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If companies pay out money to shareholders which in effect is a dividend "disguised" as something else, directors will be liable for repayment. Companies may, however, reduce their capital to a lower figure if directors of private companies warrant solvency, or courts approve a public company's reduction.
This type of partnership has to be registered with the Registrar of Companies at Company House. Registration is charged at £2.00. The form is LP5; it is the application for registration, and for the statement of particulars, the following information is required.
Companies House was a member of the Public Data Group, an advisory board which between 2011 and 2015 sought to improve public access to government data. [25] Companies House is also responsible for dissolving companies. [26] In 2020, there were approximately 4.3 million businesses on the Companies House register. [27]
Cases under the Company Director Disqualification Act 1986, such as Re Barings plc (No 5) [11] show that directors will also be liable for failing to adequately supervise employees or have effective risk management systems, as where the London directors ignored a warning report about the derivatives business in Singapore, where a rogue trader ...
The Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2013 amended the Act with effect from 1 October 2013 and in respect of reporting years ending on or after 30 September 2013, creating a duty for large companies to prepare a "strategic report" which includes "a fair review of the company’s business", and describes ...
The duty of directors to produce a directors' report once a year is found in the Companies Act 2006 section 415. Under section 416, the contents must include the directors' names and the company's principal activities. The critical requirement is found in section 417(1). A business review must be carried out, though this is only for large ...
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Under the Companies Act 2006 section 171 directors must observe the constitutional limits on their powers, and are liable to pay compensation if they fail. A member can seek an injunction to restrain an ultra vires act. Directors who overstep an objects clause may be disqualified for doing so (see Re Samuel Sherman plc). [4]