What are unpaid shares?
Companies issue shares to raise capital. So why would they take no payment or only partial payment for them? This article explains:…
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What is a shareholder proxy?
Here we set out the main things to consider when preparing a form of proxy before a members’ meeting such as an AGM and provide a free downloadable form of proxy template. …
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.…
Share buyback explained
A buyback of shares is where the company buys some of its own shares from existing shareholders. There are three types of share buyback:…
Redemption of shares explained
A company can have different types of shares depending on its capital requirements. All companies will have a type of ordinary share, which are non-redeemable (sometimes referred to as irredeemable) shares with full voting…
Share consolidation explained
Companies sometimes consolidate shares so that the number of shares in issue is reduced but each share has a higher nominal value and hence each share has a higher market value.…
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
