Business A to Z

Every trade has words it uses without explaining. In business the cost of not knowing one is real: some of them are ordinary jargon and some of them are a decision that can take a house.

Please note: This page explains what a term means. It is general information, not legal, financial, tax or investment advice, and it does not know anything about your business. Before you sign, file or commit to anything, check it with an accountant, a solicitor, or the official guidance we link to.

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71 terms filed under C, showing 21–30 (page 3 of 8).

C

Cloud accounting

Accounting software running online, with bank feeds and shared access.

Commercial lease heads of terms

The summary of a proposed lease, agreed before the lawyers start.

Commodity code

The number classifying what your goods are. It sets the duty and the controls.

Community and local marketing

Being known where you actually trade. Cheap, slow and durable.

Companies House

The UK registrar of companies. Everything filed there is public, permanently and for free.

Company culture

How things actually get done here. Set by behaviour, not by posters.

Company name changes

Renaming a company. Straightforward, and there are more consequences than people expect.

Company pension contributions

The company paying into a director's or employee's pension. Usually the most tax-efficient extraction there is.

Company tax return

The CT600. What a company files, and how it differs from the accounts.

Competition law

Rules against agreements and behaviour that restrict competition.

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