Company stationery

Your company’s letter heading, including email and fax correspondence, must set out:

• Your company name, exactly as registered at Companies House
• The registered office address
• The jurisdiction in which the company is registered (England & Wales or
  Scotland)
• The company number allocated by Companies House (on your Certificate of
  Incorporation)
• If registered, your VAT number
  

If you mention any of the directors, you must mention all of them.

A company must also include its name on its order forms and on its website. Its
website must also state the place of registration, registered number and registered
office.

Jordans can provide a full range of company stationery, including engraved
nameplates and company registers. For any further information, please call 0117 918
1208.

Domain Names
A domain name is your company’s address on the internet. You can use your domain
name for your website address (www.mynewcompany.co.uk) and, perhaps more
importantly, for your email address. This means that instead of sending emails from
what might be misconstrued as a home-based address (eg@yahoo.co.uk) you can
create a range of professional business email addresses unique to your company
(enquiries@mynewcompany.co.uk, sales@mynewcompany.co.uk).

Choosing your domain name
Your domain name should be short, memorable and reflect your business. By
registering your domain name at the same time as you set up your company, not only
can you match your domain name to that of your company but you ensure no-one else
can use that name. You may even want to secure more than one domain name to
further protect your business identity.

Trade marks
A company's name can infringe a registered trade mark if it is the same as the trade
mark or too similar. You may also want to check whether a company name can be
registered as a trade mark.