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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…

Addidat, a leading provider of outsourced ESG, have announced a strategic partnership to offer integrated support to companies (PLCs) in the preparation of Annual Reports and AGM documentation. By working…

Continuing our two-part guide on preparing and conducting an AGM, we look at the key elements required to conduct an annual general meeting successfully.  This two-part guide covers all the…

We’re heading into the AGM season for PLCs. PLCs whose year ends on 31st December need to hold their AGM by 30th June. Here, in the first of two articles,…

Good governance practices sit at the core of a charity, and regardless of a charity’s size or structure, there are four activities that help satisfy good governance, all of which…

For those public companies whose financial year ended on 31st December, AGM season is now fast approaching.  Company minds will be turning to AGM resolutions that permit companies to issue…

With many financial years ending on 31 December, directors’ and shareholders’ minds turn to dividends, declaring dividends to shareholders follows a defined process, with compliance required at each stage if…