Company Secretary

Whether yours is a small, private company or a large plc, Pinsent Masons can offer company secretarial support and advice tailored to your specific requirements. The role of a company secretary varies widely between companies, however in most cases the company secretary will be expected to advise on a range of legal, financial and administrative matters.

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The experienced Pinsent Masons Company Secretarial team provides practical and authoritative advice to businesses of all sizes, from those with a qualified company secretary, to those in which the company secretary is also the accountant, office manager or even the managing director.

We work with UK companies, international companies doing business in the UK and as part of a global entity management network.

Through our wholly-owned company, Pinsent Masons Secretarial Limited, the team will:

  • Provide a company secretary
  • Provide a registered office address
  • Maintain statutory books using market leading company secretarial software
  • Arrange for the convening and recording of general meetings
  • Attend to all filing with the Registrar of Companies (wherever possible filing documents electronically)

The team is also responsible for forming all types of UK companies and has a network of overseas firms to assist with establishing companies outside the UK.

Advice is offered on company law, duties and responsibilities of Directors, statutory compliance and corporate governance.

Current clients include:

  • Speedy Hire plc
  • Alcoa (acting for all the UK subsidiaries of this US multinational)
  • Eircom Group Limited
  • Sinosoft Technolgy plc (a Chinese company quoted on AIM)
  • Masonite International Inc

"My company prides itself on innovation, excellence and customer service, and I look for those traits in all my service providers. I appreciate people who respond quickly, provide great advice and understand the value of time and money - and that's what I get from my Pinsent Masons Company Secretarial team."

Rose Murphy - In-House Counsel, Masonite International Inc