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Shareholder vs. member: what’s the difference?

Published in Shares and shareholders on July 5, 2023 by David Hill

The words ‘shareholders’ and ‘members’ of a limited company are often used interchangeably, and in many cases that’s fine. Both terms refer to individuals or entities with a financial and/or legal interest in the…

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Tags: members, register of members, shareholders

What is a balance sheet?

Published in Company records on June 19, 2023 by David Hill

A balance sheet is a key financial statement that provides a snapshot of a company’s financial position at a specific point in time. An alternative name for it is a ‘statement of financial position’. In…

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Tags: company accounts, accounts, annual accounts, micro-entity accounts, statutory accounts

What is a non-executive director?

Published in Company officers on June 1, 2023 by Johnathan Korchak

In recent years the number and importance of non-executive directors (or ‘NEDs’) in UK companies has grown significantly. While the focus for discussion of non-executive directors is often on listed companies, their value…

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Tags: appointment, company officers, directors, non-executive

What investors should check for in a company’s articles of association

Published in Company records on June 1, 2023 by Henry Catchpole

There can be many good reasons to invest in a company, but what safeguards will you have? Will others, perhaps with more shares or a different class of shares to you, have disproportionate levels of control or receive greater…

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Tags: articles of association, shareholder rights, shares

(A fourth) Inform Direct product update – May 2023

Published in Inform Direct news on May 31, 2023 by Philip Newman

This is our fourth product release this month. It builds on the first release this month which allowed users to merge shareholders, officers and PSCs for companies limited by shares. We have now extended this to companies…

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Tags: Merge persons, news

2025 Review
of UK Company Formations

Read our comprehensive review of UK company formations in 2024, year-on-year growth rates and breakdown by county. This detailed insight is provided in the form of easy to understand infographics available for sharing through social media and on your own website

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