How long does it take for my company to be formed?

Our simple and secure online company formation process lets you submit your application to Companies House within minutes. Companies are then formed on average within 5-7 hours.

We can't guarantee how long your company will take however as ultimately the speed of processing your application is at the discretion of Companies House. But it should take no longer than 48 hours.

If you're in a hurry though you can use our 'same day service' before 2pm Monday to Friday and we can guarantee your company will be formed by the end of the same working day at the latest. Our record is 18 minutes so it could be even quicker than that!