share allotment
A new share allotment is one of the main ways for a company to raise new finance. Compared to share transfers, where no new money is received by the company, a share allotment can provide funds to expand or otherwise advance the…
How many shares should a new company issue?
How many shares should a new company issue? It’s a frequently asked question. There are several common patterns of share ownership in newly formed companies. However, there is also a great amount of flexibility and no absolute…
How to reclassify shares
We have written previously about why a company might want to add new share classes, e.g. changing some or all of a company’s ordinary shares to A and B shares (alphabet shares). That post can be found here: Why might a company…
Inform Direct product update – October 2021
We are continuing to enhance your ability to reuse information across your Inform Direct account, so that you can now select existing people and address records from any company you manage when allotting and transferring shares. …
(Another) Inform Direct product update – January 2021
We’re giving users more flexibility to update transactions you’ve already completed in Inform Direct, to correct certain errors on share transfers and allotments or remove transfers that didn’t proceed. This…
Inform Direct product update – January 2020
The approvals process has been used over 40,000 times, and counting. This release adds the approval process to the share allotment, transfer, and dividend voucher generation processes.…
2024 Review
of UK Company Formations
Read our comprehensive review of UK company formations in 2023, 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