Company Secretarial Activities

“With the increasing focus in recent years upon corporate governance, the role of the company secretary has grown in importance. In many ways, the secretary is now seen as the guardian of the company’s proper compliance with both the law and best practice.” *

Although all public companies are obliged to have a company secretary, in April 2008, as a result of the Companies Act 2006, the post became optional for private companies unless their articles of association explicitly require them to have one. The company secretary acts as the chief administrative officer of the company, and shares various responsibilities with the directors under the Companies Act.

The Roles and Responsibilities of the Company Secretary are many and varied but it generally includes some or all of the following:

• Maintaining the Company's statutory registers

• Updating the records held by Companies House

• Maintaining the Company's registered office

• Advising the board of directors on their legal and corporate responsibilities and matters of Corporate Governance

• Organising the Company’s board meetings and Annual General Meeting

• Minuting board meetings

• Ensuring Company compliance with legal obligations

• Managing and storing the Company's records, e.g. investments, property, payroll, insurance, accounting, taxation (VAT, PAYE, Corporation Tax)

• Liaison between the Company and its stakeholders and shareholders

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* Institute of Directors