Bruce Wallace | Outsourced Company Secretarial Services London

Board

correlating and distributing board packs.
convening, attending and recording board and committee meetings.
providing bespoke training and support to directors and to in-house staff on company secretarial requirements and regulatory changes.
conducting board evaluations.
providing independent and objective advice to the board.
providing assistance with the director induction process and training on directors' duties.

delivering on-going regulatory, compliance and corporate governance advice and support to directors and in-house company secretaries.
drafting board procedures and policies such as matters reserved for board decision, disclosure of directors' interests and terms of reference for committees.
performing governance audits to ensure a company's policies and procedures comply with current legislation and best practice.
assistance with the preparation and review of the annual report from a company secretarial and good governance perspective.

advising on group restructuring projects including dissolutions, capital reductions, share buy backs and changes to share rights.
providing legal and technical support for specific ad hoc restructuring projects to in-house company secretaries.
drafting approved and unapproved share option plans, shareholders' agreements, business transfer agreements and share for share exchange documents.
advising small and medium-sized businesses about trademarks, employment and health and safety compliance services.
providing pre and post IPO support including ensuring a company is in a position to list from a governance perspective (e.g. drafting terms of references of committees) and liaising with advisors.

setting up all types of companies and dealing with general on-going annual compliance obligations.
administration of share option schemes and the completion and submission of HMRC annual returns electronically.
dealing with all statutory compliance matters including routine and annual filings required by Companies House.
drafting minutes to record approval of all routine matters including changes in accounting reference date, changes of registered office and appointments and resignations of board members.
AGM/General Meeting support including the preparation of notices and proxy forms, drafting the chairman's script, advising on proxy voting and poll procedures and attendance at meetings.
maintenance of statutory registers.