A vintage company is an off the shelf company that's been registered with Companies House for a significant period, giving your business instant history, trustworthiness and creditworthiness from day one.

You choose a name from the list above, and we email you a questionnaire to complete straight after your order. Once we've received your details and ID back, we'll provide a verification link for the people being appointed to the company to complete. Once verified, you'll receive a personal identification code from Companies House, which you supply back to us to enable the transfer to be completed.

The following documents are supplied when purchasing a ready made company:

• Certificate of Incorporation
• Memorandum and Articles of Association
• Free Combined Register including Share Certificates
• Minutes and Register of Members
• Share Transfer forms
• Certificate of Non Trading
• All government registration documents

Also included are the solicitors' fees, Companies House fees and electronic filing of the new director's details (this does not include filing of the confirmation statement or amending the SIC code). Your ready made company also comes with a free registered address for two months.

For a quick service, please return the required information as soon as you can. As soon as we've received everything we need, we'll complete your order and send you your limited company.

Due to the current high level of credit card fraud, no authorisation codes will be released until we're satisfied that the payment is secure.

VAT registration isn't included as standard, but we offer it as part of our All In One Formations package, which combines a company formation, VAT registration and a free business bank account. This offer is aimed at UK clients – overseas clients usually open a bank account in their own country instead.

A ready made company is simply a company that's been registered by Companies House. These are newly registered companies. You can easily buy a ready made company from Paramount Formations, as we have a quick and efficient process to make you the owner of a ready made company in no time.

Ready made companies can be bought for many reasons. You might want one if you're looking for a name that suits your business but can't find anything suitable available to register fresh. Another common reason is needing a company in place to fill a contract. All of our ready made companies are ready for sale and immediate use, and we guarantee that none of them have previously traded.

Our ready-made company packages take care of the administrative and legal paperwork to get your new company set up within hours, and they all come with twelve months of free business banking. Find out more about why a ready-made company will start you off on the right foot.

Yes – every Ready Made Companies package includes twelve months of free business banking through the Barclays New Business Introducers scheme. If you're overseas, our partnership with Tide offers an e-money account with no monthly fees or credit checks, including a year of free transfers.

Vintage companies, aged shelf companies and old companies are all companies that have been registered with Companies House over a period of time. There are many benefits to buying a vintage company, and they're more flexible than you may at first think. Find out more in our blog post What is a Vintage Company?

When you buy a vintage company, you get all the extras that come with a ready made company, plus:

• Trustworthiness – An older company is often seen as more trustworthy. With age comes experience, and this makes it a more appealing company to trade with.
  Creditworthiness – Some businesses only accept contract bids from companies registered for a number of years. Financiers are far less likely to lend to a brand new limited company, while a vintage company is much more likely to receive support.
  Established security – Vintage companies are already registered with Companies House, so you won't need to worry about the name being rejected, as it's already been on the register for some period of time.

• Certificate of Incorporation
• 4x Printed copies of the Memorandum and articles of association
• Free combined Register including
• Share Certificates
• Minutes and Register of Members
• Share Transfer forms
• Certificate of Non Trading