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Directors' Report

The approved accounts must include a directors' report which includes:

  • The names of the persons who, at any time of the financial year, were directors of the company.
  • The principal activities of the company
  • A business review

Unless exempt the directors' report must contain a statement to the effect that, in the case of each of the persons who are directors at the time the report is approved, so far as the directors are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company's auditor is unaware, and he has taken all the steps he ought to have taken as a director in order to make himself aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the company's auditor is aware of that information.

Introduction

  • An Introduction to the Companies Act 2006
  • Summary of sections of the Act

Timetable

  • Provisions commenced in January 2007
  • Provisions commenced in April 2007
  • Provisions commenced from 1 October 2007
  • Provisions commenced from 6 April 2008
  • Provisions commencing from 1 October 2008
  • Provisions commencing from 1 October 2009

The Act In Depth

General

  • Forming a company
  • Choosing a name for your company
  • Changing the company name
  • Registered office
  • A company's members
  • Shares and share capital

Directors

  • Appointment of directors
  • General duties of directors
  • Transactions with directors requiring approval of members
  • Loans to directors
  • Related agreements
  • Directors' service contracts
  • Directors' liabilities
  • Records of directors meetings
  • Company secretary

Accounts & Auditors

  • Accounting records
  • Financial year
  • Group accounts
  • Directors' report
  • Signing of accounts: directors and auditors
  • Appointment of auditors
  • Auditor's rights to information
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