A 'Business Name' refers to the legal name under which a sole trader, partnership, limited liability partnership, or company conducts business activities. The selection of a business name is regulated by the Companies Act to prevent misleading names.
The certificate that brings a company into existence; it is issued to the shareholders by the Registrar of Companies when the company's constitutional documents have been received and approved. Until the certificate is issued, the company has no legal existence.
An official charged with the duty of registering all the companies in the UK. There is one registrar for England and Wales and one for Scotland. The registrar is responsible for carrying out a wide variety of administrative duties connected with registered companies, including maintaining the register of companies and the register of charges, issuing certificates of incorporation, and receiving annual returns.
