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The purpose of a Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) or an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is to help small early stage schemes companies raise equity finance by offering tax reliefs to investors. Under SEIS the maximum annual...

Retirement by rotation is a process whereby at each Annual General Meeting (AGM) one third of the directors must retire from their position and seek re-election as a director.The Model Articles for public limited companies provides for...

In the unfortunate event that a company director passes away, two situations can arise. Before we jump in any of the two scenarios it is important to note that Companies House needs to be notified of the death.How do I notify Companies...

To ensure that your company functions correctly and remains compliant with relevant legislation and in particular the Companies Act 2006 it is important that any decisions made by shareholders are done so properly, which includes using the...

Although provisions in the Companies Act 2006 are not as stringent for board meetings as they are for general meetings, usually there are still several provisions within a company’s Articles of Association which govern how a board meeting...

Pre-emption rights refer to the right of existing shareholders of a company to be offered new shares in the company before the offer is made to external investors. The offer will be for a proportion of the new shares which reflects their...

Company secretarial services are important and necessary for the success and growth of any company. The role of the company secretary encompasses all areas of a company’s activities, depending on the size and nature of the company. These...

Corporate governance is a broad term which can be used to refer to a large number of different areas within business, however it is generally the rules and policies of a company that enable it to be governed effectively and correctly....

If a company has only one shareholder it is classified as a single member company. A company can be incorporated as a single member company or can become one at a later date if the membership of the company falls to one. Private limited...

Under the Companies Act 2006, s.1000 the Registrar of Companies, Companies House, has the power to strike off a company that they believe that it is no longer in use and is therefore no longer needed, though it is possible to restore a...

The confirmation statement, also known as the CS01, is the form which replaced the annual return in June 2016. It is used to confirm that your company’s information is correct. Rather than previously having to resupply the information, a...

When shareholders make decisions they do so by passing resolutions, of which there are two types under the Companies Act 2006; ordinary and special. The complexity of the issue being decided and the impact that it will have on the company...