From: Chris Ridd on
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
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
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
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
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