Corporate · Companies Act & governance

The Companies Act does not forgive paperwork done casually.

Board and shareholder resolutions, share allotments, buybacks, group reorganisations and director duties, drafted and filed correctly at fixed fees. The defects that surface in due diligence years later, the void buyback, the allotment without authority, all start as paperwork someone did from a template. This is the alternative.

Handled entirely in writing. No hearings, no meetings, no attendance required.

Send the decision you need papered See the fee schedule

From £295Resolutions drafted and filed

Void-proofBuybacks run through the statutory procedure

DD-readyPapered the way buyers' lawyers check

Fees

The fee schedule.

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Schedule of feesGBP · No VAT

Item	What it covers	Fee
Board and shareholder resolutions	Minutes and resolutions drafted for the decision you are taking, Companies Act compliant.	from £295
Share allotments and filings	New shares allotted properly: resolutions, SH01 and register updates.	from £395
Director duties and governance advisory	Section 171 to 177 duties, conflicts, board process and governance packs for growing companies.	from £395
Share buyback	Own-share purchase run through the Companies Act procedure correctly, the one that is void if done wrong.	from £995
Group reorganisation	Share-for-share exchanges, new holdcos and intra-group transfers, structured and papered.	from £1,950
Company secretarial retainer	The year's resolutions, filings and registers kept right, monthly.	from £250/mo

"From" prices are starting fees for standard scope; your exact fee is fixed in writing before you pay anything and never changes after that. Companies House fees payable at cost. Returning clients keep their original rates for 12 months. No VAT is charged.

Wider corporate and deal work: see corporate & company and mergers & acquisitions. Bespoke matters: £650 per hour, capped estimates in advance.

Common questions

FAQs.

Can I just download a board resolution template?

You can, and most of the time nothing happens. The Companies Act problems surface later: an allotment without authority, a buyback that is void because the procedure was missed, a dividend paid without distributable reserves shown. The £295 resolution pack costs less than an hour of unwinding any of them.

Why is a share buyback dangerous to DIY?

Because the Companies Act makes a buyback that skips the statutory procedure void, not voidable: the shares are treated as never bought back, with tax and ownership consequences that surface at the worst moment, usually due diligence on a sale. It is the single most common company-law defect found in small-company DD.

What are my duties as a director, in one paragraph?

Sections 171 to 177: act within your powers, promote the company's success, exercise independent judgment, exercise reasonable care and skill, avoid conflicts, refuse benefits from third parties, declare interests in transactions. The governance advisory turns that list into how your board actually runs.

Do you handle the Companies House filings too?

Yes. Resolutions, SH01s and register updates are filed as part of the fixed fee, and the company secretarial retainer keeps the whole year compliant for growing companies that have outgrown doing it themselves.

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