Issue of Shares · Allot New Shares in Your Company
Issue New Shares in Your Company
Bringing in an investor, a co-founder or a new shareholder means creating new shares. The resolution, the allotment return and the register — done in the right order.
- Allotment paperwork prepared
- Board and shareholder resolutions drafted
- Return of allotment filed
- Share certificates issued
Sound Familiar?
Are You Facing These Problems?
An investor is coming in and needs shares
You are bringing a co-founder into the ownership
You want to reward a key person with equity
You do not know the difference between issuing and transferring
Your share register has never been properly maintained
Previous share changes were agreed but never documented
Why It Matters
What Issuing Shares Actually Involves
New shares are created and allotted, which dilutes existing holdings. It is different from transferring shares that already exist, and it has its own paperwork and its own filing.
New Capital In
The mechanism for bringing investment or a new owner into the company.
Resolutions Drafted
The board and shareholder paperwork that has to sit behind an allotment.
Return of Allotment
Filed at Companies House so the register reflects the new position.
Register Updated
Your statutory register of members brought properly up to date.
Pre-Emption Considered
Existing shareholders often have rights that need addressing or waiving first.
Certificates Issued
Share certificates prepared for the new holdings.
Who It's For
Who This Is For
The Package
What's Included — and What Isn't
No surprises at checkout. Here is exactly what our fee covers, and what is charged separately.
Included in our fee
- Review of your current share structure
- Board resolution to allot shares
- Shareholder resolution where authority is required
- Pre-emption rights considered and addressed
- Return of allotment prepared and filed
- Statutory register of members updated
- Share certificates prepared for new holders
- Guidance on how the change affects your next confirmation statement
Not included
- The Companies House filing fee where one applies
- Tax advice on the issue for the company or shareholders
- Valuation of the company or the shares
- Investment agreements or shareholder agreements
- Creating new share classes with bespoke rights, which we quote separately
- Legal advice on shareholder disputes
What We Need From You
Paperwork is usually prepared within two to three working days. The return of allotment is filed once the resolutions are signed, and Companies House processes it on their own timeline.
Why Kuick Formation
Why Use Ours
The Process
How It Works
Review Share Structure
Resolutions Drafted
Allotment Filed
Certificates Issued
Transparent Pricing
Transparent Pricing
U.K. Issue of Shares
- Review of your current share structure
- Board resolution to allot shares
- Shareholder resolution where authority is required
- Pre-emption rights considered and addressed
- Return of allotment prepared and filed
- Statutory register of members updated
Avoid These
Common Mistakes We See
Confusing issuing with transferring
Issuing creates new shares and dilutes everyone. Transferring moves existing shares between people. Different transactions, different paperwork.
Ignoring pre-emption rights
Existing shareholders often have a right of first refusal. Allotting around it without a waiver stores up a dispute.
Agreeing equity on a handshake
Undocumented equity promises are one of the most common and most damaging problems in young companies.
Your Business Journey
Where This Fits
Most founders follow the same path. We can handle every step with one team.
What You May Need Next
Related Services
U.K. Transfer of Shares
Move existing shares between holders, with stamp duty and the register handled.
U.K. Confirmation Statement Filing
The annual filing confirming your company details, due whether or not you trade.
U.K. Limited Company Formation
Three packages — Essentials, Privacy and All-Inclusive. Open to non-residents.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between issuing and transferring shares?
Issuing creates new shares, which dilutes the existing shareholders. Transferring moves shares that already exist from one person to another, with no dilution. They are different transactions with different paperwork and different filings.
Do I need shareholder approval to issue shares?
It depends on your articles and on the authority the directors already hold. We review your position and draft whichever resolutions are needed.
What are pre-emption rights?
A right for existing shareholders to be offered new shares before outsiders, so their stake is not diluted without a chance to maintain it. Where they apply, they need to be followed or formally waived.
Does this include tax advice?
No. Share issues can have tax consequences for the company and the shareholders, and those depend on circumstances we are not advising on. Take professional tax advice on anything substantial.
Can you create a new class of shares?
Bespoke share classes with their own rights usually need amended articles, and we quote that separately. This service covers issuing shares in an existing class.
Will the new shareholder appear publicly?
Shareholder details are recorded and appear via your confirmation statement, and a person with significant control is separately recorded. Share ownership in a U.K. company is not private.
Issue Shares in Your Company
Resolutions drafted, pre-emption addressed, allotment filed and certificates issued — in the right order.
£149 per allotment · Companies House fee separate · Not tax, valuation or legal advice