Companies and directors are required by law to adhere to corporate governance laws and regulations. Company secretarial – or CoSec – services involve a company secretary working on your behalf in order to make sure your company remains compliant, including when it comes to maintaining up to date statutory registers and records.
The consequences for failing to keep up to date and accurate records can lead to financial penalties and criminal prosecution. Maintaining accurate and up to date company records is therefore important to ensure compliance with statutory obligations and demonstrate good corporate governance.
Darwin Gray offers a fully managed company secretarial service led by experienced corporate lawyers. Our purpose is to give you peace of mind that your books, registers and information is up to date in addition to taking the administrative burden away from your management time.
Our experienced team use trusted company management software to manage your company information. This includes the information you are required to file and keep filed at Companies House and also information that a company is required to hold itself, such as its statutory books and registers.
We offer the following services to UK-registered companies:
Our experienced team can assist with incorporating any of the following in the UK:
We can offer same-day incorporation if required.
Ongoing updates and maintenance of your electronic statutory registers and records. Including:
It is also possible to reconstitute statutory registers from paper-based records or from Companies House filing history into our company secretarial software.
Our services extend to handling filings at Companies House for your company, including:
As part of our company secretarial services, or as a separate service, we can act as your registered office address using our Cardiff office address. Our registered office service is essentially a post forwarding service which we offer for an annual fixed fee. Contact us to find out more about this service.
Our expert corporate team can prepare and file the necessary legal paperwork for:
We can prepare and advise on notices, resolutions, forms of proxy, board minutes and minutes of annual general meetings. This includes filing any resolutions that are required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies.
Our management software stores company documents securely. When it comes to corporate transactions or large investments, we also offer use of a secure virtual data room if required. Contact us to find out more.
Good corporate governance is essential for any business and involves keeping governing documents updated. Our corporate team can review and recommend changes to existing articles of association and other governance documents. We can also draft new bespoke articles or other governance documents for you, such as shareholders’ agreements or joint venture agreements and internal policies and rules.
Our experienced team can advise and prepare the necessary paperwork for voluntary strike-off of companies from the Registrar of Companies. We can also assist with restoring dissolved companies to the Registrar of Companies.
Our company secretarial services are tailored to you and your business needs, saving you valuable time and giving you the assurance that your business governance and filings are up-to-date and compliant. Contact a member of our team here or on 02920 829 100 for a free initial call to see how they can help.
To speak to one of our experts today, please contact us on 02920 829 100 or by using our Contact Us form for a free initial chat to see how we can help.
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