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Does my company need a company secretary?

Published in Company officers on November 7, 2018 by Jayne Challinor

On 6 April 2008 legislation changed such that limited companies are no longer required to appoint a company secretary. However, even though appointing a company secretary is no longer compulsory for limited companies, many still…

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What is a director’s service address?

Published in Company officers on October 11, 2018 by Johnathan Korchak

A service address is required by every UK limited company director (and some others) as an address to receive official mail and notices to that person from Companies House, HMRC and other government bodies. It’s on the public…

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What is a non-executive director?

Published in Company officers on November 8, 2015 by Johnathan Korchak

In the last 10 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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How does a director or secretary Consent to Act?

Published in Company officers on October 8, 2015 by Jayne Challinor

Following the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 receiving royal assent, a new procedure for confirming “consent to act” when appointing directors and secretaries comes into force on 10th October 2015.…

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Tags: company records, company officers, Companies House

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Who can act as a company secretary?

Published in Company officers on July 17, 2014 by Jayne Challinor

In the first of this series of articles we looked at the questions “does my company need a company secretary?” and “what are the core duties of a company secretary?” We now move on to consider who you can appoint to the…

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Should corporate directors be banned?

Published in Company officers on October 22, 2013 by Philip Newman

Given the potential for the use of corporate directors to help criminals disguise their ownership of companies should they be banned as proposed by the Government?…

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