Change your business name

The information we need will differ depending on your business type.

 CAUTION: Only change your company name if it's under the same registration details. A new UK PAYE scheme requires a new license, not a name change. 

 CAUTION: Only the business owner can change the business name. The emails you send to us must come from the email address the of the registered business owner. 

Change your business name

To make sure you send us the required information:

1. Complete the form from the relevant link for your business type.
   • Ltd Company
     Make sure your business name has been updated at Companies House. We can only change the name of limited companies to the same as your registered name.
   • Partnership
   • Sole Trader
2. The details from the completed form are included in an email and sent to your email address (as specified on the form). This form is NOT sent to Sage.
3. Attach the required documents to this email and send it to us at: [email protected]

 CAUTION: You MUST send the emailed form along with the required documents, otherwise we can't action your request. 

Change your business name to include a trading name

You may want a different name to appear in product, if you use a Trading as name, for example.

Example: if your registered business name is Joe Bloggs Ltd but your trading name is Bloggs Accountancy.

You can add this information into your address.

1. Go to your business name, and select Manage Business Account. 
2. Select Business details.
3. Add your Trading as Name into Address 1. 
   For example Trading as Bloggs Accountancy or T/A Bloggs Accountancy.
4. Click Save.

As an accountant change the name of a client

Email us at: [email protected] and include the following information:

• Your client’s current business name and their email address
• Your client’s new business name
• Your business name
• Your Client Management login email address