UK Company Formation for Indian Citizens in 2026
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Corpy business-formation guide, fact-checked and corrected.
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Companies House offers standard online incorporation for as little as GBP 50 in 2026, with a same-day service available for GBP 78. Standard online incorporation now costs GBP 100 (up from GBP 50 pre-May 2024) and typically returns a Certificate of Incorporation within 24 working hours. A same-day digital service is available for GBP 78 (up from GBP 30 originally). Standard postal incorporation is GBP 71 and takes 8-10 working days.
AfterCompanies House offers standard online incorporation for as little as GBP 100 in 2026, with a same-day service available for GBP 156. Companies House fees rose again from 1 February 2026, on top of the May 2024 increase, so figures quoted elsewhere online are frequently out of date. Standard online incorporation now costs GBP 100 (up from GBP 50 pre-May 2024) and typically returns a Certificate of Incorporation within 24 working hours. A same-day digital service is available for GBP 156 (up from GBP 78 between May 2024 and January 2026, and GBP 30 originally). Standard postal incorporation is GBP 124 and takes 8-10 working days.
Why: This complex article conflated the intermediate May-2024 same-day fee (GBP 78) with the current standard fee, and needed the full 1 February 2026 fee increase applied plus recomputed GBP-INR conversions throughout the cost breakdown table.
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