What is an annual general meeting (AGM)?
A company’s annual general meeting (‘AGM’) is a meeting of its members that is held after the company’s year end to vote on various resolutions including:…
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Preparing your private company for the death of a shareholder
No one likes to think about death, but for private companies – often family owned and managed – the death of a shareholder can be overwhelming. A small investment of time today, to prepare a coherent set of company…
Written Resolution – What is it?
Written resolutions have long been an instrument in a company’s toolkit for agreeing directors’ and shareholders’ resolutions without the need to physically hold a meeting. Here we’ll discuss:…
Ordinary Resolution – What is it?
During the life of a company many important decisions must be passed via resolutions under the Companies Act 2006. An ordinary resolution is the most common of these as rarer and fewer decisions require a special resolution.…
How to replace a lost share certificate
Everyone loses things, and shareholders will sometimes lose their share certificates. By lose, we mean anything ranging from damaging or misplacing share certificates right through to having them stolen.…
What types of share can a company have?
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…
2019 Review
of UK Company Formations
Read our comprehensive review of UK company formations in 2018, 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
