Context
Companies House has updated its ‘Incorporation and names’ web page to confirm that is has added an additional point under section 6.7 (‘Same as’ exceptions) of its incorporation and names guidance.
Key points to note and next actions
The added point explains that the ‘same as’ rule (see sections 6.3 to 6.6) does not apply if the proposed ‘same name’ differs from the parent company name by using any of the ‘matters’ listed in inverted commas in paragraph 5 of schedule 3 of The Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2015