A UK shelf company is a private limited company by shares that was registered at Companies House in 2025 and has not traded. Instead of forming a new company, you take over one that already exists, with its own incorporation date and filing history.
The company has a clean record of dormant accounts and confirmation statement filings. After you order, we assign a shelf company to you, appoint you as director, transfer the shares using a J30 stock transfer form and send you high-definition digital copies of the Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association.
The Plus Service also files a new confirmation statement for the company and includes our N1 London Registered Office Address, a UK Director Service Address and the Digital Mailbox Service for the first 12 months, so your overseas residential address stays off the public register.
The process is online with no paperwork, and you can manage the company from our free online company management portal.
