TRACE e-Gov Portal

Title	Description
Get help and support for your business	Your business can get advice and financial help from government-backed schemes. Enter your details and select the type of support you need. You can also get: help with tax, regional help with exporting, advice on writing a business plan
Venture capital schemes: HMRC manuals	Public access to venture capital schemes guidance used internally by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Avoid and report anti-competitive activity	All businesses, whatever their size, must understand how they’re affected by competition law. You must follow the rules on all types of anti-competitive activity
Change your company's year end	You can change your company’s year end (also known as its ‘accounting reference date’) to make your company’s financial year run for more or less than 12 months.
Company director disqualification	You can be banned (‘disqualified’) from being a company director if you don’t meet your legal responsibilities.
Director's loans	A director’s loan is when you (or other close family members) get money from your company that isn’t: - a salary, dividend or expense repayment - money you’ve previously paid into or loaned the company
The Queen's Awards for Enterprise	The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of: - innovation - international trade - sustainable development promoting opportunity through social mobility
Claiming money or property from a dissolved company	When a company is dissolved, all of its assets pass to the Crown and are legally known as ‘bona vacantia’ (ownerless property). Assets include: - property and land - mortgages - shares - intellectual property, for example trademarks, registered designs and patents
Late commercial payments: charging interest and debt recovery	Contents - When a payment becomes late - Interest on late commercial payments - Claim debt recovery costs on late payments
Get your air conditioning system inspected	Your air conditioning system must be inspected every 5 years by an energy assessor to make sure it’s energy efficient.
Register your boat with the coastguard's safety scheme	Register your boat’s details with the Royal Yachting Association’s (RYA) SafeTrx service. This is free for owners and skippers of all types of leisure vessels and small craft.
Workplace temperatures	During working hours the temperature in all indoor workplaces must be reasonable.
Apply for a Bevin Boys veterans badge	You can get a Bevin Boys veterans badge if you worked in the coal mines under the Bevin Boys scheme - widows of Bevin Boys may also be eligible.
Apply for a Women's Land Army or Women's Timber Corps veterans badge	You can get the veterans badge if you are a veteran of either the Women’s Land Army (WLA) or the Women’s Timber Corps (WTC).
Apply for a public appointment	Search and apply for a position at a public body, eg a national museum, regulatory agency or a specialist advisory council.
Apply for a veterans badge or a medal	Contents - Apply for a veterans badge - Apply for a medal - Replace a badge or medal - Apply for a UK merchant seafarers veterans badge - Apply for a UK merchant navy medal - If you want to appeal or complain
Donate and volunteer to aid humanitarian disasters	You can donate money to aid organisations and agencies, or volunteer your time and skills if there’s been a natural disaster or humanitarian emergency overseas.
Help refugees who have come to the UK	Use this service to offer help to refugees in your local area. You’ll be asked what help you can offer
Nominate someone for an honour or award	Contents - Overview - Nominate someone who lives in the UK - Nominate someone who lives or works abroad - Recommend someone for a bravery award - Types of honours and awards - Honours lists
Appeal a call up to the reserve forces	You can appeal to the Reserve Forces Appeal Tribunals (RFAT) if: - you’re in the UK reserve forces and your request for exemption from service has been turned down - you employ a reservist and your request for their exemption from service has been turned down
Mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs: the rules	Contents - Overview - Rules for class 3 invalid carriages - Driving on the road - Driving on footpaths and parking - Eyesight requirements - Who can use them - Vehicle tax, registration and insurance
Transport if you're disabled	Contents - Trains - Planes - Cars, buses and coaches - Taxis and minicabs - Ships - Wheelchairs
Check if the council has your missing dog	Report your missing or lost dog to the council’s dog warden service.

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