Company Secretarial Services for UK Limited Companies
Company secretarial services for UK limited companies keep Companies House information current after incorporation. We provide filing and register support while Sterling Crest remains an external adviser, not an officer of your company.
Sterling Crest Accountants provides this service remotely to clients across the United Kingdom as an online UK accountant. Consultations are by phone or video call. The Leeds address is the registered office and is not a walk-in office.
About company secretarial services
Secretarial work covers appointment and resignation of directors, changes to registered office, share allotments and transfers recorded at Companies House, and updates to persons with significant control.
Statutory registers for members, directors and PSCs should mirror filed information. We maintain registers when engaged and provide copies on request.
Share capital changes need correct forms and often supporting board minutes you provide or template wording we suggest at administrative level, not legal advice.
Registered office or correspondence address use at our Leeds location is available only under a separate written agreement. Default service is filing support using addresses you supply.
Who this service is for
- Owner managed companies without in house company secretary
- Companies with frequent officer or share changes
- Groups needing consistent filing across subsidiaries
- Directors who want filings done after board decisions
- Firms where we already prepare annual accounts
- New companies post incorporation needing ongoing admin
Common challenges
- Officer changes not filed promptly at Companies House
- PSC register out of date after share moves
- Share allotments with no filed SH01
- Registers kept only at accountant leaving gaps
- Wrong registered office shown publicly
- Confirmation statement data inconsistent with registers
What is included
- Preparation of AP01, TM01 and related officer forms
- Registered office address change filings AD01
- Share allotment SH01 submissions after your instructions
- Share transfer register updates where scoped
- PSC change filings
- Maintenance of statutory registers when agreed
- Review of Companies House record against your instructions
- Filing confirmations stored on client file
- Reminders linked to confirmation statement cycle when engaged
- Coordination with confirmation statement service
How the service works
- 1.Receive board decision or client instruction in writing
- 2.Prepare draft forms and register entries
- 3.Send for director approval before submission
- 4.File at Companies House electronically
- 5.Update registers and send confirmation
- 6.Flag any mismatch before confirmation statement season
Documents normally required
- Board minutes or written director instructions
- Director identity details for new appointments
- Share transfer forms and stock transfer deeds you hold
- Allotment details and consideration notes
- PSC change questionnaires
- Companies House authentication codes
UK compliance information
- We are not appointed as company secretary unless explicitly stated otherwise in writing, and even then we do not act as officer in your governance sense.
- Legal advice on shareholders agreements is excluded.
- You remain responsible for lawful board decisions.
- Address services at our office require separate terms.
Key deadlines
Many changes must be filed within 14 days of the event. Confirmation statements follow their own annual cycle.
Confirm official dates and rules on GOV.UK. Rules and thresholds can change.
What this work helps you maintain
- Companies House records aligned to your instructions
- Registers updated when maintenance is engaged
- Approval step before public filing
- Works alongside annual accounts and confirmation statements
- Remote secretarial support UK wide
Related services
- Company FormationPlain English UK company incorporation through Companies House with officers, shares, PSC and initial tax registration coordination.
- Confirmation StatementsAnnual confirmation statement preparation, review and Companies House filing after director approval.
- Annual AccountsStatutory annual accounts for UK limited companies, prepared for Companies House filing and corporation tax support.
Frequently asked questions
Only if you appoint someone at your company and we agree a specific arrangement. Default is external filing support.
No. That is legal work for a solicitor.
We can maintain electronic registers when engaged. Physical books remain your choice.
Formation covers incorporation only. Ongoing secretarial is this separate service.
Discuss company secretarial services with Sterling Crest
Book a free consultation or send an enquiry. Scope and fees are confirmed in writing before any engagement begins.
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