James Collett
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Do I Need to Register a Trading Name with Companies House or Inform Direct?
Also known as: registering a "trading as" (T/A) name, or a business name. No — a trading name isn't something you register at Companies House, and there's no facility for recording one on Inform Di...
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How to Query or Dispute an Overcharge on Your Inform Direct Billing
Also known as: disputing a billing error, querying your invoice, or reporting a duplicate or unexpected charge. Inform Direct's subscription billing is calculated automatically and doesn't make mis...
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Does Removing ('Former') a User Affect Their Company Assignments?
No — removing, deactivating, or setting a user to "former" doesn't affect the companies themselves or anyone else's access.Nothing happens to the companies. They aren't lost, deleted, or unassigned...
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Correcting a Director's Resignation Date After Filing
Once a director's resignation (TM01) has been filed and accepted by Companies House, the date can't simply be edited in Inform Direct — it has to be corrected directly with Companies House.TM01 is ...
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Bulk-Adding or Updating Custom/Admin Fields Across Your Portfolio
Inform Direct lets you store your own reference information against each company — common examples include client code, office, and partner (the standard admin fields), plus VAT/PAYE numbers and an...
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Why a Document Is Required to Support Your Chosen Company Name
Inform Direct asks for a supporting document during incorporation when your chosen name triggers one of Companies House's name-approval rules. This requirement can't be switched off in Inform Direc...
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Do RLEs (Relevant Legal Entities) Need Individual ID Verification Codes?
No — an RLE is a corporate entity recorded as a PSC, not a natural person, so it doesn't complete individual identity verification and there's no personal code to submit for it. Inform Direct doesn...
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Back-Dating a Director's or Company Secretary's Name Change to Their Appointment Date
Whether you can back-date a director's or company secretary's name change depends on why the name needs to change, and — importantly — when they were appointed. 1. The name was wrong from the start...
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Adding a Large Number of Shareholders at Once — Is a Spreadsheet Upload Available?
No — Inform Direct does not currently support uploading a spreadsheet or CSV to bulk-populate a share allotment. Each shareholder must be entered individually.For allotments to several shareholders...
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Changing an LLP Member's Type Between Natural Person and Corporate Body
An LLP member's designation as a natural person or corporate body can't be edited directly once entered. This isn't treated as a change — legally, it's a removal and a new appointment, filed to Com...