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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…

The significant increase in machine learning and AI powered minute taking software has questioned whether Company Secretaries are still required for minute taking in board meetings.  Michael Clarke, manager at…

Enacted on 26 October 2023, the

Put simply, corporate governance is the framework, or the guidelines, for ensuring responsible business practice. Governance codes guide and form best practice, giving shape to the way companies and their…