Company Secretarial and Corporate Governance Solutions

Providing outsourced statutory compliance support form the core of our service offering when we were founded two decades ago. Today, it remains a major part of our business. Our respected company secretarial team offers a wealth of experience gained from many years in this area.

Services includes:

• Company incorporations/dissolutions
• Registered office address and service address for officers
• Maintenance of statutory registers on electronic database
• Maintenance of the Company’s minute books
• Completion and filing of the annual Confirmation Statement
• Preparation and filing of local regulatory forms
• PSC investigation and maintaining the register
• Provision of support for corporate transactions including capital injections, intercompany dividends, group restructurings and share capital changes
• Drafting ad hoc minutes and resolutions
• Company re-registration
• Registering and satisfying charges
• Carry out health checks

We ensure that your responsibilities as Directors are discharged, by attending meetings in the capacity of the Company Secretary, acting as a trusted advisor to the Board and ensuring you comply with corporate governance best practice.

Service includes:

• Drafting of meeting agendas in liaison with the Chairperson
• Co-ordination, production and circulation of Board and Committee papers
• Production and circulation of meeting minutes and action lists
• Attending the meeting in a minute taking and advisory capacity
• Acting as central point of contact for the Board, the shareholders and other service providers
• Advice on UK corporate governance and industry best practice

Service includes:

• Draft the annual general meeting (“AGM”) notice of meeting and proxy form
• Liaise with the Registrar regarding draft and final proxy numbers and circulate these to the board and other appropriate advisers
• Prepare and circulate the chairman’s script
• Attend the AGM and draft minutes
• File resolutions as required at Companies House and upload on the National Storage Mechanism

Services includes:

• Co-ordinating and drafting the Financial Position and Prospects Procedures Memorandum working with our team of specialist accountants.
• Providing general company secretarial assistance as required, including reviewing and providing comments on the prospectus

We offer high-quality advice and guidance to listed companies on corporate governance matters and will keep you up to date with legislative changes and best-practice recommendations that may affect your business. We work closely with boards of operating companies and listed funds to deliver a proactive and tailored service underpinned by technology in order to provide peace of mind to boards and shareholders.

Services includes:

• Provision of a company secretary
• Attending meetings of the Board and its Committees in a minute taking and advisory capacity
• Drafting of, and providing input on terms of reference for all committees
• Preparation of governance reports
• Advising the Board on compliance with UK corporate governance codes
• Drafting and providing input with regards to Board policies
• Monitoring compliance with the ongoing requirements of the listing rules and disclosure guidance and transparency rules
• Assisting in the annual board and service provider evaluations
• Drafting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation in respect of inside information, Director / PDMR dealing and insider lists
• Maintaining permanent and event-based insider lists
• Maintaining a register of Persons Closely Associated to PDMRs
• Maintaining a register of Director / PDMR dealings
• Coordinating the production and assist with the drafting of the Annual and Half-yearly Reports
• Arranging for the publication of other regulatory announcements to be made on a regulatory information service
• Delivering directors and induction training