(Information
Source Companies House)
Can anyone be a director?
Generally
it is up to the members to appoint the people they believe will run
the company well on their behalf. The only restrictions that prevent
anyone becoming a director are:
The person
must not have been disqualified by a court from acting as a company
director (unless he or she has been given leave (permission) to act
by a court for a particular company);
The person
must not be an un-discharged bankrupt (except with leave of the court);
in Scotland, anybody under the age of 16; and
For a PLC
or their subsidiaries, anybody over the age of 70 unless specifically
approved by a general meeting of the company.
What
responsibilities does a director have?
Every company
director has a personal responsibility to ensure that statutory documents
are delivered to the Registrar as and when required by the Act. In particular:
Accounts (only for
limited companies);
Annual returns (Form 363);
Notice of change of directors or secretaries or in their particulars
(Forms 288a/b/c); and
Notice of change of registered office (Form 287).
What
documents a limited company has to send to Companies House?
Read
more on the responsibilities of a company director.
Read about our Nominee
Director Service
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