Steps to Change the Name of a UK Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) through Athennian and file with Companies House:
- Complete Entity Details and Compliance information:
- Navigate to General > Details
- Ensure the company is registered in the UK. Select Jurisdiction: Country as the United Kingdom
- Add the UK region under Jurisdiction: Region (if applicable)
- Ensure the Entity Type is set to Limited Liability Partnership
- Navigate to General > Compliance
- Input the correct Entity Registration Number
- Input the 8-digit Company Registry ID (must start with OC, SO, NC and followed by the 6 digits)
- Input the 6-digit Company Authentication Code
- Ensure that any other key information is added (if applicable)
- Navigate to General > Details
- Input your Companies House Credentials in the Settings section:
- Navigate to your profile > Settings > Account > Profile
- Make sure to fill in the Companies House PresenterID and Companies House Authentication Value (provided when you signed up for a Companies House account)
- Navigate to your profile > Settings > Account > Profile
- Create a "Change of Company Name" Task:
- Navigate back to the entity and go to Tasks and click + New
- 1. Details tab
- Select Change of Company Name as the Task Type
- Fill in the Title in the Memo description text field
- Add the Due Date
- Click Save
- 2. Change of Company Name tab
- Enter the New Company Name
- Input the Effective Date and Resolution Date
- Mark the task as Pending using the Status dropdown
- Click Save to save the task
- Generate a Preview of the Filing Document:
- 3. Supporting Documents tab
- Click + Supporting documents
- Search for the appropriate template called LL NM01 - Change of name of Limited Liability Partnership and click Add
- Click Generate documents
- Once complete, a green message will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen confirming "Documents successfully generated"
- 4. Generated Documents tab
- Click on the generated document to preview a copy of the filing form for accuracy
- Note: the document will be saved in the Documents section of the entity
- 3. Supporting Documents tab
- File with Companies House:
- Open the 2. Change of Company Name tab of the pending task
- Click the LL NM01 - Change of name of Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) blue button to file with Companies House
- Review the filing overview and ensure all information is correct
- Check the box for "Notice of the change of name has been given" under Notice Given
- Click File
- Once filed, a green message will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen confirming "Filing successful - LL NM01 filed with Companies House"
- Check Filing Status:
- Click on the profile icon at the top right corner of the screen and select Settings
- Under Efile - click on the Orders section to view the e-file order status
- The Status will update live as Companies House processes the filing
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