Company Secretarial Services

The new Companies Act 2006 is now in force and it is essential to ensure you meet the legal requirements to run your company. Failure to do so could lead to a criminal conviction, fines and or even imprisonment.

For the latest changes, click here: Table of Companies Act 2006 changes

Let Bishop & Sewell LLP help take the strain of meeting these requirements.

Our company secretarial services package, at only £500 plus VAT includes the following:-

• Acting as your registered office
• Holding office as company secretary
• Preparing and filing the annual return
• Receiving and filing annual accounts (NB: for fully dormant companies, this will include preparation of the accounts. For trading companies preparation of  the accounts remains the company’s responsibility).

We also offer other company secretarial and flat management services at fixed prices including:-

Optional extras

Other company secretarial services:

• Issuing lost Share Certificates                                   £50 plus VAT
• Preparing lost Share Indemnity Certificates               £75 plus VAT
• Allotment of shares                                                    £150 plus VAT per allotment
• Appointment / resignations of directors                     £150 plus VAT per appointment / resignation
• Notices of AGM                                                          £150 plus VAT per notice
• Letter of Application for Membership                         £75 plus VAT

Flat management services:-

• Receipting Notices of Transfers and / or Charges    £100 plus VAT per transfer/charge
• Dealing with share transfers                                     £150 plus VAT per transfer/charge
• Preparing Deeds of Covenant and
• Licences to Assign                                                    £150 plus VAT per Deed/Licence

Your obligations:

In order for us to ensure that we can provide these services, you have certain obligations and responsibilities to us including supplying the following details:

• A main contact for the company (this should be a Director)
• The details of director/secretary appointments or resignations
• Share transfers and allotments or if a company is limited by guarantee, changes in members
• Changes in contact details of directors and members
• Alterations to the share capital
• Amendments to the memorandum or articles of association
• Charges (fixed or floating) and/or  debentures
• All document relating to the company including: board and shareholder meeting minutes; annual accounts; stock transfer forms, special resolutions and any other forms or documents submitted to Companies House.

For flat management companies as well as the above information we also need:-

• Changes in ownership of a flat
• Your managing agent’s details