Read about the Companies (Corporate Governance Enforcement & Regulatory Act, the CRO Christmas Deadlines and some changes to be aware of if you make filings to the Companies House UK in our December Newsletter https://bit.ly/3VknGS8 Note: The content within the newsletter is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other advice.
The Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 (the “2024 Act”) was signed into law on 12 November 2024 and most of the 2024 Act was commenced on 3rd December 2024. Sections Waiting Commencement The main sections that have not yet been commenced (as of 3 December 2024) include:- Sec 22 changes to
The CLS Team are taking part in the 100 Skips a Day Challenge in support of the LauraLynne Ireland’s Children’s Hospice. You can read about it in our October Newsletter and we’ve included a link if you wanted to donate. We’ve also included CRO Guidance on B10 Filing Issues if you wanted information on that.
The CRO recently produced a Step-by-step guide to filing a B10 to try and assist presenters to complete the form correctly. The CRO have now issued another guidance note on the most common reasons for B10 forms to be returned to presenters which is copied below. The CRO have issued the guidance due to the
In our September Newsletter you can read about the General Scheme of the Registration of Limited Partnerships and Business Names Bill 2024 which was published at the end of July 2024. Click here to read Note: The content within the newsletter is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other advice.
The General Scheme of the Registration of Limited Partnerships and Business Names Bill 2024 was published at the end of July 2024. The General Scheme repeals and replaces the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 and the Registration of Business Names Act 1963 and seeks to modernise the legislation for Limited Partnerships and Business Names. The main
Our August Newsletter reviews the annual reports for the various Company Law bodies – Companies Registration Office (“CRO”) Corporate Enforcement Authority (“CEA”) Register of Beneficial Ownership (“RBO”) Charities Regulatory Authority (“CRA”) Note: The content within the newsletter is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other advice.
The RBO recently published its Annual Report for 2023 and the following are some of the key points from the report:- 258,241 (86.23%) of companies and 702 societies (74.60%) had filed beneficial ownership information with the register. A total of 89,920 submissions were received in 2023 18,797 companies and 4 societies registered their beneficial ownership
The Corporate Enforcement Authority (“CEA”) recently published its first annual report covering the 18-month period from July 2022 to 31 December 2023. The report provides an excellent insight into the activities of the CEA, its approach to investigation and enforcement and case studies. We have highlighted some of the key points from the report below.
The Companies Registration Office has issued its annual report for 2023 and we have highlighted some of the main points from the report below. Re-open of the office The question of whether the office will re-open is still being kept under review however the CRO have cited that 96% of submissions were submitted electronically in