Company secretarial

Ensuring compliance with the Companies Acts and associated statutory requirements is a critical yet frequently overlooked responsibility of company directors. Neglecting these obligations can result in significant penalties. At Penningtons Manches Cooper, we provide comprehensive support designed to mitigate these risks, offering tailored solutions that streamline administrative processes, enhance corporate governance, and allow clients to focus on their core business objectives.

Flexible corporate services

Our experienced company secretarial team acts for an extensive portfolio of clients, including public and private companies, charities, LLPs, and UK establishments of overseas entities. Understanding that each client has distinct requirements, we offer scalable services, ranging from fundamental statutory obligations to full-scope company secretarial support. Whether you require basic statutory compliance or more comprehensive secretarial services, we are committed to delivering efficient and cost-effective solutions aligned precisely with your needs.

Our standard company secretarial package addresses essential statutory compliance, covering the preparation and filing of annual confirmation statements, maintenance of accurate statutory registers, timely filing of annual accounts, and provision of a registered office address.

For organisations seeking comprehensive support, our full company secretarial package offers an elevated level of service. A dedicated member of our team can act directly as your appointed company secretary, while we additionally provide individual service addresses for each company director, complementing the core compliance tasks included in our basic package.

This team is really proactive as well as responsive. They are very thorough and work as a team really well.

Legal 500

Recognising that some businesses require bespoke support, we collaborate closely with our corporate team to deliver customised company secretarial solutions. These bespoke services are tailored specifically to clients’ operational circumstances and strategic objectives, resulting in efficient and compliant outcomes.

Our proactive and responsive approach ensures that all key company secretarial tasks are handled effectively, minimising disruption and maximising corporate resilience.

How we help our clients

Basic company secretarial package

Full company secretarial package

Bespoke company secretarial services

Company and LLP incorporations

Registered office service

Registered UK establishment service

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Recent work highlights

Technology company sale

Working to a tight deadline out of normal business hours to process the necessary changes for the sale of a technology company, where options had been granted to 100+ employee option holders.

Director removal

Preparing all necessary paperwork for the removal of a director under the Companies Act 2006 procedure, ensuring that this was carried out with minimal disruption, and updating the company’s registers accordingly.

Varied client base

Providing company secretarial services to over 400 organisations, a number of which are corporate entities, including public companies, charities, LLPs and branches of overseas companies (now known as ‘UK establishments’).

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