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What is a corporate director?

Published in Company officers on October 27, 2026 by Johnathan Korchak

A UK company can appoint another company as a director. This appointee is known a corporate director: a company, or another body corporate with its own legal personality, appointed to sit on the board of a UK company and act as a…

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Tags: appointment, company officers, corporate directors, directors

Corporate director reforms under ECCTA

Published in Company officers on October 27, 2026 by Johnathan Korchak

The advent of identity verification for directors and persons with significant control (PSCs) has dominated the Companies House reform agenda in the last year. That does not, however, mean the end of implementation of the Economic…

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Tags: ECCT Act, company officers, corporate directors, directors

Personal code submissions: common themes and practical tips

Published in Company records, Company officers on March 17, 2026 by Andy Ellis

With over three months having passed since the introduction of director, LLP member and PSC personal code submissions to Companies House, we wanted to share some common themes and practical tips to help you avoid unnecessary…

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Tags: VS01, identity verification, ECCTA, PSCs

What is a non-executive director?

Published in Company officers on June 1, 2023 by Johnathan Korchak

In recent years the number and importance of non-executive directors (or ‘NEDs’) in UK companies has grown significantly. While the focus for discussion of non-executive directors is often on listed companies, their value…

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Tags: appointment, company officers, directors, non-executive

What is a shadow director?

Published in Company officers on February 16, 2023 by David Hill

A shadow director is a person or company that has significant influence over a company’s affairs without being formally appointed as a director. This is sometimes so they can have control over a company without their name being…

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Tags: corporate directors, directors, register of directors

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