2006 companies
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Incorporation
- Standard incorporation of a Company occurs within 48 hours of receipt of these documents, and costs £100
- A 2 hour incorporation of a Company costs £250 **
- A 'while you wait' service is available, and costs £500 ***
All incorporations are subject to receipt of the correct fee, and the name being acceptable. A registration fee paid to the Department may not be refundable, whether or not the Company is registered in accordance with the timeline specified.
** If the incorporation documents are received by the Department before 2:30 on a business day, the Company may be incorporated within 2 hours of receipt of the documents. Payment must be made by cash, cheque or card (not bank transfer)
*** If the incorporation documents are received by the Department before 4pm on a business day, the Company may be incorporated while the person who presented the documents waits. Payment must be made by cash, cheque or card (not bank transfer)
Annual Returns
Annual return fees for standard companies are:
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| if filed on time | £380 |
| if filed after 1 month and 1 day to 3 months | £480 |
| if filed more than 3 months after the date the Return is made up to | £630 |
Annual return fees for excepted companies are:
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| if filed on time | £95 |
| if filed after 1 month and 1 day to 3 months | £195 |
| if filed more than 3 months after the date the Return is made up to | £345 |
Annual Return fees for companies registered as charities are:
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| if filed on time | £0 |
| if filed after 1 month and 1 day to 3 months | £100 |
| if filed more than 3 months after the date the Return is made up to | £250 |
Documents are not considered registered until they have been checked for completeness and consistency. If a document is rejected for any reason, late fees may become payable. We highly recommend you lodge documents on or as soon after the effective date as possible.
Late fees for other documents
Length of delay measured from the date the document is due:
- 1 month and 1 day to 3 months: £100
- more than 3 months: £250
Miscellaneous fees
| Registration | Fee |
|---|---|
| Registration of a charge | £25 |
| Entry of satisfaction | £10 |
| Re-registration | Fee |
| Re-registration of a 1931 company | £100 |
| Consolidations | Fee |
| Memorandum and Articles of a consolidated company under section 154(2) of the Act | £100 |
| Memorandum and Articles of a consolidated company under section 159(3)(d) of the Act | £100 |
| Continuation | Fee |
| Application to be continued as a company | £100 |
| Application to be continued as a country or territory outside the Isle of Man For each application where the Registrar is satisfied that: a. the applicant is a member of a group of companies, and b. another member of that group has made an application mentioned in part 1. |
£3000 £1,200 |
| Certified copy of the instrument of continuance | £56 |
| Restoration and dissolution | Fee |
| Application to restore a company under section 187 | £1,185 |
| Application to restore a company under section 192 | £1,200 |
| Copy of a Court order restoring a company under section 188 | £180 |
| Copy of a Court order restoring a company under section 191 | £180 |
| Application for declaration of dissolution | £95 |
| Other fees | Fee |
| Inspection of a company file | £5 |
| Issue of duplicate certificate | £9 |
| Photocopy, electrostatic copy or similar process | £0.50 |
| Certification of a copy | £1.50 |
| Extraction fee for the supply of information from a company file | £37 |
| Requisition of a certificate of good standing | £50 |
| Requisition of a certificate of good standing - within 3 hours | £100 |
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Forms | Practice Notes | Acts and Regulations
