The Company Secretary's Handbook: A Guide to Statutory Duties and Responsibilities

Copyright
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Table of contents
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Introduction......Page 12
Acknowledgement......Page 14
1. Duties of a company secretary......Page 15
2. Types of company......Page 23
Public limited companies......Page 25
Companies limited by guarantee......Page 27
Other ways of conducting business......Page 28
The limits of liability......Page 29
Checking company names......Page 32
How to check a name......Page 33
Incorporation......Page 36
Memorandum and Articles of Association......Page 39
Trade mark registration of a name......Page 42
The registered office......Page 43
Disclosure – on websites, order forms and communications......Page 44
Directors and secretaries......Page 49
Conflicts of interest......Page 65
Opening a bank account......Page 77
Selecting an accounting reference date......Page 78
Choosing an auditor......Page 79
Board meetings......Page 81
Keeping the minutes......Page 87
Statutory books and notices to Companies House......Page 88
Corporate governance......Page 96
6. Keeping the statutory records......Page 99
The registers – electronic or manual......Page 102
Security......Page 103
7. Annual routines......Page 105
Accounts/financial statements......Page 106
Annual general meetings......Page 109
Annual return forms......Page 113
Resolutions......Page 115
Board changes......Page 119
Share transactions......Page 120
Dividends......Page 122
Registration of mortgages and charges......Page 124
Changing Memorandum and Articles of Association......Page 125
Changing auditors......Page 126
Dissolution of a dormant company......Page 130
Appendix 1: Companies Act 2006 implementation timetable......Page 134
Appendix 2: Copies of Companies House forms referred to in the text......Page 138
Appendix 3: Useful addresses......Page 178
Appendix 4: Deregulation of private companies......Page 180
Bibliography......Page 183
Index......Page 185