Use of symbols in company names

Why Use Symbols in Company Name:

Companies House will accept the use in a company name of most symbols appearing on the average keyboard. Companies House will accept the presence of a symbol as a sufficient distinction between a proposed company name, which includes the symbol, and an existing registered company name without the symbol.

Example:

@ at
# hash
£ pound
$ dollar
% percent
& ampersand
* asterisk
+ plus
= equals
< less than
> greater than

Companies House will give individual consideration to less common symbols.