From: Chris Ridd on 6 Feb 2010 12:10 On 2010-02-06 15:44:41 +0000, Elliott Roper said: > In article <1jdhyam.1jtx7z11vqc5u8N%peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk>, Peter > Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> That may be so in the USA, but it's not true here. >> >> Yes, but Woody was dealing with a US company. > > I'd be interested in an authoritative document that says that e-mail is > as good as a fax in UK. I'd wave under the snouts of cardigan wearing > jobsworths in banks and similar hidebound institutions. > > I tried sending a 'on-line' bank a signed and encrypted e-mail once. > They told me they would not open it because it was spam. Their spam filters wouldn't be able to decrypt it and therefore check it, so I can see their point. -- Chris
From: Chris Ridd on 6 Feb 2010 12:20 On 2010-02-06 15:42:12 +0000, Woody said: > Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote: >> Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> That may be so in the USA, but it's not true here. >>> >>> Yes, but Woody was dealing with a US company. >> >> And lives in the UK. > > Regardless, all the certificate of incorporation indicates is that at > one point a company was made, but not that it is still valid Indeed not, nor is it owned/run by the same people. When we started a new company about 9 years ago, we bought an old company registration off the shelf (somehow) and used that. Renamed etc. Apparently that was cheaper than registering a new company. -- Chris
From: Woody on 6 Feb 2010 12:34 Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > On 2010-02-06 15:42:12 +0000, Woody said: > > > Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote: > >> Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> > >>> Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote: > >>> > >>>> That may be so in the USA, but it's not true here. > >>> > >>> Yes, but Woody was dealing with a US company. > >> > >> And lives in the UK. > > > > Regardless, all the certificate of incorporation indicates is that at > > one point a company was made, but not that it is still valid > > Indeed not, nor is it owned/run by the same people. > > When we started a new company about 9 years ago, we bought an old > company registration off the shelf (somehow) and used that. Renamed > etc. Apparently that was cheaper than registering a new company. It is, under half the price. Our accountant when we set our company up offered that to us as an option. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: Chris Ridd on 6 Feb 2010 12:56 On 2010-02-06 17:34:03 +0000, Woody said: > Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > >> On 2010-02-06 15:42:12 +0000, Woody said: >> >>> Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote: >>>> Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> That may be so in the USA, but it's not true here. >>>>> >>>>> Yes, but Woody was dealing with a US company. >>>> >>>> And lives in the UK. >>> >>> Regardless, all the certificate of incorporation indicates is that at >>> one point a company was made, but not that it is still valid >> >> Indeed not, nor is it owned/run by the same people. >> >> When we started a new company about 9 years ago, we bought an old >> company registration off the shelf (somehow) and used that. Renamed >> etc. Apparently that was cheaper than registering a new company. > > It is, under half the price. Our accountant when we set our company up > offered that to us as an option. So would our cert of incorporation be the one for the one we bought? -- Chris
From: Woody on 6 Feb 2010 13:07
Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > On 2010-02-06 17:34:03 +0000, Woody said: > > > Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > > > >> On 2010-02-06 15:42:12 +0000, Woody said: > >> > >>> Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote: > >>>> Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> That may be so in the USA, but it's not true here. > >>>>> > >>>>> Yes, but Woody was dealing with a US company. > >>>> > >>>> And lives in the UK. > >>> > >>> Regardless, all the certificate of incorporation indicates is that at > >>> one point a company was made, but not that it is still valid > >> > >> Indeed not, nor is it owned/run by the same people. > >> > >> When we started a new company about 9 years ago, we bought an old > >> company registration off the shelf (somehow) and used that. Renamed > >> etc. Apparently that was cheaper than registering a new company. > > > > It is, under half the price. Our accountant when we set our company up > > offered that to us as an option. > > So would our cert of incorporation be the one for the one we bought? Yes. So it wouldn't even have your name on it I guess. I might see if I can remember where it is and fax it off to them, or failing that, just set up a personal developer account and just put it through there. -- Woody www.alienrat.com |