Company secretarial

We provide a specialist company secretarial service for all types of company, including some PLC's.

In addition to advising commercial trading companies, we also have considerable experience of providing company secretarial services to:

• Property management companies;
• Charities and other not-for-profit organisations; and
• Local Authority controlled companies.

Company formation

Although we maintain a stock of ‘off the shelf’ companies ready for handover, we also advise clients on bespoke incorporations.

Annual secretarial services

For a fixed annual fee, we:

• keep and update a client's statutory books;
• prepare and file annual returns;
• advise on procedures for calling and holding general meetings; and
• prepare any necessary minutes and forms.

Bespoke services

We also support directors and company secretaries of our client companies by advising on:

• availability of company names;
• the terms of and changes to be made to the company's Memorandum & Articles of Association;
• the drafting of minutes, forms and resolutions necessary for corporate transactions including the sale of shares, financial assistance and the appointment and resignation of officers.

Our Company Secretarial Service is managed by Sue Hughes who has more than 20 years experience as a company secretarial adviser.

Please view the list of online literature available on our Company Secretarial Services to the left of this page.

Work experience/case studies:

• We act as company secretary for South West media & technology company Coull Limited. The company has gone through a series of investment rounds requiring changes to its constitutional documents and the provision of supporting minutes, resolutions and filings.
• We act as company secretary for the Association of Family Business Advisers.
• We act as company secretary for the International Centre for Families in Business.