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A company secretary is an officer appointed by the directors of a company whose company secretarial services ensure that the firm’s legal obligations under corporate legislation are complied with. The company secretary has a key role to play...

Public companies must have a suitably qualified company secretary; however, it is currently optional for private companies to appoint one. This being said, private companies may be obliged to appoint a company secretary if it is outlined...

This is often a role of the company secretary, however in cases where companies do not have a company secretary appointed, the directors will need to ensure this is completed. In all cases the statutory duty for the company to remain...

Seeking advice from tax consultants or company secretarial experts can be essential when completing a share transfer to ensure that the correct amount of stamp duty is paid on the transfer. Even if professional advice is not sought, there are...

As of 7th April 2014 Companies House have announced that they will make Limited Partnership documents available for online download, as is currently available for other entities, such as private limited companies. Limited Partnerships are a...

To ensure that your company is governed correctly, it is essential to understand the types of shareholder meetings that should take place and when they should be held. The key meetings are:General MeetingA general meeting is held to consider...

The purpose of a Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) or an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is to help small early stage schemes companies raise equity finance by offering tax reliefs to investors. Under SEIS the maximum annual...

Retirement by rotation is a process whereby at each Annual General Meeting (AGM) one third of the directors must retire from their position and seek re-election as a director.The Model Articles for public limited companies provides for...

In the unfortunate event that a company director passes away, two situations can arise. Before we jump in any of the two scenarios it is important to note that Companies House needs to be notified of the death.How do I notify Companies...

To ensure that your company functions correctly and remains compliant with relevant legislation and in particular the Companies Act 2006 it is important that any decisions made by shareholders are done so properly, which includes using the...

Although provisions in the Companies Act 2006 are not as stringent for board meetings as they are for general meetings, usually there are still several provisions within a company’s Articles of Association which govern how a board meeting...

Pre-emption rights refer to the right of existing shareholders of a company to be offered new shares in the company before the offer is made to external investors. The offer will be for a proportion of the new shares which reflects their...