free business bank account and PAYE registration, ID verification as an ACSP, multi-director registration at no extra cost.Not included: Registered office address (optional Virtual Office Address available). Confirmation statement filing is part of the Company Secretary subscription, not this price.
14.99 GBPOfficial

Other charges

Identity verification service. Tide verifies identity as an ACSP for directors it registers. Also offered to existing directors; no fee stated on the page read.
0 GBPOfficial

Each year

UK residentCompany Secretary subscription per month, plus VAT, for the GBP 1 route. Not a renewal of the company; an optional service.
12.5 GBP a yearOfficial

Know before you choose

  • Tide formation is tied to opening a Tide business account. If the bank account is refused you still keep the company, per its help centre.
  • No non-resident package. Listed for the resident comparison only.

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We could not find these on the sources we read: whether VAT is in the price.

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Read on 5 Oct 2026.