Understanding your responsibilities as a director
What are the responsibilities of a company director? Here we investigate what the Companies Act says a director should bear in mind when exercising their duty.…
Company officers
How to correct a date of birth at Companies House
A date of birth must be provided to Companies House for all directors, persons of significant control (PSCs) and LLP members whether they join a company on incorporation or later.…
What is a director’s residential address?
When setting up a limited company, directors and certain others must provide their ‘usual residential address’ to Companies House as part of the application. In this article, we look at a company’s responsibilities, what…
Director changes – what needs to be notified
Directors, like other people, will often move address. When a director moves home it is important that the director’s change of address is reported to both the company and then by the company to Companies House. This is the…
Should corporate directors be banned?
Given the potential for the use of corporate directors to help criminals disguise their ownership of companies should they be banned as was proposed by the Government in 2013 in its consultation document (Transparency & Trust:…
Who can act as a company secretary?
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…
2022 Review
of UK Company Formations
Read our comprehensive review of UK company formations in 2021, year-on-year growth rates and breakdown by county. This detailed insight is provided in the form of easy to understand infographics available for sharing through social media and on your own website
