Corporate Law and Transactions

Company Secretarial Services

With changes brought in under the Companies Act 2006, private limited companies now have the option to dispense with the services of a company secretary and many organisations are now using lawyers to carry out many of these associated duties.

In order to achieve this many companies are taking advantage of this change in the law by:

• Making a small change to the articles (if required) and outsourcing the administrative tasks to a third party, such as their lawyer; or
   
• Choosing to keep their company secretarial in-house but providing them with professional support with some, or all, of their workload.

We provide a full range of company secretarial services including:

• Keeping your company books safe and up to date
   
• Preparing and filing annual returns at Companies House
   
• Preparing documents and filing forms recording changes to the companys' directors or registered office
   
• Preparing minutes of board meetings and shareholder meetings together with written shareholder resolutions and notice of general meetings.

Whichever option you choose to take, we can work alongside your business and provide the support you need. Whilst many of the tasks are administrative in nature, the underlying legislation can, at times, be complex and some businesses may not have the required legal knowledge or time to deal with the legislation.  All members of the team who carry out the company secretarial duties are experienced corporate lawyers.

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