Legal Packages For Business Start-Ups
If you are starting a new business venture, you may not know where to start when it comes to registering and incorporating your company and making sure you’re fully set up from a legal point of view.
Our corporate lawyers understand that starting a business isn’t easy, especially if this is your first venture. That’s why our expert Corporate and Commercial team is pleased to offer the New Business Start-Up Kit, a comprehensive package of start-up legal services to help you launch your business, making the legal process of starting your venture as straightforward as possible.
New Business Start-Up Kit: legal packages for start-ups
New Business Start-Up Kit offers a choice of two packages to help get your business moving. These are fixed-fee bundles, giving you complete predictability for your budget and no pricing surprises. Any additional advice will be charged at the lawyer’s hourly rate.
For an initial chat with a member of our team about our New Business Start-Up Kit or if you aren’t sure which package is right for you, feel free to get in touch. Call us on 0117 325 2929 or fill out our online form.
Option 1: Business Basics
Our ‘Business Basics’ package is best suited to start-ups wanting to ensure their company has been registered correctly with Companies House, with articles of association to clearly set out how the business will be run, protect founders’ interests and provide a solid legal foundation for growth.
This package includes:
- Incorporation of your company with Companies House, including completing the initial filing and registering the business
- Articles of association: a standard form for one to two directors/shareholders, with no amendments
Option 2: Comprehensive Solution
This comprehensive package is best suited to start-ups looking for peace of mind that their company is properly registered with Companies House, supported by tailored articles of association to govern the business day-to-day, and a shareholder’s agreement to safeguard founder relationships, set out decision-making processes and plan for the future.
This package includes:
- Incorporation of your company with Companies House, including completing the initial filing and registering the business
- Articles of association: a standard form for one to two directors/shareholders, with the option to add directors at an extra cost, with basic amendments
- Shareholders’ agreements
Exclusions
While we can help with a wide range of commercial and employment-related legal issues, we are unable to assist with:
- IP
- Privacy and cookie policies
- Data protection legislation
Why choose our corporate and commercial solicitors?
As a business, it’s crucial that you are set up properly from the start. Once you are registered and up and running, there may be times when you need legal advice. Our Corporate + Commercial team has been supporting a wide range of businesses with their legal needs for years. We aim to protect your commercial interests and add value to your business, all whilst ensuring our advice works for you and your organisation’s needs.
How we can help
While we are based in Bristol, we work with business owners across the UK. In addition to helping you set up your business, our business lawyers can help with:
We work with clients in a range of industries and sectors, including financial and professional services, healthcare, dental practices, nurseries and early years, media, hospitality, engineering and waste management.
Related services
Our corporate solicitors work closely with our Employment, Commercial Property and Commercial Disputes teams to provide a full suite of guidance as you navigate the various challenges and opportunities that owning and running a business can offer.
Our related services for businesses include:
- Employment contracts
- HR services
- Policies and procedures
- Service agreements, including contractor and consulting agreements
- Terms and conditions
- Commercial property, including leases and property finance
- Commercial disputes, including director disputes, partnership disputes and shareholder disputes
Business start-up FAQs
Some aspects of setting up a business, such as thinking of a name and writing a business plan, can be done by the individuals within the company. However, it is important to seek legal advice for the more complex elements, such as considering the legal structure of your business and developing agreements and contracts for your workforce.
Having a lawyer to help you with the legal side of setting up a company can help ensure the business is registered and incorporated properly and that you are compliant with any regulations.
As your venture grows, having a solicitor at your side to advise on terms and conditions, shareholders’ and partnership agreements and employment law can save you valuable time.
The most common types of business structure include:
- Sole trader (self-employed)
- Partnership
- Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)
- Limited Company (Ltd)
There is some useful guidance about choosing the right business structure on Companies House; however, to speak to one of our lawyers about what might be right for you, get in touch.
Need start-up legal advice?
Starting your own business is exciting, and the legal complexities don’t have to take away from that. To speak to our expert team about our start-up legal packages, or any other commercial law matter, call us on 0117 325 2929 or fill out our online form.