Company secretarial services, handled properly from the start.
We manage Companies House filings and corporate governance obligations for limited companies across Staffordshire, so the compliance side of running a company stays in order.
Keeping your company's records straight with Companies House.
Limited companies carry ongoing statutory obligations that run alongside the day-to-day business. We handle the secretarial side so nothing is missed and no deadline is overlooked.
Every limited company must maintain accurate statutory registers, file confirmation statements, and notify Companies House of changes to directors, shareholders, and the registered office. These are not optional — failure to file on time attracts automatic penalties and, in persistent cases, can lead to compulsory strike-off.
Philip Barnes & Co provides company secretarial compliance services for limited companies, working alongside the year-end accounts and corporation tax work we already carry out. Because the same team handles both, nothing falls between the gaps — a change in shareholding noted during the accounts process is reflected in the statutory registers without a separate instruction from you.
The statutory obligations that come with running a limited company.
Company secretarial work is largely invisible when it is done well. The list below covers the core obligations we manage on behalf of clients.
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Confirmation statement filing
Annual filing required of every active limited company.We prepare and file the confirmation statement with Companies House each year, confirming that the company's registered details are accurate and up to date.
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Statutory register maintenance
The internal records every company is required to keep.We maintain the register of members, register of directors, and register of persons with significant control, updating each whenever a notifiable change occurs.
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Changes to company details
Notifying Companies House when the company's structure changes.Appointments and resignations of directors, changes to the registered office, and share allotments or transfers are filed promptly so the public record stays accurate.
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Registered office facility
For companies that prefer a professional address on the public register.Where required, we can provide a registered office address at our Tamworth office, with statutory correspondence forwarded promptly.
Secretarial compliance works best when it sits alongside the accounts.
Most of the events that trigger a Companies House filing — a new shareholder, a director stepping down, a change in the share structure — surface naturally during the year-end accounts process. When the same firm handles both, those events are caught and filed without a separate conversation.
We act for limited companies across Staffordshire on year-end accounts, corporation tax, and payroll. Adding company secretarial work to an existing engagement is straightforward — we already hold the information we need, and the filing deadlines are tracked alongside everything else.
If the secretarial side has been left to drift, we can put it right quickly.
Or call our Tamworth office on 01827 60033 — we will tell you what needs doing and how long it will take.