Carrickfergus · Northern Ireland
Company Formation in Carrickfergus
Starting a company in Carrickfergus? We incorporate it at Companies House, register it for Corporation Tax and, where appropriate, PAYE and VAT, set up the bookkeeping software and talk you through the director’s responsibilities, so you start compliant rather than catching up later.
What’s included
- Companies House incorporation with your chosen name and SIC codes
- Share structure and shareholders’ details set up correctly
- Corporation Tax registration and, if needed, PAYE and VAT registration
- Registered office and director service address guidance
- Cloud bookkeeping and bank-feed set-up
- A director’s duties checklist covering filings, records and deadlines
Pricing: Free when you join a limited company plan. See all plans or read the full Company Formation service page.
Company Formation for Carrickfergus: the basics
Forming a limited company takes a few hours online, but getting the structure right takes thought: share classes, directors, registered office, and which HMRC registrations you need from day one. For founders in Carrickfergus we handle the incorporation and the set-up that follows, free when you join a company plan.
Businesses in Northern Ireland follow UK Income Tax, National Insurance, VAT and Corporation Tax rules, with specific VAT arrangements for goods moving between Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the EU under the Windsor Framework.
Why Carrickfergus businesses use IGI for company formation
Online, so location is no barrier
Wherever you are in Northern Ireland, your accounts, documents and messages are in one secure place you can reach from your phone or laptop.
Making Tax Digital ready
Cloud bookkeeping with bank feeds and receipt capture is included, so your Carrickfergus business keeps digital records that meet HMRC’s requirements.
Tax planning through the year
We review your position before the year ends, when there is still time to act on pensions, timing of income, allowances and the salary and dividend mix.
Company Formation questions
Answers for Carrickfergus clients. Your accountant can go into detail for your situation.
Companies House usually approves an online incorporation within 24 hours on a working day. HMRC registrations follow in the days after.
It depends on profit level, risk, how you want to pay yourself and your plans for growth. We run the comparison for your numbers before you decide; a company is not automatically better.
A limited company must have its own account because it is a separate legal person. Sole traders are not legally required to, but it makes bookkeeping far simpler and MTD easier.
Annual accounts and a Corporation Tax return, a confirmation statement each year, PAYE submissions if you have payroll, and VAT returns if registered. All of these are covered by your plan.
Our fixed monthly plans start at £45 for sole traders, £65 for partnerships and £79 for limited companies. Add-ons such as VAT returns, payroll and done-for-you bookkeeping are quoted up front.
No. IGI Accounting is an online practice serving Carrickfergus and the rest of the UK. You work with your accountant by phone, video call and secure messaging, and your records live in cloud software, so there is nothing you need to drop off or collect.
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IGI Accounting is a trading name of IGI Security Services Ltd (company number 15881180). Information on this page is general guidance for UK taxpayers and is not advice for your specific circumstances; figures and thresholds are those in force at the time of writing and may change. Please speak to your accountant before acting on any of it.