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Your first 90 days as a company director

Nobody hands you a checklist when you incorporate. You get a company number, and silence. This is the checklist: the handful of things to sort first, while they’re quick and free..

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The jobs nobody tells you are yours to do

Each one is quick, mostly free, and far easier to do now than to unpick later. The guide gives you the order to do them in.

Tell HMRC you exist, properly

Companies House never tells HMRC. Register for Corporation Tax within 3 months, and for PAYE before the first payday.

Prove it's really you

Identity verification at Companies House is now mandatory for directors. It takes minutes, but your filings can be blocked until it's done.

Keep the company's money separate

One mixed account turns your tax return into hours of work and exposes your personal assets. A dedicated business account fixes both.

Cover the basics that carry real risk

The ICO data protection fee, a real privacy policy, and employers' liability insurance. Small, dull jobs with large downsides.

Build the one habit that prevents it all

Every filing and payment deadline in one shared calendar, with a named owner. None of it is hard, it's just easy to put off.

The 3 lines you can cross without noticing

£90k

Turnover
VAT registration is compulsory once rolling 12-month turnover passes £90,000. Measured monthly, not at year end.

Day 1

First Hire
Written contract on or before day one, a right-to-work check before they start. No grace period.

5 Staff

Fifth Member
No written health & safety policy at five-plus staff is a criminal offence.