Managed Payments - No Company Number

[boston-it-recycling]

Hi All, 

Hoping someone can help. Am being forced to set up Managed Payments to carry on selling on eBay. We are a business it will be a business bank account in the company name (no personal name on the bank account) but because we are not registered on companies house nor charity they will not let me proceed with registration. All I get from them is without a company number you cannot register.

Has anyone found a way round this/got some helpful information? 

We aren't a partnership, we're not a sole trader or individual, we're not publically listed so I really don't know what to do other than close eBay which I'd rather not as we earn a few pennies on old equipment. 

Thanks,

[1956glyn]

I think you need to seek legal advice as to what your current status actually is.

You may well find that legally you are a sole trader.