The Company Secretary's Handbook

All public and private companies are required by law to appoint a company secretary. If you are setting up a company or will be acting as the company secretary, this book will help you get to grips with all the basic aspects of compliance required by the Companies Act. It helps you get it right from the start, preventing problems arising during the day to day administration of a company and avoiding potentially costly omissions. Just as importantly, it will enable you to recognise when to turn to a chartered secretary or a solicitor for advice. The company secretary is a company's chief administrative officer, and as such has a wide range of responsibilities, including accounting and finance duties, personnel administration and , compliance with employment legislation, security of documentation, insurance and intellectual property rights. To lead you through this maze, Helen Ashton has fully updated this concise, straightforward and jargon-free guide that also includes the latest official forms as introduced by the Companies (Forms)(Amendment)Regulations (1999)