Company secretarial services refers to the administrative functions within a business that ensures effective administration, good corporate governance and compliance with regulations, laws and legislation that govern business and industry. Whilst the title sounds like it might concern general secretarial services like filing and typing, it is actually much more involved than that.
Managing corporate governance means ensuring that your company adheres to the Companies Act 2006 and complies with the law that governs your business. It also involves rigorously maintaining your records, such as the holding of meetings, interactions with your shareholders and stakeholders, conduct of board members and engagement with government authorities.
Company secretaries have a large amount of responsibility and are crucial to the functioning and governance of your business. They are required to have a number of skills and need to have a comprehensive understanding of corporate finance, law, governance and risk management. Their duties include:
As a business owner, it’s vital that you adhere to the rules and legislation set out by Companies House and the Companies Act 2006. If you don’t have an expert on hand to guide you, it can be easy to fall foul of the rules and land your company with a large fine. At AK Tax, we provide a bespoke company secretarial service that will support your business and remove the stress of coping with the complex administrational side of the job.
We offer a range of secretarial services including compliance services, capital transactions, company formation, subsidiary management and much more. Our experienced, professional team can cover the role without you needing to employ a full time member of staff, which saves you both time and money. We will also eliminate any risk by ensuring your company is fully compliant with all legal requirements, giving you the peace of mind of knowing that your company secretarial needs are in safe, capable hands.
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Company secretary services deliver legal and compliance services that support companies and their boards of directors with management tasks. The duties of a company secretary include, but are not limited to:
It depends on the type of business that you have. Private limited companies are no longer legally required to appoint a company secretary, unless there is a provision in their articles of association that states otherwise, such as the articles of private companies registered before April 6th 2008. Members (shareholders or guarantors) can remove this provision by passing a special resolution, but if you do not remove this clause from your articles, you are legally required to have an appointed company secretary at all times. If the company does not have a provision stating that they must have a company secretary they can choose whether to appoint one at any time after the business is incorporated if they so wish.
If your company does not have a company secretary appointed, then the responsibilities associated with the role fall upon the directors.
There are a number of people who can be a company secretary and they do not have to be a direct employee of the company. Those who could take on the role include an individual person, another limited company, a professional chartered secretary, an administrative services company, a solicitor or accountant for the company and a director, guarantor or shareholder. The role cannot be held by the auditor of the company, a disqualified director, an undischarged bankrupt or anyone under the age of 16.
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