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Directors can be either individuals or corporate entities.
There need be only one director.
There are no residency or nationality restrictions for directors.
A company secretary can be either an individual or company and may or may not be resident in the UK.
All companies must have at least one subscriber/shareholder at the time of incorporation
All companies must have a registered office address within the English & Welsh jurisdiction.
A company submitting its annual return must be very specific about its objects and chose from the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code.
Both own-name and ready-made/shelf companies are widely available.
Companies House can provide a same day expedited service similar to that offered by many states in the USA.
Since 1989 English & Welsh companies have not legally required a seal to give effect to their contracts and legal documents etc.
England & Wales do not impose any duty on initially issued or allotted share capital although subsequent transfers should be verified by a stock transfer form (CF40) and stamped by the Stamping Office.
Shares should ideally be denominated in Pounds Sterling but technically can be denominated in any legal tender currency.