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Chapter 4
Company Secretarial
The Company Secretary has a key role in ensuring that board
procedures are both followed and regularly reviewed. All listed
companies require a Company Secretary and their role has grown in
importance as the focus on good corporate governance has increased.
Formal duties Additional duties
Maintaining statutory registers or May include, amongst others:
books, for example minutes of board
meetings. VAT registration
Filing annual returns at Companies compliance with data
House. protection requirements
Arranging meetings of directors and compliance with health and
shareholders. safety requirements
Informing Companies House of administration of share
changes in management structure. schemes.
Establishing and maintaining the
company’s registered office as the
address for formal communication.
Ensuring the security of the
company’s legal documents.
Deciding on the company’s policy for
filing and retention of documents.
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