2006 Act forms apply to the United Kingdom i.e. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. For 1985 Act filings the Companies Act 1985 and Northern Ireland Order 1986 apply.
* These transitional provisions will apply to Limited Liability Partnerships but with the equivalent Limited Liability Partnership forms.
| Form or Document to be filed |
1985 Act |
2006 Act |
*Application for Incorporation
Further information about the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association is covered at the end of this table. |
If your application is received on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 10 and 12. |
If your application is received on or after 1 October 09 you must use Form IN01.
Any forms IN01 received prior to this date will be rejected. |
| *Director and secretary |
If the date of the appointment, termination of appointment or change of details is on or before 30 September 09 you must use the appropriate Form 288a, 288b or 288c. |
If the date of the appointment, termination of appointment or change of details is on or after 1 October 09 you must use the appropriate Form AP01, AP02, AP03, AP04, TM01,TM02, CH01,CH02,CH03 or CH04. |
| *Annual Return |
If the made up date is on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 363a. |
If made up date is on or after 1 October 09 you must use Form AR01.
Annual returns with a made up date on or after 1 October 09 which are received without a fee will be rejected. |
| *Change of Registered Office Address |
If the form is signed on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 287. |
If the form is signed on or after 1 October 09 you must use Form AD01. |
| *Change of Accounting Reference Date |
If the form is signed on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 225. |
If the form signed on or after 1 October 09 you must use Form AA01. |
| Allotment of Shares |
If the allotment date is on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 88(2). |
If the allotment date is on or after 1 October 09 you must use Form SH01. |
| *Request for Dissolution |
If the form is received on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 652a. |
If the form is received on or after 1 October 09 you must use Form DS01. |
| *Withdrawal of a dissolution request |
If the form is received on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 652c. |
If the form is received on or after 1 October 09 you must use Form DS02. |
| Re Registration |
If your application is received on or before 30th September 09 you must use the appropriate 85 Act forms. |
If your application is received on or after 1st October 2009 you must use the appropriate 06 Act form. |
| *Mortgage – Registration of a Charge |
If the date of creation of the charge is on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 395. |
If the date of creation is on or after 1 October 09 you must use Form MG01. |
| *Mortgage –Registration of a Charge in a Series of Debentures |
If the first debenture in the series is executed on or before 30 September 09 you must Form 397. |
If the first debenture in the series is executed on or after 1 October 09 you must use Form MG07. |
| *Mortgage- Registration of a Charge subject to which property is acquired |
If the property is acquired on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 400. |
If the property is acquired on or after 1 October 09 you must use Form MG06. |
| *Mortgage- Satisfaction of a Charge |
If the form is received on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 403a. |
If the form is received on or after 1 October 09 you must use Form MG02. |
| *Scottish Mortgage- Registration of a Charge |
If the date of creation of the charge is on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 410. |
If the date of creation is on or after 1 October 09 you must use Form MG01s. |
| *Scottish Mortgage- Registration of a Charge in a series of debentures |
If the first debenture in the series is executed on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 413. |
If the first debenture in the series is executed on or after 1 October 09 you must use Form MG07s. |
| *Scottish Mortgage- Registration of a Charge subject to which property is acquired. |
If the property is acquired on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 416. |
If the property is acquired on or after 1 October 09 you must use Form MG06s. |
| *Scottish Mortgage- Satisfaction of a Charge |
If the form is received on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 419a. |
If the form is received on or after 1 October 09 you must use Form MG02s or MG03s.
Form MG02s should be used for the satisfaction of a fixed charge, the Form MG03s relates to the satisfaction of a floating charge. |
*Confidentiality Orders
Current Confidentiality Order holder who have a order in force immediately before 30th September 2009 will become a “section 243 beneficiary” under the 06 Act on 1 October 2009 |
If your application for a confidentiality order is received on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 723B. |
If your application is received on or after 1 October 09 then your application will be under section 243. The appropriate form is available on request from our contact centre. |
| *Register of members or register of debenture holders |
If the form is received on or before 30 September 09 you must use Form 353 or 190. |
This requirement will be repealed on 1 October 09 and all registers will be deemed to have returned to the registered office. |
| *Alternative inspection location of company records and resolutions |
This is a new requirement if your company records are not kept available for inspection at the company’s registered office. |
You must file the Form AD02 on or after 1 October 09. |
| *Location of company records and resolutions |
This is a new requirement if your company records are not kept available for inspection at the company’s registered office. |
You must file Form AD03 or AD04 on or after 1 October 09. |
| Meetings/Resolutions |
Provisions of the 06 Act on meetings and resolutions were implemented on 1 October 07.
Elective resolutions have been repealed. We will register them as special resolution if received on or before 30 September 09. |
Elective resolutions filed on or after 1 October 09 will be rejected. |
| *Company Names |
Change of Name applications received on or before 30 September 09 consist of a resolution and the fee. |
Change of Name applications received on or after 1 October 09 consist of a resolution, the fee and the appropriate notice (Forms NM01-NM05). |
| Memorandum |
If your application for incorporation is received on or before 30 September 09 you must use the ‘old-style’ 1985 Act Memorandum of Association.
A resolution passed on or before 30 September 09 amending the memorandum must be filed along with the updated memorandum. |
If you application for incorporation is received on or after 1 October 09 you must use the ‘new-style’ 2006 Act Memorandum of Association.
From 1 October 09 the memorandum becomes a historical document & cannot be amended.
For existing companies the provisions of the ‘old-style’ memorandum that do not form part of the ‘new-style’ memorandum are automatically treated as provisions of the articles. |
| Articles |
If your application for incorporation is received on or before 30 September 09 you must use the ‘old-style’ 1985 Act articles.
A resolution passed on or before 30 September 09 amending the articles must be filed along with the updated articles. |
If your application for incorporation is received on or after 1 October 09 you must use the ‘new-style’ 2006 Act articles.
For existing companies any articles filed following a resolution passed on or after 1 October 09 must include the provisions from the memorandum which are not included in the ‘new style’ memorandum (i.e. subscriber details). |
