http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/6/part/I/chapter/IICompanies Act 1985An Act to consolidate the greater part of the Companies Acts.1985-03-11texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-02-10Expert Participation2026-01-01
Companies Act 1985s. 380(4ZB)Charities Act 2006Sch. 8 para. 75(3)s. 79(2)Companies Act 1985s. 396(1)(a)(ii)Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) ActAbolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000Sch. 12 para. 46(2)(a)(3)(4) Sch. 13 Pt. 1s. 58 62 75s. 71 77(2)
Part I Formation and Registration of Companies; Juridical Status and MembershipChapter II Company Names Name as stated in memorandum.25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition on registration of certain names.26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alternatives of statutory designations.27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change of name.28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulations about names.291. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exemption from requirement of “limited” as part of the name.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provisions applying to company exempt under s. 30.31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to require company to abandon misleading name.32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition on trading under misleading name.33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalty for improper use of “limited” or “cyfyngedig”.34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Penalty for improper use of “community interest company” <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation>34A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S. 29(4) repealed (1.1.2007) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2006/3428, art. 7(a), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5 (as amended by S.I. 2007/3495, art. 11, Sch. 5))Ss. 1-28 repealed (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss.1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch.))Ss. 1-28 repealed (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss.1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch.)) and with savings for the repeal of s. 26(2)(a) by virtue of S.I. 2008/2860, Sch. 2 para. 114A (as inserted (1.10.2009) by S.I. 2009/2476, art. 2)Ss. 1-28 repealed (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss.1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch.))Ss. 1-28 repealed (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss.1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch.))S. 29(1)-(3)(5)(6) repealed (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch.))Ss. 30-36 repealed (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch.))Ss. 30-36 repealed (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch.))Ss. 30-36 repealed (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch.))Ss. 30-36 repealed (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch.))Ss. 30-36 repealed (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch.))Ss. 30-36 repealed (1.10.2009) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2008/2860, art. 4, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18, Sch.))