Inform Direct product update – August 2023
We are pleased to announce an update to Inform Direct this month. This update allows subscribers to add custom fields to persons connected with their companies.…
shareholders
What should be included in a shareholders’ agreement?
We’ve written separately to explain what a shareholders’ agreement is and when it’s appropriate to have one in place. This article sets out some of the practicalities of setting up a shareholders’ agreement and details…
How can a company use different share classes?
In many companies, it is appropriate – and certainly administratively easier – for all of the shares to be of the same class. This ensures that all shareholders can vote at shareholders’ meetings and share…
Shareholder vs. member: what’s the difference?
The words ‘shareholders’ and ‘members’ of a limited company are often used interchangeably, and in many cases that’s fine. Both terms refer to individuals or entities with a financial and/or legal interest in the…
What is a corporate shareholder?
A corporate shareholder is a company, partnership, trust or business entity that owns shares in another company. It is perhaps easiest to remember by simply stating that a corporate shareholder is a non-human shareholder.…
Dividend taxation: higher rate and additional rate taxpayers
Having already looked at the main rules on how dividends are taxed and how those affect basic rate taxpayers. The tax on dividends can be more complex where the dividends become subject to higher rate or additional rate tax. In…
2025 Review
of UK Company Formations
Read our comprehensive review of UK company formations in 2024, 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
