Company secretary requirements

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cojak replied

24 November 2009, 08:26
Do you have to wait until you give in your Annual Return or can it be done at any time?
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Clippy replied

24 November 2009, 02:35
Originally posted by Sally BFCA View Post

The form used to be a 288b but changed to form TM02 1st October.

You can either print this one or file on-line if you are registered for webfiling.

Forgot to thank you for this info - muchos gracias.
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Sally BFCA replied

12 November 2009, 11:37
The form used to be a 288b but changed to form TM02 1st October.

You can either print this one or file on-line if you are registered for webfiling.
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TroubleAtMill replied

12 November 2009, 08:12
I removed my CoSec back in Jan when in filled in my Annual Return. I think you do have to formalise it with 288b.

IIRC, I think you can also do this on the Companies House website.
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Clippy started a topic Company secretary requirements

11 November 2009, 23:11
Company secretary requirements

Since 6 April 2008, the Companies Act 2006 removes the requirement for a private company to have a company secretary.

So, has anyone subsequently done away with having a separate individual performing this role?

I know at the time there were concerns, rightly so, that banks may need time to adjust as they require a company secretary to co-sign when applying to setup a new account.

I would imagine most scenarios like this are no longer an issue as it has been over a year since the change in legislation.

My company structure is very simple with me as sole Director and a family member as a non-salaried company secretary.

In reality, however, I ensure the company secretary requirements are fulfilled so am keen to remove this family member from the company structure in order to remove the 'legal burden' of this role from them.

With regards to the actual process to remove them as company secretary, the article quoted mentions filing form 296 with companies house but this post mentions filing form 288b.

Anyone confirm which is the correct form to use?
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