Ltd Company on Title Deed

On a Title Deed for a residential dwelling, the registered owner is ANOTHER LTD care of solicitors. I've looked on Companies House website and only a company by the name THE ANOTHER LTD is listed. (ANOTHER isn't the actual company name.)

I have a couple of queries from this:

a) is Ltd unique to a UK company, and

b) is there anywhere else to search for details of a Ltd company?

companies house has a search

You're not looking at stamp duty evasion and the labour party HQ are you?

I know mogga, I've been there. That's how I know they're not listed!

Good thinking!

As you have spotted THE etc. is not the same company as the one on the deeds. There are Ltd companies the world over. What is your concern, which has prompted your questions?

My previous landlady has refused to refund a not insignificant deposit, and so I'm preparing for an action in the small claims court. As part of that preparation, I just thought I'd check the Title with Land Registry and, to my surprise, the landlady doesn't own the house. It's registered in this company's name and my curiosity just got the better of me.

In message , Stickems. writes

I think he was referring to the term 'limited' rather than the concept of incorporation with Limited Liability. Very few other countries use the word 'Limited'.

Can you only use the term "Ltd" if you are a Limited Liability company?

I seem to recall years ago that companies could add Corp to their name giving the impression they were bigger/more respectable than they really were.

Umm, several do particularly those in tax havens, which I would guess what is happening here. The landlord I rented a place from in Manchester operated via a Ltd company registered in the Isle of Man, for example. A company incorporated in the Seychelles may use *any* description including Ltd, Corp, SA etc.

In message , AnthonyL writes

You can not claim to be a limited company when you are not. There bis a daily fine I believe.

Yes. In UK 'Corp' means nothing.

Yes, I am a director of one myself! Hence my use of the words 'very few'.

Not quite 'any' but any the gives a recognised indication of Limited Liability. i.e.'& Co' would be insufficient. But none the less I take your point but would assert that Seychelles are part of my ' very few'!

You mean you direct a few Seychelles companies too? I must say I didn't have you down as one of those international wheeler-dealers.

No. Ireland has Ltd companies, as do most of the British colonies and crown dependencies. Some of the US states also have Ltd, and a few other countries do as well.

You need to look at the country concerned. Some do, some don't.