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A business name is a trading name that helps customers recognise your business.
As a business name does not have the same legal status as a company or an individual name, it cannot sue, be sued or hold property. A business is merely carried on under this name.
Before you register a business name
Who needs to register?
You need to register a business name if you trade under a name that isn’t your natural or corporate name.
Choose your name
Check whether your name is already registered before you apply.
Your obligations
Rights and responsibilities of owning a registered business name.
Registering a business name
How to register
Apply to register your business name.
Buy an extract
Check our business names register for details about business names, owners and addresses.
Making changes to a business name
Change a name
To change your business name, apply for a new business name and cancel your old one.
Change details
Tell us when you change or transfer ownership, postal address or business location.
Renew a name
Renew your business name for one or three years.
Cancel a name
Notify us when your business closes or you wish to cancel your old name.
Last reviewed 28/08/2009 |
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