Providing outsourced statutory compliance support form the core of our service offering when we were founded two decades ago. Today, it remains a major part of our business. Our respected company secretarial team offers a wealth of experience gained from many years in this area.

Services includes:

•     · Company incorporations/dissolutions
•     · Registered office address and service address for officers
•     · Maintenance of statutory registers on electronic database
•     · Maintenance of the Company’s minute books
•     · Completion and filing of the annual Confirmation Statement
•     · Preparation and filing of local regulatory forms
•     · PSC investigation and maintaining the register
•     · Provision of support for corporate transactions including capital injections, intercompany dividends, group restructurings and share capital changes
•     · Drafting ad hoc minutes and resolutions
•     · Company re-registration
•     · Registering and satisfying charges
•     · Carry out health checks
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Board Support

We ensure that your responsibilities as Directors are discharged, by attending meetings in the capacity of the Company Secretary, acting as a trusted advisor to the Board and ensuring you comply with corporate governance best practice.

Service includes:

•     · Drafting of meeting agendas in liaison with the Chairperson
•     · Co-ordination, production and circulation of Board and Committee papers
•     · Production and circulation of meeting minutes and action lists
•     · Attending the meeting in a minute taking and advisory capacity
•     · Acting as central point of contact for the Board, the shareholders and other service providers
•     · Advice on UK corporate governance and industry best practice
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Annual General Meeting

Service includes:

•     · Draft the annual general meeting (“AGM”) notice of meeting and proxy form
•     · Liaise with the Registrar regarding draft and final proxy numbers and circulate these to the board and other appropriate advisers
•     · Prepare and circulate the chairman’s script
•     · Attend the AGM and draft minutes
•     · File resolutions as required at Companies House and upload on the National Storage Mechanism
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Pre-IPO services to Listed Companies

Services includes:

•     · Co-ordinating and drafting the Financial Position and Prospects Procedures Memorandum working with our team of specialist accountants.
•     · Providing general company secretarial assistance as required, including reviewing and providing comments on the prospectus
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Ongoing Governance Advice and Support to Listed Companies

We offer high-quality advice and guidance to listed companies on corporate governance matters and will keep you up to date with legislative changes and best-practice recommendations that may affect your business. We work closely with boards of operating companies and listed funds to deliver a proactive and tailored service underpinned by technology in order to provide peace of mind to boards and shareholders.

Services includes:

•     · Provision of a company secretary
•     · Attending meetings of the Board and its Committees in a minute taking and advisory capacity
•     · Drafting of, and providing input on terms of reference for all committees
•     · Preparation of governance reports
•     · Advising the Board on compliance with UK corporate governance codes
•     · Drafting and providing input with regards to Board policies
•     · Monitoring compliance with the ongoing requirements of the listing rules and disclosure guidance and transparency rules
•     · Assisting in the annual board and service provider evaluations
•     · Drafting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation in respect of inside information, Director / PDMR dealing and insider lists
•     · Maintaining permanent and event-based insider lists
•     · Maintaining a register of Persons Closely Associated to PDMRs
•     · Maintaining a register of Director / PDMR dealings
•     · Coordinating the production and assist with the drafting of the Annual and Half-yearly Reports
•     · Arranging for the publication of other regulatory announcements to be made on a regulatory information service
•     · Delivering directors and induction training
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As part of the global financial services provider Apex Group, our clients can benefit from access to a wider range of services and markets.