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Selling or closing a limited company
What you need to do when selling or closing a limited company.
Informing Companies House when selling or closing a business
Informing Companies House when selling a company or LLP with changes to the secretary, directors or members.
Employers' responsibilities when closing down a business
Who to inform, which final payments to calculate and how to support employees when you close a business.
Preparing a plan to close down your business
What you should put in your written plan to help you close your business properly.
Legal and financial checks when buying a business
Learn about the financial and legal checks you should make when considering buying a business.
How to assess a company's assets
Decide which assets you want to buy from the business and check the seller's intentions as regards those assets.
Signing and completing the sale of a business
Details of the sale purchase contract and documentation, and the main tasks you must do to complete the sale.
Checklist before you sign a sales contract
The details you need to check before and after you sign the final contract in order to complete the sale of a business.
Negotiating the sales deal - buyer's perspective
The main points you need to consider when you are negotiating to buy a business.
Undergoing due diligence
Allowing your buyer to check the claims you have made, and completing the sale agreement.
Choosing and negotiating with a buyer for your business
Selecting the right buyer for your business, conducting negotiations and drawing up Heads of Terms.
Health and safety risks for people working outdoors
Ways of reducing the chance of accidents to employees who work outside, both on your premises and elsewhere by spotting and reducing health and safety risks.
Support people affected by traumatic events
What you can do to support and accommodate colleagues and employees after a traumatic event such as a natural disaster or serious accident.
Manage your own stress
Identifying and tackling stress in yourself, including the common physical and emotional symptoms and tactics for coping with stress such as relaxation techniques.
Seven key ways to manage stress at work
Practical tips on how to effectively manage and reduce stress in your business to protect employee wellbeing and prevent productivity loss and sickness absence.
Types of PPE: helmets and headgear
Types of protective headgear for safety in the workplace, activities for which it may be required such as building work, and what to look for when purchasing.
Does your business need personal protective equipment?
Working out whether your business is affected by the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations, including risk assessment and who should pay for it.
Buy the right personal protective equipment
Choosing protective kit that's suitable for the risks, workplace conditions and the wearer including the types of protective equipment you should provide.
Health and safety prosecutions
Reasons to warrant a prosecution that is in the public interest such as a death or repeated poor compliance and possible penalties such as a fine or imprisonment.
Be ready for a health and safety inspection: seven top tips
Top tips to ensure that your business is ready for a visit from the health and safety inspector at all times – including what records you must have to hand.