{"id":711,"date":"2020-07-13T12:36:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T12:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountly.co.uk\/?p=711"},"modified":"2020-07-13T12:54:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T12:54:10","slug":"directors-and-secretaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accountly.co.uk\/directors-and-secretaries","title":{"rendered":"Directors and Secretaries: What You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The director, or directors, must manage the company&#8217;s affairs in accordance with its articles of association and the law. Certain responsibilities apply to all directors, whether executive or non-executive, and to all types of company whether trading or not. The company secretary has a few duties set out in the legislation, and may be given others by the articles or the directors.<\/p>\n<p>The government regularly updates the guidance for directors and secretaries. This was previously known as &#8216;GBA1&#8217; but can now be found at the following government link:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/life-of-a-company-event-driven-filings\/life-of-a-company-part-2-event-driven-filings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/life-of-a-company-event-driven-filings\/life-of-a-company-part-2-event-driven-filings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be able to find out about the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Limited companies: the basics<\/li>\n<li>Role of a company director<\/li>\n<li>Role and duties of a company secretary<\/li>\n<li>What you have to send to Companies House<\/li>\n<li>Quality of paper documents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to &#8216;go it alone&#8217; in the world of business. Accountly only works with ACCA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accountly.co.uk\/\">qualified online accountants<\/a> who specialise in small business and limited company matters, meaning they\u00a0can help you with the basics of establishing and running your company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The director, or directors, must manage the company&#8217;s affairs in accordance with its articles of association and the law. Certain responsibilities apply to all directors, whether executive or non-executive, and to all types of company whether trading or not. 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