Company Secretary - Company Formation - UK Registration Services

 

The company secretary will normally be expected to undertake some or all of the following tasks:

(a) Preparing and storing of the company's statutory books. The main items are:

Members list
Directors and secretaries accounts
Contracts in which the director(s) has an interest
Register of company charges
Shareholders list - for PLCs only.

(b) The responsibility for making sure that Companies House receive all required documents in a timely manner is the Company Secretary's. The use of the appropriate forms when making changes or additions relating to the company is important.

For example, Companies House would reject a directors or secretary's appointment if they were not submitted on the form 288a.

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