Blog - Page 10 of 41 - Inform Direct

Who can act as a company secretary?

Published in Company officers on May 16, 2019 by Jayne Challinor

There are very few legal restrictions to consider when looking to appoint to the role of company secretary for a private limited company. However, identifying the best candidate – one that will offer a set of skills and…

Read

Tags: company officers, company secretary

A guide to the appointment of directors

Published in Company officers on May 15, 2019 by Jayne Challinor

It is during the formation process itself that a company’s first directors are appointed. A company cannot be formed without any directors and so the first directors are appointed by including their names and details on the…

Read

Tags: company officers, directors, appointments, Companies House, articles of association, consent to act

What types of share can a company have?

Published in Shares and shareholders on May 9, 2019 by Henry Catchpole

Most companies only ever have one type of share (or class of share). The shares are commonly called ordinary shares and will be the ones the company was incorporated with. The typical rights that go with ordinary shares (and…

Read

Tags: shares, shareholders, share classes, share types

2 comments

Inform Direct wins Feefo Gold Trusted Service Award for Third Consecutive Year

Published in Inform Direct news on April 25, 2019 by Johnathan Korchak

We’re thrilled to have again been awarded the Gold Trusted Service Award by Feefo, the ratings, reviews and customer analytics platform. An independent seal of excellence, the Trusted Service award recognises exceptional…

Read

Tags: Inform Direct, awards

What are preference shares?

Published in Shares and shareholders on April 18, 2019 by Johnathan Korchak

Most shares issued by companies are ordinary shares, but they are just one of the different types of shares available. Preference shares, sometimes also called ‘preferred shares’ or just ‘prefs’, can also be useful both to…

Read

Tags: shares, shareholders, share classes, share types, preference shares

1 comment