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Governance & Compliance

We know governance and compliance are an increasing challenge for your company. That’s why we provide forward-thinking, fixed-fee, innovative support – giving you the confidence and freedom to focus on running your business.

We offer the best of both worlds – the diligence and specialist knowledge to meet all your compliance needs whilst adding commercial value through our broad business understanding and partnership approach.

Working together

Whether you’re a start-up, growing business or large established organisation, we’re committed to providing a superior level of personal service and the experience and expertise you need to stay compliant and realise your goals.  Beyond compliance, we also help you to navigate complex corporate group structures, support you in acquisitions and disposals and focus on innovative solutions throughout your business lifecycle. We’re proud that our clients see us as partners and will always work closely with you to provide expert, knowledgeable and responsive support you can depend upon.

We’re a responsible business and we recognise the ever-growing importance of ethical and sustainable business policies and practices, and can work together to support you and your stakeholders.

How can we help you to stay compliant?

Our annual company secretarial services are tailored to meet your requirements.

How can we help you?

Your business is unique and we have the people who understand your governance and compliance requirements, including: 

Core services:

  • Incorporations
  • Change of name and name swaps
  • Reconstitution of statutory registers in electronic format
  • PSC review and compliance
  • Restorations and dissolutions

Share restructuring:

  • Share issues and transfers
  • Share sub-divisions, consolidations, redemptions and re-designations
  • Share for share exchanges
  • Company purchase of own shares
  • Capital reductions

Transactional

  • Business pre-sale health check, recommendations and Companies House filings
  • Transactional support from pre-completion due diligence through to post completion support, alongside your legal advisers

Consultancy

  • Corporate governance consultancy services
  • Directors’ duties training

FAQs

We do this electronically where possible using specialist software. Typically, the registration process takes two working days. 

Yes. We provide a range of governance and compliance services from incorporation through to dissolution, including annual compliance, registered office and more specialist support packages. 

We will carry out identity verification checks on all beneficial owners and directors associated with the company. 

No. We do not act as an officer (director or secretary) but can still provide company secretarial services. It is no longer a legal requirement for a private limited company to have a company secretary. 

Yes. We can prepare and submit your confirmation statement annually. We will contact you annually, before the made-up-to date, with a review document for approval. 

Yes. We offer a range of services which include filing updates at Companies House for directors, secretaries and persons with significant control. 

A PSC is a person with significant control over your company. This might be a shareholder or someone else. We can help to identify your company’s PSC, update your statutory records and file the necessary forms at Companies House. 

Yes. We provide specialist governance services, which include shareholder changes. This is usually done in consultation with our tax and accounting specialists to ensure best possible value for you.

Yes. We will review your company at Companies House and any paperwork that you may have. We can then constitute statutory registers electronically based on the evidence provided. We can also convert your hard copy registers into electronic format. 

As part of our annual service, we will provide board minutes for the changes included in the service. 

Yes. A company can be dissolved as long as it has not traded or sold off any stock in the last three months, has not changed names in the last three months, is not threatened with liquidation and it has no agreements with creditors, e.g. a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).

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