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Some more about the Director

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The Director requirement has changed! To follow the new legislation every UK company is required to have at least one natural director.

Obviously this presents a problem for all the old companies that were not set up with a person as Director and for all the new ones that would prefer to have a company as Director.

Making the right change is possible with Companies House or even easier if you incorporated your company with Companies Made Simple!

If you incorporated your company with CMS it is possible to change the current director in less than 5 minutes, just login to your personal account and make the update. The update will be sent electronically to Companies House.

Companies Made Simple also offers the option of a nominee director. This can be purchased from the website

All you need to know about the Director’s Role

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What are the main responsibilities of a Company Director? Here is a list of the 5 primary duties:

1. Act in accordance with the company’s constitution
2. Exercise independent judgement
3. Avoid conflicts of interest
4. Not accept benefit from third parties
5. Keep other directors updated about transactions or arrangements

The general duties of directors were previously contained in case law, you can find more about this topic on www.berr.gov.uk, the Department of Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform website.

Can anyone be a director? Yes, of course. Companies House lists only two restrictions, (unless given special permission from the court):
a) The Director must not have been disqualified from acting as a company director
b) They must not be an undercharged bankrupt

Since 1st October 2008 there are no longer any directors under the age of 16; any person who has not reached the age of 16 will cease to be a Director – Companies House will put a notice on the public register to show that the appointment has ceased. The company will have to amend its register of directors’ to show that the appointment has ceased. Consequently, if the company is left without an eligible director it will be in default and will need to appoint at least one director.

What responsibilities does a director have towards Companies House?
Every company director has a personal responsibility to deliver statutory documents to Companies House as and when required by the Companies Acts. These include: accounts, annual returns and notice of change of directors or secretaries or in their personal details.