Starting the company
When you are going to start a limited company, you must first establish the company.
When you register a limited company, you can choose to do so through our service, Coordinated register notification, which you can find in Altinn.
You can also use one of five providers who, in collaboration with us, offer the service of founding and registering a limited company through digital company formation.
The rest of this guide contains information for those who choose to use Coordinated register notification when founding and registering their limited company.
Memorandum of association
In order to start a limited company, you must create a memorandum of association. Before you do this, it would be a good idea to figure out who to join the company’s board, as well as choosing its business name. You must also consider whether the company needs to have an auditor and who this should be.
Board and name of the company
A limited company must have a board consisting of at least one member. The election of the board must be stated in the memorandum of association. The founders must also decide the name of the company. See information about choice of name.
Does the company need an auditor?
If the company chooses to have an auditor, this must be stated in the memorandum of association. Some limited companies may decide not to have its annual accounts audited, assumed that certain criteria are met. We call this to waive audit. Please note that you must submit the annual accounts to the Register of Company Accounts even if it is not required to be audited.
Form the limited company
In order to establish a limited company, the founders must create a memorandum of association. The founders are those who start the company and who shall own the company and who subscribe for the shares in it. This can be one or more natural individuals, or legal persons, such as limited companies or general partnerships.
Register the company
In order to register the company you must use the form Coordinated register notification .