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Companies House define sensitive words and phrases as those whose use in a company name may imply business pre-eminence, a particular status or a specific function. The object of these restrictions is to make sure that the public is not misled by the company name. Often if there is a good reason for wanting to use a sensitive word it is possible to get approval.

Words which require justification include British, England, English, Scotland, Scottish, Wales, Welsh, Ireland, Irish, European, Great Britain, United Kingdom, International and National. There is no need to justify the use of the initials U.K. and G.B.

Other words which imply pre-eminence include association, federation, society, authority, board, council, institute and institution.

Words which imply specific objects include assurance, assurer, insurance, insurer, re-assurance, re-assurer, re-insurance, re- insurer, benevolent, foundation, fund, charter, chartered, charity, chemist, chemistry, co-operative, Friendly Society, group, holdings, patent, post office, Chamber of Commerce Trade or Industry.

The following list is intended as guidance only:

Abortion, Agency, Anzac, Architect, Assembly, Association, Assurance, Assurer, Authority

Benevolent, Board, British, Building Society

Certified, Cenedlaethlol, Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce Training & Enterprise, Chamber of Industry, Chamber of Trade, Charity, Charitable, Charter, Chartered, Chartered Builder, Chartered Building, Chartered Surveyor, Chemist, Chemistry, Chiropodist, Commonhold, Contact Lens, Co-operative, Copyright, Council, Credit Union, Cynulliad

Dental, Dental Practitioner, Dental Surgeon, Dentist, Dentistry, Designright, Dietician, Dispensing Optician, District Nurse, Drug, Druggist, Duke

England, English, Enrolled Optician, Enterprise Agency, European

Federation, Foundation, Friendly Society, Fund

Geneva Cross, Great Britain, Group, Gwasanaeth

Health Centre, Health Service, Health Visitor, Her Majesty, His Majesty, Holding, Housing Corporation

Industrial and Provident Society, Institute, Institute of Laryngology, Institute of Laryngology & Otology, Institute of Orthopaedics, Institute of Otology, Institute of Urology, Institution, Insurance, Insurer, International, Ireland, Irish

King

Laboratory of the Government Chemist, Land Charges, Land Registration, Land Registry

Medical Laboratory Technician, Midwife, Midwifery

National, National Heart & Lung Institute, Nurse, Nursing

Occupational Therapist, Olympiad, Olympiads, Olympian, Olympians, Olympic, Olympics, Ophthalmic Optician, Optician, Optometrist, Orthoptist, Overseas Trade Services

Patent, Patentee, Patent Office, Pharmaceutical  Pharmaceutist, Pharmacist, Pharmacy, Physiotherapist, Police, Polytechnic, Post Office, Pregnancy Termination, Princess, Prince

Queen

Radiographer,  Re-assurance, Re-assurer, Red Crescent, Red Cross, Red Lion and Sun, Register, Registered, Registered Optician, Re-insurance, Re-insurer, Remedial Gymnast, Royal, Royale, Royalty

Scotland, Scottish, Sheffield, Society, Solicitor (Scotland), Special School, Sector Skills Council, Stock Exchange

Trade Union, Training and Enterprise Council, Trust

United Kingdom, University

Vet, Veterinary, Veterinary Surgeon

Wales, Welsh, Windsor

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