The Instant Company Secretary

Overview

As an official officer in a business, the company secretary may be criminally liable if they don't carry out their duties correctly.

Also, company secretarial duties must be undertaken whether there is someone in the business who actually holds that title or not. The responsibility to fulfil the duties is still there.  These include ensuring:

• Compliance by the company and its officers with all statutory and other regulatory requirements
• Maintenance of the statutory records and ling data with Companies House within specified time limits
• Interfacing with the shareholders or guarantors, convening general meetings, drafting and recording resolutions, dealing with shares etc.
• Servicing board meetings and compiling the legally required minutes
• Providing a company-wide focal point for legal matters and interpretation, and a logical point of contact for third parties
• Providing the board with accurate and timely advice.

This book deals with all the requirements in a practical, accessible, no-nonsense way. The topics covered in this indespensible guide include:

• Anti-bribery
• Modern slavery
• Gender pay reporting
• Tax evasion legislation

and the new requirements regarding Registers of Persons of Significant Control.

The refreshing approach to tackling these challenges makes it an indispensable and practical guide to the whole range of issues with which the person performing the legally required duties of the Company Secretary must comply.