All public and private companies are required by law to appoint a company secretary. This guide to the role covers the secretary's duties, including: accounting and finance duties; personnel administration; compliance with employment rights; security of documentation; and insurance and property rights. It contains forms and documentation, and is written in a jargon-free style.
Author(s): Helen Ashton
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 150
Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 7
1. Duties of a Company Secretary......Page 9
2. Types of Company......Page 13
Public limited companies......Page 14
Private limited companies......Page 15
Other types of company......Page 16
The limits of liability......Page 18
Checking company names......Page 21
How to check a name......Page 22
Incorporation......Page 24
Buying a company off the shelf......Page 25
Memorandum and Articles of Association......Page 26
The registered office......Page 29
Directors and secretaries......Page 33
Company notepaper......Page 52
Selecting an accounting reference date......Page 57
Choosing an auditor......Page 58
Board meetings......Page 59
Keeping the minutes......Page 64
Statutory
books and notices to Companies House......Page 65
6. Keeping the Statutory Records......Page 73
The registers – computer or manual......Page 76
Security......Page 77
Accounts/financial statements......Page 79
Annual general meeting......Page 82
Annual return forms......Page 84
Resolutions......Page 87
Board changes......Page 91
Share transactions......Page 92
Dividends......Page 93
Registration of
mortgages and charges......Page 95
Resolving to change the company name......Page 96
Changing Memorandum and Articles of Association......Page 97
Changing auditors......Page 100
Dissolution of a dormant company......Page 103
Appendix A Copies of Companies House Forms Referred to in the Text......Page 107
Appendix B Useful Addresses......Page 163
Appendix C Deregulation of Private Companies......Page 165
Bibliography......Page 167
Index......Page 169
