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Company Registration Number Formats English and Welsh companies have registration numbers that consist of 8 digits. Companies registered in Scotland and Northern Ireland and those registered by the Financial Services Authority have a 1 or 2 character alphabetic prefix. The following are possible values for the prefix. Value Description AC Assurance Company England and Wales FC Foreign Company England and Wales GE European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) England and Wales GN EEIG Northern Ireland GS EEIG Scotland IC Investment Company with Variable Capital (ICVC) England and Wales IP Industrial and Provident England and Wales LP Limited Partnership England and Wales NA Assurance Company Northern Ireland NF Foreign Company Northern Ireland NI Northern Ireland Company NL Limited Partnership Northern Ireland (This prefix is not applicable to CT and should not be used) NO Other Northern Ireland NP Industrial and Provident Northern Ireland NR Royal Charter Northern Ireland NZ Not Companies Act Northern Ireland OC Other England and Wales (This prefix is only used for LLP cases in liquidation) R Northern Ireland Company registered before the partition of Ireland in 1922 RC Royal Charter England and Wales SA Assurance Company Scotland SC Scottish Company SF Foreign Company Scotland SI Investment Company with Variable Capital (ICVC) Scotland SL Limited Partnership Scotland (Companies registered under this prefix are not liable to Corporation Tax and must not be set up on COTAX) SO Other Scotland (This prefix must only be used for LLP cases in liquidation) SP Industrial / Provident Scotland SR Royal Charter Scotland SZ Not Companies Act Scotland ZC Not Companies Act England and Wales
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