Running a Limited Company

Running a Limited Company is a clear, thorough, and straight-forward guide for directors and company secretaries of smaller or newly incorporated companies in the UK. The book offers information on the legal, accounting, and tax compliance rules and implications on running a business as a limited company. This seventh edition has been completely updated to take into account the implementation of the UK's Companies Act 2006, explaining the new rules for setting up a company, share capital, directors duties, company name, maintaining company registries, and the new accounting rules. Other key requirements include share rights to be included on a company's annual return, statutory information for company's correspondence, and new rules on corporate representatives at shareholder meetings. Using practical examples, diagrams and checklists, Running a Limited Company is an easy-to-follow guide for both professionals and lay people. Within one handy volume, this text covers all the essential information required for establishing and managing a limited company.