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Limited company directors: loans, dividends and paperwork
Running your own limited company means a few rules that sole traders never meet: what happens when you borrow from the company, how to pay yourself a dividend properly, what has to be minuted, and verifying your identity with Companies House. These guides cover each one in plain English.
Guides
Director’s loan accounts and s455 tax
What counts as a director’s loan, the 9-month deadline, the new 35.75% rate, the 30-day rule and loans over £10,000.
Paying yourself a dividend properly
Available profits, board minutes, vouchers, and dividend tax at 10.75%, 35.75% and 39.35% for 2026/27.
Board minutes and resolutions
What you must record, sole director decisions, written resolutions and the 28-day rule, and how long to keep them.
Companies House identity verification
Mandatory since 18 November 2025: who must verify, how, your personal code, and the confirmation statement catch.
Templates
A ledger for up to four directors that works out s455 tax at both rates, the benefit in kind on loans over £10,000 and Class 1A, and flags the 30-day rule. Excel and Google Sheets.
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Checks profits are available before each dividend, fills in the voucher and board minute, and works out each shareholder’s dividend tax.
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11 editable Word and PDF templates: board minutes, sole director decisions, written resolutions, director’s loan approval, dividend vouchers and a minute book index.
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