Company Secretarial

UK companies face more statutory compliance than ever. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act has transformed Companies House from a passive registry into an active gatekeeper: identity verification is now mandatory, registered email addresses are required, and data is checked rather than merely recorded. Acumon's company secretarial service keeps companies of every size fully compliant — from a single-director business that just needs its confirmation statement filed, to groups needing board support, share reorganisations and full governance frameworks.

Identity Verification: The Deadline You Cannot Ignore

Under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, Companies House identity verification (IDV) became compulsory on 18 November 2025 for all new directors and new company incorporations. Existing directors must verify during the 12-month transition period — normally alongside their company's next confirmation statement — which ends on 18 November 2026. People with significant control (PSCs) must verify too, generally in their birth month or when directed.

Verification is done through GOV.UK One Login or via an Authorised Corporate Service Provider, and Companies House has signalled active enforcement from the end of 2026. An unverified director risks committing an offence and being unable to make filings. If your directors or PSCs have not yet verified, this needs to be on your agenda now — we guide clients through the process and make sure it is completed before the confirmation statement that triggers it.

Companies House Filings, Handled

We prepare and file everything Companies House expects from your company: - Confirmation statements — due at least once every 12 months, filed within 14 days of the end of your review period - Annual accounts filing, coordinated with our accounts team - Director and secretary appointments, resignations and detail changes - PSC notifications and updates - Share allotments, transfers, buybacks and capital reductions - Company name, registered office and accounting reference date changes - Registered email address and other ECCTA requirements

Every filing is tracked on a compliance calendar with reminders, so deadlines are met without you thinking about them.

Statutory Registers and Company Records

Companies must keep accurate statutory registers — members, directors, PSCs, charges — and produce them when asked by lenders, buyers or regulators. In practice, registers are the first thing that fails due diligence on a sale or investment round. We reconstruct, maintain and store your registers, prepare board minutes and shareholder resolutions (ordinary, special and written), and issue share certificates and stock transfer documentation, keeping your legal records as clean as your accounts.

Governance and Board Support

Beyond filings, we support the way your company is actually run: board meeting preparation, agendas and minutes; articles of association reviews and amendments; shareholders' agreements coordination; delegation frameworks and governance policies; and director induction so new appointees understand their duties — which now include verifying their identity. For regulated and charitable entities we align governance with the additional requirements that apply.

Formations, Restructuring and Registered Office

We incorporate new companies correctly from day one — name checks, share structure design, first filings and identity verification for the incoming directors — and we handle later-life events: share reorganisations, group restructures, demergers, and solvent dissolutions. Our registered office service provides a compliant address with statutory mail managed and forwarded, useful for privacy and for companies without UK premises.

What You Get With Acumon

• Identity verification guidance ahead of the 18 November 2026 deadline for existing directors
• Confirmation statements and all Companies House filings prepared and submitted
• Statutory registers maintained and due-diligence ready
• Board minutes, resolutions and share certificates professionally drafted
• Compliance calendar with proactive reminders — no missed deadlines
• Company formations with correct share structures from day one
• Registered office service with managed statutory mail
• Integrated with Acumon's accounts and tax services, so nothing falls between advisers

Why Acumon for Company Secretarial?

• All 90+ of our professionals are based in the UK
• ICAEW-registered firm of chartered accountants
• Company secretarial integrated with accounts and tax, so filings never conflict
• Compliance calendar and reminders included as standard

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