The final stages of the Companies Act 2006 were implemented on 1st October 2009, which also saw an increase in the minimum wage. The main changes introduced were:
- Companies only need to make their records available for public inspection in one place, rather than multiple locations.
- Companies will have to provide a ‘service address’ for each of its directors – meaning that directors will no longer be required to provide a personal address if they do not wish it to appear on the public record.
- Most of the forms used to communicate changes to Companies House will change.
- All companies will have to include their name in all forms of business documentation, including electronic documents. There is no change to the requirements to provide other information in business letters, order forms and websites.
- To reduce the possibility of misleading the public, there are increased restrictions on rules governing company and business names.
- Public companies will now need to file their corporate governance statement at Companies House (unless it is already included in the Director’s report).
For more information, click here to visit the Companies House website.
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