Formations Hunt

Formations Hunt, company formation agent in the United Kingdom

Formations Hunt is a company formation agent based in the United Kingdom operating through the domain formationshunt.co.uk. The company presents itself as an authorised electronic filing (E-filing) agent of Companies House, the body responsible for registering British limited companies. According to its own website, it has more than fourteen years of experience and has helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs register their company in the United Kingdom, with a 98% customer service satisfaction rating.

Formation process and timescales

The service is structured in four steps: searching for and checking name availability, selecting the package, payment and submitting the company details. The company states that the application form takes about 5 to 10 minutes to complete and that registration is completed within 3 to 6 working hours after approval, with digital delivery of the documentation. The website includes a name checking tool that warns when a name is sensitive or unavailable.

Formation packages

The offering is organised into several tiers, with prices published at the time of analysis:

• Digital (£102.99): online formation within 48-72 hours, digital certificate of incorporation, digital memorandum and articles of association, digital share certificates, online company manager, £100 Companies House fee paid by the agent, free call consultation, free business banking and free .co.uk or .com domain name.
• Privacy (£117.99): formation within 24-48 hours and also includes registered office address service and directors service address.
• Professional (£149.99): formation within 24 hours, documents also in printed form, business mail forwarding, business number with call answering, first confirmation statement filing and professional email address.
• All Inclusive (£249.99): formation within 3-6 hours, with added services such as VAT and PAYE registration, corporate hijacking protection, logo and website design, and full company secretarial service. The website indicated a 20% discount on this package.

Services marked with an asterisk renew automatically at the end of each monthly or annual billing cycle, unless expressly cancelled.

Company structures and non-resident clients

In addition to the limited company (LTD), the agent handles limited liability partnerships (LLP), companies limited by guarantee, community interest companies (CIC), eSeller companies and PLCs. For international clients it offers a specific service that includes a London registered office address, directors service address and GDPR, VAT and PAYE registrations, with the aim of ensuring non-resident companies comply with UK regulations.

Complementary services

The catalogue is completed with management and compliance services: apostilled documents, confirmation statement filing, company dissolution, certificate of good standing, name change, dormant company accounts, director appointment or resignation, company secretarial service, issue and transfer of shares, VAT registration, data protection registration and GDPR compliance package. It also offers address services: registered office address, directors service address and business mail forwarding, with periodic renewals. In the area of image and digital presence, it designs logos, email and websites, and provides telephone and web marketing services. For financial operations, it facilitates the opening of business bank accounts for both UK residents and non-residents, and offers comprehensive accountancy services.

Customer service and payment security

The company handles free consultations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and allows orders to be completed by telephone with the help of its experts. Regarding payments, it accepts the main methods and states that it does not store or collect payment data, which is transferred to external processors. The website also publishes tutorial videos on the formation process and maintains a learning centre with resources for entrepreneurs.