Henry Catchpole, Author at Inform Direct

Understanding the Certificate of Good Standing for UK companies

Published in Company records on August 9, 2024 by Henry Catchpole

A Certificate of Good Standing is used to prove that a company is incorporated and authorised to conduct business in a specific jurisdiction. It is also known as a ‘Certificate of Authorisation’ or ‘Certificate of…

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Tags: certificate of good standing, Companies House, company records, incorporation

What should be included in a shareholders’ agreement?

Published in Shares and shareholders on August 10, 2023 by Henry Catchpole

We’ve written separately to explain what a shareholders’ agreement is and when it’s appropriate to have one in place. This article sets out some of the practicalities of setting up a shareholders’ agreement and details…

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Tags: shareholders, shareholders agreement, shares

What investors should check for in a company’s articles of association

Published in Company records on June 1, 2023 by Henry Catchpole

There can be many good reasons to invest in a company, but what safeguards will you have? Will others, perhaps with more shares or a different class of shares to you, have disproportionate levels of control or receive greater…

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Tags: articles of association, shareholder rights, shares

What the Inform Direct NDA template covers

Published in Business management on April 18, 2023 by Henry Catchpole

We have written separately about what a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is and when they should be used. We also mentioned some of the key provisions that an NDA should cover. In this article we look specifically at the Inform…

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Tags: NDA, business protection

How to strike off a limited company

Published in Business management on February 17, 2023 by Henry Catchpole

Striking off a company is a process by which a company is removed from the Companies House register. Once this is done the company ceases to exist. It can be done voluntarily by the company or by the Registrar of Companies if they…

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Tags: company records, dissolution, strike off

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