6:30 PM – 9:30 PM GMT
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Ugly Talk: The Night You Register the Company
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6:30 PM – 9:30 PM GMT
About Event
Most people with a business idea never get past the kitchen table. They keep refining it, talking about it, and waiting for the perfect moment—but never make it official.
This evening is for the people ready to cross that line, and for new founders who registered recently and are now asking: what happens next?
Three founders will tell the story of the pivotal moment they decided to go all in. Not the raise. Not the exit. The ordinary day they filled in the form, registered the company, and began the first 90 days of building it for real.
Stop calling it a side project. Come and register the company.
Why you should be in this room.
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Hear three honest stories about the moment an idea became a registered company.
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Learn what founders actually faced during their first 90 days.
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Understand the practical steps involved in starting a UK company in 2026.
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Get clear on Companies House fees, director identity verification, and protecting your home address.
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Discover Business Home and apply for free business-address membership during the event.
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Leave with fewer excuses and a clearer next step.
What's on the table.
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The moment you know it is time to register the company.
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What registering a UK company actually involves in 2026.
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The first decisions founders face after incorporation.
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What went right—and wrong—in the first 90 days.
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How to separate your business identity from your home address.
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How Business Home gives early founders a real place and verified community behind their company.
Featured speakers.
Andry Anastasis McFarlane believes businesses grow when founders and teams make space to think and learn, not just keep busy. Founder of The Learning Moment, European-accredited senior coach, supervisor and facilitator, she offers ‘everything but the technical skills’: strategic planning, culture change and thriving teams. Host of the 1AM Talks podcast, she’s featured on BBC Radio, Soho Radio and i Magazine. Within 90 days of registering, she trademarked the name on a shoestring. Skipping Europe led to a legal battle. She’ll share what she’d do differently and how to spot leadership blind spots in every new and growing business.
Monique is a creator marketing expert and Founder of IT’S RATED BY (IRB), a creator marketing and talent management agency whose clients include Netflix, ITV, Amazon, e.l.f. Cosmetics, and Unilever. A content creator and Influencer Marketing Advisory Board member, she brings an insider’s perspective on how brands connect with culture through creators.
Zac is the founder of Zac Monro Architects, bringing a bespoke, people-focused approach to luxury residential architecture and urban design. He specialises in simplifying complex planning challenges, delivering elegant design, and developing sustainable kit-house prototypes.
Who's hosting it.
Gerald is the founder of Impact Brixton CIC, a coworking community of 400 creatives, and VCC, an AI consultancy serving organisations including HEC Paris, UCL, and Heineken. His ventures also span culture, publishing, and spirits through Brixton Culture Capital and Brixton Alchemist, alongside sales technology as co-founder of BuyerDeck (Shodeck).
Who's getting in.
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People with a business idea who are ready to stop calling it a side project.
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Aspiring founders preparing to register their first company.
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Founders who registered within the last year and are figuring out what comes next.
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Freelancers, creators, and operators considering a more formal business structure.
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Early-stage builders looking for practical guidance and a real founder community.
Questions? Talk@UglyTalk.com
Location
Impact Brixton
17a Electric Ln
London, England SW9 8LA
United Kingdom