A company secretary is responsible for the administration of a company from filing annual reports to Companies House to ensuring top level administrative matters. As a director of a company you cannot appoint yourself as company secretary, however if you do not appoint one all of those responsibilities will fall on your shoulders adding a higher workload to your schedule. With an efficient company secretary you can focus on the important aspects of your business such as delivering your products/ services and increasing turnover. Using us to perform your company secretary duties will mean your statutory compliance and account filing to companies house will be taken care of for you. We can also act as a link between a company’s directors and shareholders, allowing for a clear pathway of communication to be established.

Compliance – A company secretary will ensure you are compliant with the 2006 Companies Act at all times 

Companies House Changes – Many businesses have changes of circumstances from directors to address a reliable secretary will inform Companies House of these changes to ensure you have less on your mind to worry about in those transition periods.Any company structural changes will also be recorded for you in your company’s statutory register. 

Annual Returns – An efficient company secretary will help with the accounting burden on the owner of a company by ensuring all accounts and returns are filed in a timely manner. 

Paperwork – Paperwork can pile up using a company secretary can help you with this by ensuring all confidential and important paperwork is securely stored and managed. Also important documents can be signed by the company security on your behalf. 

Working with shareholders – As aforementioned a secretary can open up a clear line communication with directors and shareholders. Any task can be helped with from notifying all members of changes to arranging board meetings.