Keeping the register accurate.
WHAT CHANGES REQUIRE FILING
Registered address
Directors: appointment, resignation, change of details
Shareholding: transfers and allotments
Company name Share capital Company secretary Objects or articles
WHAT EACH REQUIRES
A resolution, where applicable The prescribed form Supporting documents Filing within the prescribed period Fees
WHY THE PERIOD MATTERS
Late filing attracts penalties.
WHAT A SHARE TRANSFER INVOLVES
An instrument of transfer Board approval, per the articles Updating the register of members Filing
WHAT PEOPLE FREQUENTLY MISS
That the internal register must be updated too.
WHY IT MATTERS
The internal register is the legal record of membership.
WHAT A NAME CHANGE INVOLVES
Reservation of the new name Resolution Filing A new certificate
WHAT FOLLOWS A NAME CHANGE
Updating banks, tax records, licences, contracts and signage.
WHY THAT LIST MATTERS
Each is a separate process, and missing one causes problems.
WHAT TO PLAN
The downstream updates, before changing.
WHAT TO KEEP
Evidence of every filing, and the updated documents.
WHAT TO VERIFY AFTERWARDS
That the public record reflects the change.
