Limited liability partnerships are typically formed by professionals, including accountants, architects, solicitors, and medical practitioners. In some cases, registering an LLP offers more advantages than a limited company, and today, many family-owned businesses use the LLP model.
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The main benefit of registering a limited liability partnership (LLP) is asset protection. In an LLP, partners can only lose their invested capital if the business fails; their personal assets remain secure. In contrast, unregistered partnerships hold all partners liable for each other's debts, putting personal finances at risk.
The basic requirements to form an LLP are:
When you register an LLP, there are specific steps and requirements that you’ll need to comply with from Companies House.
£50 UK Companies House fee will be added.
A Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) is a flexible business structure combining the best elements of partnerships and companies. LLP members enjoy limited liability protection like company shareholders while maintaining operational flexibility and tax benefits of traditional partnerships. The LLP is a separate legal entity that can own assets, enter contracts, and continue operating regardless of membership changes.
LLPs offer limited liability protection for all members, flexible profit sharing arrangements, tax transparency (profits taxed on members personally, not the LLP), professional credibility through separate legal identity, simpler compliance than limited companies, no share capital requirements, operational flexibility in management, and business continuity when members join or leave.
Professional service firms (solicitors, accountants, consultants), medical partnerships (GP practices, dental practices), architectural and engineering firms, investment partnerships, creative agencies, consulting businesses, professional joint ventures, international partnerships, and family partnerships where professionals work together requiring partnership flexibility with corporate liability protection.
Name availability check and reservation, complete document preparation and Companies House filing, designated member appointments, UK registered office address (first year included), digital document delivery, LLP agreement template with guidance, online management portal access, statutory compliance guidance, and mail scanning service for official correspondence.
LLPs have tax transparency - no corporation tax paid by the LLP itself. Members pay income tax and National Insurance on their profit share as self-employed individuals. Companies pay corporation tax (25% on profits over £250,000) plus directors pay income tax on salaries and dividend tax. LLPs offer simpler, more flexible tax treatment often more beneficial for professional partnerships.
Every LLP needs at least two designated members who handle administrative duties, statutory compliance, and filing obligations with Companies House. They sign accounts and official documents, ensure legal compliance, and can be held personally liable for compliance failures. At least one designated member must be an individual person, not a company.
Annual confirmation statement filed with Companies House (£34 fee), annual accounts preparation and filing, maintaining statutory registers of members, notifying changes to membership, members completing self-assessment tax returns, maintaining UK registered office address, and meeting any sector-specific professional requirements. Generally simpler than limited company obligations.
LLP formation typically takes 3-5 working days from instruction to completion. Name availability confirmed same day, document preparation completed within 1-2 working days, Companies House registration processed within 24-48 hours. Same-day incorporation available for urgent formations. All documents delivered digitally immediately upon registration.