Change of director first name on Annual Return

Change of director first name on Annual Return

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I am seeing a prospect later today and from what I've seen of Cos House documentation I think he uses several first names, possibly for religious reasons. I have noticed other people doing this in the past.

He is the sole shareholder/director of a company that hasn't yet traded. In the incorporation documents he was called X Brown and in the Annual return he's just filed he calls himself Y Brown. The date of birth is exactly the same, and there is no indication of any shares changing hands.

Does anyone think there could be a problem in the future if his first name is not the same as the one on the incorporation documents?

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Big Daddy's Diner
By mookgirluk
30th Oct 2014 15:43

Inconsistency at Companies House

Whilst the annual return has been accepted, it's likely that this has caused an 'inconsistency' on the company records.

 

See Companies House guidance at http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/infoAndGuide/faq/inconsistencies.shtml

 

This could cause problems if anyone was doing due diligence on the company in the future, and Companies House wouldn't issue a Certificate of Goodstanding for any company that had an inconsistency recorded.

 

You can correct this quite easily by filing a CH01 form changing the directors name from the one shown on the incorporation documents to the one shown on the Annual Return then everything matches.

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By Moonbeam
30th Oct 2014 17:11

Thank You!

Prospect is thinking over my quote.

Your answer is very helpful both for him and in case I come across this in the future.

Thank you!

 

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