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Does my limited company have to appoint a secretary?
Posted Apr 18, 2011
From 6th April 2008, since the introduction of an initial wave of Companies Act 2006 legislation, limited companies are no longer obliged to appoint a company secretary.
Prior to this change, all contractor limited companies had to appoint a company secretary, as well as at least one director. Often, the company secretary would be a family member or partner. A company secretary can also be a serving directory of a limited company.
As a result of the legislative change, limited companies do not need to amend their Articles of Association unless there is a specific reference to the company having a secretary.
If you want to appoint, remove, or change the details of a company secretary, you must inform Companies House.
To appoint a company secretary, you need to use form AP03. To remove a company secretary from the register, you must use form TM02. For any name/address/other changes, you need to use form CH03. All the forms (as well as many other commonly used ones) can be submitted online via the 'Webcheck' service at Companies House.
For more information, read more about the company secretary role.
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