The Company Merchant™ is here to provide you with business startup services, information, resources and services to help you get the most out of your business online. From the initial company formation (company registration with Companies House), to getting financial information on prospective customers or suppliers, and helping to get product databases on the net whilst taking advantage of e-commerce.

Using the internet and technology to get the most from your money is well known, but if you are just starting out, you often don't know what questions to ask and even with the right question, if the information isnt linked to the next question you can often only get part of the picture.

We are here to show you the whole picture. We make technology work - both for us, to run our business, and to be able to do the same for your business. With a small amount of technology and a yearning to succeed on your part, your company can start a new journey

This website is split into four main areas.

Company Reports. Are you about to deal with a large customer or place a large order with a supplier ? Are you unsure whether you filed the change of company secretary form or updated the list of directors ? Are you an accountant forming a company for someone and they can't remember the details of the other companies they are involved with ? Our direct links to the Companies House data allow us to provide financial reports, director reports, change of officer reports etc. Emailed to you within minutes, this is the fastest way of getting up to date information in person or company details stored at the Companies House registry.

UK Company Formations. When starting up a new business, unless you want to trade as a sole trader using a business trading name, you will want to register as a limited company. Registering as a limited company helps to protect the owners from personal financial liability if the limited company fails to make a success of itself and many suppliers require you to be a limited company before trading with you. Using our complete online system, you can perform a Companies House name search, get a company formed on the same day and printed documentation is usually with you with 24 to 48 hours.

UK Postcode Lookups. When setting up your own website, you will have entry forms for customers to provide enquiry information. Some of this information will be an address and postcode. Offering your customers a facility of looking up their postcode provides 2 major advantages. Firstly it removes any spelling mistakes as the information is provided by Royal Mail, and secondly it speeds up the entry of the details into your form and makes your company look more professional for offering the service

Business Directories. When setting up your company, you need access to products and services relating to your requirements. We deal with many business customers and so have set up a business directory to allow you to get in touch with them