UK Company Name
You will need to choose your company name carefully. It will reflect on your image as it will be the first impression you give about your company.
There are certain words that you need permission from the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to include in your company name. The list is below.
With certain words, you may need permission from more than one board or authority.
We will notify as to what permissions you will need if one of these words is in the company name you propose.
Restricted words list:
Abortion
Anzac
Architect
Association
Assurance
Assurer
Authority
Benevolent
Board
British
Building Society
Chamber(s) of Business
Chamber(s) of Commerce and Industry
Chamber(s) of Commerce
Chamber(s) of Commerce
Chamber(s) of Enterprise
Chamber(s) of Industry
Chamber(s) of Trade and Industry
Chamber(s) of Trade
Chamber(s) of Training and Enterprise
Chamber(s) of Training
Charitable
Charity
Charter
Chartered
Chemist
Chemistry
Chiropodist
Contact Lens
Co-operative
Council
Credit Union
Dental Practitioner
Dental Surgeon
Dental
Dentist
Dentistry
Dietician
Dispensing Optician
District Nurse
Druggist
Duke
England
English
Enrolled Optician
European
Federation
Foundation
Friendly society
Fund
Geneva Cross
Great Britain
Group
Health Centre
Health Service
Health Visitor
Her Majesty
His Majesty
Holding
Industrial & provident society
Institute
Institute of Laryngology
Institute of Orthopaedics
Institute of Otology
Institute of Urology
Institution
Insurance
Insurer
International
Ireland
Irish
King
Medical Laboratory
Midwife
Midwifery
National
Nurse
Nursing
Occupational Therapist
Olympiad
Olympiads
Olympian
Olympians
Olympic
Olympics
Ophthalmic Optician
Optician
Optometrist
Orthoptist
Patent
Patent Agent
Patent Office
Patentee
Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutist
Pharmacist
Pharmacy
Physiotherapist
Police
Polytechnic
Post office
Pregnancy
Prince
Princess
Queen
Radiographer
Reassurance
Re-assurer
Red Crescent
Red Cross
Red Lion and Sun
Register
Registered
Registered Optician
Re-insurance
Re-insurer
Remedial Gymnast
Royale
Royalty
Scotland
Scottish
Sheffield
Society
Solicitor (Scotland)
Special School
Stock exchange
Technician
Termination
Trade union
Training and Enterprise
Trust
United Kingdom
University
Vet
Veterinary Surgeon
Veterinary
Wales
Welsh
Windsor
Welsh translations of these words in your proposed company name will need the same permission. This list is not exhaustive, but you will be advised if there are any complications: any other companies with one of these words in them will have had to obtain the same permissions.
