» Annual Compliance
» Meeting Services
» Corporate Governance
» Provision of Qualified Company Secretaries
» Operating a Limited Company with a sole director
» Support and advice
» Professional Secretary Service
» Processing the Annual Return
» Signing documents
» Acting for established companies

Provision of Company Secretarial Services

For private limited companies there is no longer a statutory requirement to appointment a Company Secretary. However, in some instances it may be preferable to appoint a Secretary for reasons of status and image, or where a Company’s operations necessitate their appointment.

Whether you wish to appoint you own Company Secretary, or would like us to act in that capacity we are able to assist the company in providing outsourced Company Secretarial Services.

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Our Company Secretarial Services include:

Annual Compliance

Storing statutory registers
Preparing and filing annual returns
Filing statutory accounts
Preparing elective resolutions
Managing the year-end process

Meeting Services

Assisting with Annual Report process
Filing resolutions with Companies House
Drafting papers for AGM
Supporting a process of regular board meetings
Making announcements

Corporate Governance

Combined Code reviews
Preparing Corporate Governance Statements
Providing advice on board performance evaluation

Provision of Qualified Company Secretaries

FCS can provide a nominee company secretary for your private limited company. We have many years experience acting as a Company Secretary for client companies so you can feel confident we have the required knowledge to perform this role.
The nominee company secretary service is ideal for companies that do not wish to be burdened with administrative responsibilities. Up until recently the Company Secretary has been responsible for filing documents with Companies House and submitting the 363 Annual return. Although changes to the Companies Acts now mean that a company is no longer required to appoint a Company Secretary using our company secretarial service means that the directors of a company can benefit from the excellent support of a professional company. For non-UK residents this service often proves invaluable as FCS take care of Companies House administration for them.

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The key benefits of using our Nominee Company Secretary service are -

Operating a Limited Company with a sole director

The Companies Act no longer requires a minimum of two officers to be appointed. However as a sole director company it is likely that secretarial matters will not be one of your main priorities. If you are in business on your own taking on the role of the company secretary may be one more problem to outsource.


Support and advice 

We will be on hand for the full 12 months the service operates.


Professional Secretary Service

We have a wealth of experience in providing nominee company secretarial services to client companies so you can be sure you will receive a professional service. We will also offer advice on making changes to your company that requires specialist knowledge of preparing resolutions based on the Companies Act.

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Processing the Annual Return

Our annual fee includes the cost of processing the company's Annual Return each year. Our one off fee is all inclusive for the 12 month period with no hidden charges.


Signing documents

At times through the year the company secretary may be required consider and prepare minutes prior to signing company documents. Our company secretarial service does not charge for the first 5 signatures in any year.


Acting for established companies

If you have an existing company we are happy to consider taking on the role of company secretary. We can form your limited company for you, if required, and by doing so would record all the required detail of our secretary in your new company paperwork from day one. If you prefer to use another agent or your company has already been registered this is not a problem. Simply contact us with your company details and we will arrange the appointment of our company secretary.

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