shares
Share options granted by a company give the holder the right to buy shares from that company at some date in the future. Companies will often grant options to employees as part of their overall remuneration package as a way to…
Inform Direct product update – March 2020
Following its January release, we’ve had good feedback about the addition of the approval workflow to the share allotment, transfer and dividend processes. This update extends this by adding the approval workflow to the…
How to transfer shares – a step by step guide
The transfer of shares in a UK company to a new shareholder, whether by sale or gift, is very common. Although private companies may expect transfers in their company’s shares to be rare, various circumstances can lead to a…
Inform Direct product update – February
Following quickly after our second January update, our February update contains some great improvements, some of which have been suggested by you, our customers. Some of the highlights being:…
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 are preference shares?
Most shares issued by companies are ordinary shares, but they are just one of the different types of shares available. Preference shares, sometimes also called ‘preferred shares’ or just ‘prefs’, can also be useful both to…
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