Whats in a name?

[saptastic]

The name of your ltd. company is pretty much irrelevant.

But something you need to live with for a long time so disagree.
It also creates a perception of you from an agent/client.
Whilst a standard name is just accepted anything that is out of the ordinary (just like a personal name) can potentially be judged adversely.

[cmscotland]

I simply based it on my initials rather than my name, easy to make it sound like a 'real' company name.

e.g. John Smith => JS IT Solutions.

Just be careful if your name is Sam Harper.

Lol, luckily that isn't my name!! I think using initials is a better idea!

[Sockpuppet]

Rubbish - even HMRC aren't that numb. They would look at the company classification code and work from there.

That said, I used a generic name because it's the name I always said I'd use if I ever had a company. Since the company does more than one thing, then it works out well.

Which is why its best not to be an IT Contractor in the SIC code. Which is why I am listed under a transport activity. Close enough to claim that is what I do.....after all I do work in transport.

[cmscotland]

Got the impression cmscotland was overly fretting about something fairly trivial.

Doubt it even registers with the agency unless it's something wacky. Agencies only interested in selling your skill set and not your company name.

McNaught, your probably right, I am worrying about something that is on the face of it trivial!

[d000hg]

It is trivial but you might as well take 30s to find a name which isn't stupid - you never know.

[TheFaQQer]

Which is why its best not to be an IT Contractor in the SIC code. Which is why I am listed under a transport activity. Close enough to claim that is what I do.....after all I do work in transport.

That's because you're a truck driver!!

[Pondlife]

Just remember to check the domain names are available before hand.

[cmscotland]

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their help! Managed to get a name!