Accounting Intelligence UK September 2026 · 1Office UK Xero built its reputation as the accountant’s platform. The software is designed around the accounting firm workflow: the practice manages the client’s data, the client sees what the practice allows them to see, and the accountant is the intermediary. In 2025 and 2026, that framing has been…
Closure Guide UK August 2026 · 1Office UK Most directors searching for how to close a UK limited company encounter the term Members’ Voluntary Liquidation early in that search. MVL appears at the top of accountants’ guides, it carries significant search volume, and it sounds like the definitive route to company closure. For the majority…
Formation Guide UK Updated August 2026 · 1Office UK Setting up a limited company in the UK is one of the most accessible company formation processes in the world. No minimum share capital. No residency requirement for directors or shareholders. One-day processing at Companies House. The UK register now holds over 5.4 million companies, and…
Software Update UK August 2026 · 1Office UK Xero is increasing the price of its UK subscription plans from 1 September 2026. If you are a 1Office UK accounting client using Xero, this affects your monthly software cost. This article sets out exactly what is changing, which plans are affected, and what it means for…
Formation Guide UK Updated August 2026 · 1Office UK Around 30% of new UK limited companies incorporated in Q2 2026 had at least one non-British national as a Person with Significant Control. That figure has been rising consistently for three years, and it reflects something the Companies House data makes clear: the UK is not…
Compliance Guide UK 2026 · 1Office UK Putting a UK limited company on hold sounds simple enough. You stop trading, stop invoicing, and assume the filing obligations pause alongside the business activity. For most foreign founders and non-resident directors, that assumption is wrong in two distinct and consequential ways. A dormant UK limited company is…
UK Subsidiary Index Q2 2026 July 2026 · 1Office UK 1Office UK works with founders from over forty countries who have formed or are forming a UK limited company. Alongside that work, we analyse Companies House bulk data to understand how the landscape of foreign-founded UK companies is actually changing: which nationalities are incorporating, how…
Compliance UK July 2026 · 1Office UK Companies House identity verification applies to every director of a UK company, regardless of where they live. The guidance published for it, however, was written with a UK resident in mind: a biometric passport, a UK smartphone, and a UK financial history. For the international founders and non-resident…
Employer Intelligence UK July 2026 · 1Office UK The cost of employing someone in the UK has changed more in the last eighteen months than in the previous decade. Two employer National Insurance changes, a new minimum wage level, the Employment Rights Act 2025 introducing day-one statutory rights, Statutory Sick Pay from the first day…
Compliance Intelligence UK July 2026 · 1Office UK A missed Companies House filing used to be a slow, mostly theoretical risk. Strike off proceedings took months, came with a public warning first, and could usually be reversed. Since 2024, that has stopped being reliable. Companies House can now issue financial penalties directly, without a court…