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Business start up and Company secretarial

Company Secretarial

Do you know your responsibilities as a Company Secretary?

We can help you fulfill this role and offer the following services:

  • Registered office facilities
  • Maintenance of statutory registers
  • Submission of statutory documents
  • Giving notice of General Meetings
  • Drafting agendas for company meetings
  • Preparing Minutes of Meetings
  • Completion of share transfer forms
  • Preparation of share certificates
  • Carrying out company searches
  • Filing of Confirmation Statement
  • Acting as Company Secretary
  • General Company Law advice
  • Advice on protection of minority interests

Company Formation

Do you want to take the risk of forming your own company?

We can assist you with company formations for:

  • An off the shelf readymade company
  • A tailor-made company
  • Limited Liability Partnership
  • PLC formation
  • Offshore companies in low tax jurisdictions

For urgent requests we can also arrange same day formations.

To check the availability of a Limited Company name, you can use the Companies House company name availability checker. Type in the name you want to confirm whether it is available.

Our Company formation packages can include:

  • Advice on the pros and cons of incorporation in your own situation
  • Appointment of directors
  • Appointment of company secretary
  • Issue of subscriber shares
  • Registered office services
  • Completion of all necessary minutes and resolutions
  • Assistance in opening a bank account
  • Tax review with regard to company formation – forming the company yourself and getting this wrong can be very costly!
  • VAT registration
  • Company registration for Corporation Tax
  • Set up of Company PAYE scheme
  • Bookkeeping set-up advice
  • Business plans
  • Assistance with raising finance

Registered Office

Need a different address for your registered office?

You can use our office address as the registered office for your company.

This will also ensure all important documents come directly to us to deal with on your behalf straight away.

Any that aren’t for us, we forward to you.

Working with you

Whether you're starting from scratch or have been in business for years you'll benefit from working with FFT advice on how to take you to the next level.