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Les I have a difficult question!
On VAT1 it asks if you, any partner or any director have been involved in another business in the last 2 years. Easy enough if you are a sole trader, company or partnership with natural partners registering, but given the partners are companies, does that mean I need to note any connected businesses OR does it mean I need to consider each director of each company and whether they have been involved in any other businesses?
I'm leaning towards the former (in which case no connections as each company has no subsidiaries etc...) on the basis it is the company that is the partner, not the directors, and they are two distinct legal entities, but my company knowledge is imperfect as I've said so maybe I'm being naive... If it is the latter then boy do I have a fun time ahead as each director is also a director of a couple of other companies, so the list will be well into double figures.