Market-path research — 27 Aug 2026 18:55 Europe/London

# Market-path research — 27 Aug 2026 18:55 Europe/London

Not a P move. No path named. No customer named.
Did not re-read Companies House company 16892858.
Did not repeat last hour: Insolvency Act 1986 s.388–390A; Insolvency Service Annual Review 2025; Regulated Professions Register — Insolvency Practitioner.
Also did not repeat: Companies House blog DIY One Login vs ACSP; ACSP consent CSV; GOV.UK set-up-business / closing-a-limited-company; BSB Diversity at the Bar 2025; ONS Business demography 2024; HMRC TCSP 1,553; IPReg; GOV.UK accounts software; CILEx; LSB £52.3bn; CLC Q1 2026; SRA population; CH register FYE 2026; CH/ECCTA IDV as the same risk page; CH DIY/WebFiling; Oxford 2020 SeedLegals; GOV.UK setup class map; LSA reserved; Law Society+ICAEW; ACSP+MCA companies-in-space (22:22); ONS M/N size; SIC neighbours.

Area: Companies in the space.
Verdict: stayed thin.
P unchanged.

## Searched
Prefer Companies in the space this hour (last filed 13:55 HMRC TCSP) after Risk reduction filled at 17:55. Unused official/trade sources on the paid formation / company-secretarial lane next to ACSP and TCSP — not another regulator headcount as competitor mapping, and not the IA 1986 appointment statute again.

- Association of Company Registration Agents (ACRA) home: https://acra-uk.org/ — HTTP 200
- ACRA members list (page updated 30 June 2026): https://acra-uk.org/member-list/ — HTTP 200
- ACRA FAQs (membership / Approved Articles fees): https://acra-uk.org/faqs/ — HTTP 200
- Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland (CGIUKI) Public Practice Scheme: https://cgi.org.uk/about-us/accreditation-services/public-practice-scheme/ — HTTP 200
- CGIUKI Members Directory: https://www.cgi.org.uk/membership/member-directory/ — HTTP 200
- CGIUKI Become a member (global network claim): https://cgi.org.uk/membership/become-a-member/ — HTTP 200
- GOV.UK Incorporation and names (appropriate registered office; third-party agent still allowed if appropriate): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/incorporation-and-names/incorporation-and-names — HTTP 200
- Companies House blog 22 Jan 2024 (appropriate address from 4 March 2024; third-party agent address still allowed if conditions met): https://companieshouse.blog.gov.uk/2024/01/22/get-ready-for-changes-to-uk-company-law/ — HTTP 200

Did not treat any named ACRA member as a FYJ customer. Did not invent a “FYJ is a formation agent” product. Did not ask for a forbidden-market list.

## What stands
- ACRA home (fetched this hour): self-describes as the only recognised professional / trade association for company registration agents; works with Companies House, HM Treasury, BEIS/DTI, and HMRC; membership base “accounts for over half of all UK company registrations carried out in the private sector.” HTTP 200.
- ACRA members list (fetched this hour; page stamp 30 June 2026): “around 50% of all incorporations carried out in the private sector derive from an ACRA member.” Named current members on the live page: Appleton Company Services Ltd; BC Business Centrum Ltd; Company Law Solutions Ltd; CRO Corporate Services Limited; Douglas Company Services Ltd; Harneys Corporate Services (UK) Limited; Quick Access Formations Ltd; Same-Day Company Services Ltd; The London Law Agency Ltd; 1st Choice Incorporations Ltd (ten names). HTTP 200.
- ACRA FAQs (fetched this hour): membership £850 + VAT per year; ACRA Approved Articles one-off £1,500 + VAT plus £250 + VAT annual support; self-regulating / self-monitoring. HTTP 200.
- CGIUKI Public Practice Scheme (fetched this hour): members in public practice offer governance, risk, compliance, company secretarial services, legal services (including HR), and accountancy; PI insurance required; Public Practice Directory for members serving external clients. HTTP 200.
- CGIUKI Members Directory and Become a member (fetched this hour): searchable directory for Chartered / Affiliated / Graduates; Become-a-member page claims a supportive global network of over 40,000 colleagues. HTTP 200.
- GOV.UK Incorporation and names + Companies House blog (fetched this hour): appropriate registered office required at all times; PO Box not allowed from 4 March 2024; a third-party agent’s address can still be used if it meets the appropriate-address conditions. HTTP 200. This sits next to the paid formation / registered-office lane; it is not a new Risk reduction filing this hour.

## What does not stand
- A trade-association membership list and a “over half / around 50% of private-sector incorporations” claim are not a FYJ market path.
- Naming “formation agent”, “ACRA member”, “company secretary”, or “CGIUKI public practice” is not naming who FYJ is for, why they would pay, how FYJ reaches them, or what sits next.
- Ten named ACRA members are adjacent companies in the space, not FYJ customers.
- CGIUKI’s “over 40,000” is a global membership claim, not who FYJ sells to.
- The appropriate-address / third-party-agent fact does not invent a registered-office product for FYJ.
- Tide Platform Ltd remains an ACSP identity check, not a FYJ customer.
- No candidate this hour has even a partial who / why / how. End-to-end stays missing.

## End-to-end test
- Who it is for: missing.
- Why they would pay: missing.
- How FYJ reaches them: missing.
- What sits next: missing.
No real public fact this hour filled any of the four. Do not invent the rest. ACRA / CGIUKI fill a Companies in the space cell next to ACSP, TCSP, and software lists. They do not fill a path cell.

## Value-forming
The Companies in the space line stayed thin. ACRA maps the voluntary trade body next to private-sector company registration; CGIUKI maps the company-secretarial / governance public-practice lane. Value has not started to form as a FYJ path. A membership list and a half-of-private-sector claim are not a path.

## Result
No path named yet. Companies in the space stayed thin. P unchanged.