A. Choose your company name

The following restrictions and requirements must be taken into account when choosing a company name:

• It must be unique – it cannot be the same as or too like the name of an existing company
• If you are forming a Limited company it must end with ‘Limited’ or ‘LTD’
• Certain characters, signs, symbols, and punctuation are not permitted
• It cannot suggest a connect with HM Government, a devolved government or administration, or a specified public authority
• Permission is required if it includes any sensitive words or expressions
• It should not be offensive or include offensive words
• It can only contain a maximum of 180 characters
• You must not include ‘www’ at the beginning
• For more information, please use the link below: www.gov.uk/limited-company-formation/choose-company-name