Articles of Association
This document requires solicitor certification in order to be eligible for the apostille. Most orders are completed in just 1-2 working days all being well. If you also need translation or embassy attestation services the processing time will be increased.
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The articles of association is a constitutional document used by UK limited companies.
This legal document is recorded at Companies House when the company is formed and may be updated with any changes through the life of the company. It describes the purpose of the company and how it will operate. It sets out the rights and responsibilities of its members/shareholders and the company directors.
This document may be request by an organisation in another country, along with other company documents. Commonly required if entering into contracts or opening a bank account overseas.
The articles of association is normally a PDF provided by the company registration agent. Alternatively, it can be downloaded from Companies House. Emailing your document to us, or us downloading a copy, saves you time and postage costs. We can check your certificate against Companies House database, arrange for a solicitor to correctly certify the document and then issue the apostille. All this is completed in just 1-2 days.
If you need our assistance downloading documents or ordering replacement documents do not hesitate to contact us. We have accounts with Companies House and order documents every day for customers.
We ensure all company documents are checked, certified by our solicitor when required and legalised with the apostille as quickly as possible. Using our service makes the process as simple as possible for your business. Working with the embassies in London we can also arrange for documents to be attested if required. This is only needed for countries that are not members of the Hague Convention.
For advice on getting an apostille for any company document please chat with one of our legalisation experts. We offer a complete document legalisation service for all UK companies.
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If your document is being used in a country that is part of the Apostille convention then the document will usually need the Apostille. We can assist with this!
Embassy attestation is needed when documents are being used in countries that are not part of the Hague Apostille Convention. We can assist with getting documents by many embassies.
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