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Nominee Secretarial Service: What are the Advantages to Appoint Nominee Secretary or Nominee Director? Appointing the company Secretary

. Every private limited company needs to have a secretary (and at least one director). The secretary is the chief administrator for the company. He or she normally takes charge of ensuring that any documents which need to be sent to Companies House are sent on time. The secretary can also be a director, and therefore have the same responsibilities as the other directors. If the secretary is not a director, he or she is still is an officer of the company and is responsible for its actions (with the exception of the companies' accounts, which are the personal responsibility of the directors). A company secretary manages the processes involved with developing and implementing company legislation, regulation and best practice. Working in a wide range of sectors, they are responsible for ensuring that board members are properly advised of their responsibilities by co-ordinating the proper and efficient flow of information to them. They are closely involved in the decision-making process, frequently ensuring the implementation of board decisions.

Making sure that all company secretarial duties are performed correctly will keep you out of trouble with Companies House and other related parties. It will also ensure that actions are taken that ultimately reduce the business and personal tax burdens. Coddan CPM nominee secretarial responsibilities take the pressure off busy directors and secretaries, enabling clients to balance regulatory requirements with other business priorities. This nominee secretary service is ideal for one-man (one-person) companies where the director does not wish to appoint family members or friends as a secretary or for companies coming to market who wish to minimise internal resource requirements and manage regulatory obligations. If you are interested in company secretarial services, please contact us. Let us know how we can help.

Choose one of the following packages that will best serve you:
 Nominee Secretary Service for Public Records for one year:
 
 Nominee Secretaries do not usually have an active role or function in the actual business of the company.
 The Company Secretary can authenticate documents or proceedings of the company and the signature of the Secretary on a written resolution is evidence of the proceedings.
 
 Coddan will act as Nominee Company Secretary for limited companies on an annual basis.
 This service is primarily designed to help people keep non-trading companies fully compliant with the law.
 It does not perform any secretarial duties, and does not become involved with operations of the company in any way.
 If signatures or verification documents are required extra charges will apply.
 Preparation and submission of the Annual Returns (payable fee additional).
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COMPANY INCORPORATION UK & NOMINEE SECRETARY SERVICE. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES TO BEING A LTD COMPANY: COMPANY SECRETARIAL AND COMPANIES SECRETARY FUNCTIONS

Would you like to appoint a nominee secretary or nominee director? For companies with one director you are required by law to appoint a company secretary or another director. We can provide you with a nominee secretary for this purpose. Optionally you can appoint a nominee director. Business people are aware that a breach of the rules can lead to companies being struck off and even the prosecution of directors. Delegating the company secretarial work means that directors can be sure that their company is complying with this vastly legalistic area, leaving them to concentrate on their core business.

At the time of your company formation or at any time thereafter Coddan Secretary Service Limited can be appointed as your nominee company secretary if required. We can perform health checks on company books and records to bring them up-to-date - perhaps in preparation for a sale or merger. If you are the only person who is to be involved in your company we can act as your nominee company secretary; this will follow the legal requirements and there will no be the need to introduce a second party.
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Our annual fees for nominee secretary appointment are £49.95. The cost includes the service of a nominee secretary - if signatures or verification documents are required extra charges will apply. If you have an existing company we are happy to take on the role of company secretary.
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About Private Company Secretary: 
About Private Company SecretaryEvery English, Scottish and Irish company is required by law to have a company secretary. Company secretaries also work in many other types of organisations, such as charities, trade and professional associations, universities, local authorities and the health service. Company secretaries have a wide range of responsibilities, some of which are defined by law.

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Setting-Up a UK company: Every company in the United Kingdom is required by law to have a company secretary. Company secretaries also work in many other types of organisations, such as charities, trade and professional associations, universities, local authorities and the health service. At the time of setting-up your company or at any time thereafter Coddan can be appointed as your company nominee secretary if required. Our annual fees for nominee secretary appointment are £49.95. We carry out of your company records, to determine whether there are any issues outstanding.
Our fee covers appointment us as your company secretary. If you would like us to undertake specific nominee secretaries' services then we will quote you the likely fees either on an annual or task-by-task basis. Electronic submission of information means that we can start-up a company with the required director, registered office and shareholders (our electronic filing software was approved by Companies House).
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The company secretary is the company's named representative on legal documents. Beside these legal responsibilities, company secretaries may have other administrative duties. The secretary should also arrange and provide the necessary notice for board and general meetings of the company. The corporate secretary will usually be involved in the practical arrangements for the meeting: for example booking the necessary accommodation and arranging the necessary personnel for the smooth conduct of the meeting and, if necessary, arranging for poll cards.

Anyone can claim to be a company secretary: no specific qualification requirement for the company secretary, no nationality or residence restrictions for the company secretary. Many smaller companies appoint one of the directors or a spouse as a company secretary. A sole director cannot be appointed as the company secretary, nor can a company's auditor. Given the above many small and medium sized companies appoint third parties to act as their company secretary to allow them to get on with running their business and to ensure they remain compliant with the law. The secretary of the company has the responsibility and specific duties described below at this page.

Every company must have a secretary (Companies Act 1985, section 283) who will perform a variety of tasks crucial to the smooth running of the company, which includes ensuring that the company's statutory obligations are complied with. The Companies Act requires a minimum of two officers to be appointed at all times. If you are in business on your own it can often be difficult to find someone else to take on the role of company secretary as they maybe unsure of there legal obligations and responsibilities.

Upon SPECIAL request, we may provide nominee secretarial and registered address services across the United Kingdom (in any city or town) and we may provide you a telephone number with call forwarding from any UK city and town.
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The Typical Duties of the Company Secretary: 
The Typical Duties of the Company SecretaryA company secretary manages the processes involved with developing and implementing company legislation, regulation and best practice. Working in a wide range of sectors, they are responsible for ensuring that board members are properly advised of their responsibilities by co-ordinating the proper and efficient flow of information to them. They are closely involved in the decision-making process, frequently ensuring the implementation of board decisions.

By making sure that legal and regulatory requirements are covered, company secretaries provide the basis from which companies can successfully operate and develop. The role varies according to the nature of the company and sector. The work of a company secretary covers a wide variety of functions and is partly dependent on the individual company for which they work.

Typical Company Secretary' Work Activities Include:  
Organising, preparing agenda for, and taking minutes of, meetings;
Dealing with correspondence before and after meetings, collating information, writing reports, ensuring decisions made are communicated to the relevant people;
Ontributing to meeting discussions when required and advising members of the legal, governance, accounting and tax implications of proposed policies;
Monitoring changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and taking appropriate action;
Liaising with external advisers, such as lawyers and auditors;
Developing company contracts;
Managing insurance and property issues;
Developing and overseeing the systems that ensure that the company complies with all applicable codes as well as its legal and statutory requirements.

The Work of a Company Secretary: 
The work of a corporate secretary in a registered private or public company may be more specialised than in a smaller company. For secretaries working within registered companies, particularly large PLCs, the liaison role between management and shareholders, and compliance, may make up a major part of the company secretary's work. The company secretary would also be fully involved in share issues, mergers and takeovers. This could include:
Maintaining the register of shareholders;
Monitoring changes in share ownership of the company;
Paying dividends;
Administering share option schemes;
Arranging the annual general meeting and co-ordinating production of the annual report;
Monitoring the administration of the company's pension scheme;
Overseeing and renewing insurance