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Avoid rejection. Find a unique, Companies House-compliant business name in seconds.
Simple, fast, and reliable company name verification in three easy steps
Input your proposed business name in the search bar above and click the search button. The name will be scanned against over 4 million companies registered by Companies House.
Once the scan is complete, we will let you know instantly if the name is available for registration. It will also show if the name is in use by another company or contains sensitive words.
If the name is available, you can reserve it or register it with Companies House through Icon Offices. We are an authorised company formation agent, registered with Companies House, to register your company and name.
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Ensure your company name meets all Companies House requirements
A name should be unique, meaning it should be unclaimed by existing companies in the Companies House database. The name should not be similar to or the same as the registered company names. If you go by a name that is ‘too like’ to the existing company names, and the business owner finds out, you will be forced to change it.
Private company names must end with the structures abbreviation ‘Ltd’ or in full ‘limited’. While that is for a private company, public companies’ names must end with ‘PLC’ and ‘Public Limited Company’. ‘LLP’ or ‘Limited Liability Partnership’ for registered partnerships and ‘Cyfyngedig’ or ‘Cyf’ in Welsh.
Sensitive words are terms that insinuate a connection with the royal family, government, and chartered institutions. These words include Banks, Her Majesty, King, Queen, British, Police, Government, Parliament, Insurance, Association, Foundation, Trust, England, and English among others. You must get authorisation or permission to include sensitive words in your company name. When registering your limited company, you must provide supporting documents.
Some characters and symbols are not permissible to use in a company name. You can use the standard symbols and punctuation in a standard keyboard, which include: #, .,:,;, and -. For instance, you cannot use a heart symbol in a company name, but you can use the word ‘heart’ in the company name.
The company name must not be offensive or include offensive phrases. Offensive words include swear words, religious affiliation, and sexual orientation.
A company name should not be longer than 160 characters.
Complete your business setup with these essential steps
To officially reserve your company name, you must register by forming a limited company. through our online company formation services, you can easily secure your company name from being used by other business owners.
Now that your company name is registered by Companies House, you must protect it from infringers through trademark registration. You can trademark the business name with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO). Visit our trademark registration services to learn more about protecting your business name.
To secure your website, register a domain name that will be available on the internet when business owners are checking name availability online. This can be done online using domain name registrars.
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