We provide a broad range of services ranging from practical advice on company law and regulatory compliance issues, to company formation and secretarial matters.
We advise on the wide range of changes to company law as a result of the Companies Act 2006, the final phase of which came into effect in October 2009. In addition, we cover the full range of company law issues from how to set up companies to duties of directors and secretaries, the authorisation of directors' conflicts of interest, meeting procedures, the corporate manslaughter regime, and advising on shareholder disputes.
For our listed clients and larger private companies we provide corporate governance and best practice advice.
Here’s how we can help
Company formations
A comprehensive and bespoke service for company formations including private companies, public companies, companies limited by guarantee, property management companies, charitable companies and LLPs. The standard service will include:
- advice on the availability of the proposed company name;
- formation of a company;
- holding the company's first board meeting;
- providing the statutory books (written up);
- issuing share certificates;
- filing the appropriate documents at Companies House; and
- providing you with a statement showing the principal details of your company.
Annual compliance service
Whether you’ve just incorporated a new company or have an existing company, we provide an annual compliance service, which includes:
- maintaining your company's statutory registers;
- preparing and filing the annual return;
- filing accounts and reminding you of deadlines for the filing of the annual accounts;
- preparing annual general meeting documentation; and
- preparing and filing documents at Companies House to make changes to the structure of a company (i.e. documents to appoint a new director or issue shares).
Company secretary and registered office address
We can act as company secretary of your company and can also provide a registered office address service.
General advice and corporate health checks
We can advise and assist you in a wide variety of company secretarial matters including:
- group re-organisations;
- share allotments and transfers;
- changes to the directors of companies;
- reviewing and amending the memorandum and articles of association of your company;
- authorisation of directors' conflicts of interest;
- dissolving redundant companies;
- providing company search services;
- administration of loan note registers;
- share scheme administration;
- minute-taking services; and
- reviewing, updating and reconstituting statutory registers.
New duties on directors to address equality issues
New equality regulations have come into effect that could have a significant impact on how directors must behave in order to comply with their fiduciary duties under Companies Act 2006. For more information please view or download our PDF.