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Boards have a responsibility for defining and setting the company’s purpose, values and strategy, defining culture and making decisions.  They should ensure the prosperity and sustainability of the company, creating…

As we approach the season of end-of-year AGMs, it’s worth a reminder of the requirements for achieving a quorum at general meetings to avoid common pitfalls and to ensure proceedings…

This article alerts you to the plans for identity verification of company directors and persons with significant control (PSCs).  It will serve as a reminder of the obligations relating to…

On 15 July 2025, the Digitisation Taskforce, chaired by Sir Douglas Flint, published here. Who is in Scope for the transition to digital share certificates? Organisations in scope for digital…

The accumulated pressures of the pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the impact of world events on the national economy have created a strain across the most vulnerable, which has landed…

For those PLCs with a June year-end, the reporting season has swiftly descended once again, and organisations with an established ESG policy and reporting procedure need to provide clear and…

Our previous article, MSP Company Secretarial supports charities with their governance needs from statutory compliance through to assisting with Board effectiveness surveys. The Charity Code of Governance The with a…

This guide focuses on public companies and explains why they might consider buying back their own shares, and outlines below considerations and steps that public companies would need to navigate…

Creating and maintaining an overseas company in the UK When establishing a physical presence in the UK, overseas organisations should consider how they would prefer the business to be governed,…

Taking Company Director Identity Verification Seriously With the enactment of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act in 2023 (ECCTA), Companies House has been given the responsibility to verify the…