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  1. Company appointments
    9 min read
  2. Written resolutions
    7 min read
  3. Appointing and removing directors
    3 min read
  4. Articles of association
    4 min read
  5. Private limited companies
    7 min read
  6. Share transfers and issuing new shares
    5 min read
  7. The role of a company director
    2 min read
  8. Types of shares
    6 min read
  9. Company resolutions
    6 min read
  10. Different types of company director
    6 min read
  11. Directors' duties
    4 min read
  12. Director's loan
    3 min read
  13. Directors' personal guarantees
    3 min read
  14. Disqualification of company directors
    4 min read
  15. How to resign as a company director
    2 min read
  16. Compulsory transfer of shares
    4 min read
  17. Dormant companies
    4 min read
  18. What are the differences between PLCs and LTDs
    4 min read
  19. Shareholders' agreements
    4 min read
  20. Shareholder deadlock
    3 min read
  21. Share buybacks
    7 min read
  22. Running your business
    3 min read
  23. How to create an environmentally sustainable workplace
    5 min read
  24. Misfeasance and insolvency
    3 min read
  25. Filing your confirmation statement
    3 min read
  26. Other filings at Companies House
    3 min read
  27. Dividends
    3 min read
  28. Drag along and tag along rights
    3 min read
  29. Annual accounts and tax return
    3 min read
  30. Anti-Money Laundering
    4 min read
  31. Company books and records
    2 min read
  32. General meetings and AGMs
    8 min read
  33. Board meeting minutes
    3 min read
  34. Accounting and bookkeeping
    2 min read
  35. Modern slavery statements
    12 min read
  36. Stock transfer forms
    5 min read
  37. VAT on digital services
    3 min read
  38. Reclaiming VAT
    5 min read
  39. Software licensing and business
    4 min read
  40. Corporation tax
    3 min read
  41. Contracts for customers
    3 min read
  42. ISO certifications
    4 min read
  43. Research and development tax relief
    10 min read
  44. The Patent Box
    11 min read
  45. Bona vacantia
    3 min read
  46. What is a tariff?
    5 min read
  47. What calendars should businesses be aware of?
    7 min read
  48. Information security and cyber security
    7 min read
  49. Checklist for closing your company
    5 min read
  50. Closing a limited company
    4 min read
  51. Doing business with consumers
    6 min read
  52. How to form a valid contract
    5 min read
  53. Insolvency
    10 min read
  54. Administration
    6 min read
  55. Signing contracts
    5 min read
  56. Liquidation
    4 min read
  57. Business insurance
    3 min read
  58. Insolvency in Scotland
    4 min read
  59. Fair trade
    10 min read
  60. Post-employment restrictions
    3 min read
  61. Becoming a B-corporation
    5 min read
  62. How to make your business environmentally sustainable
    9 min read
  63. Software as a service (SaaS)
    6 min read
  64. Considerations for email marketing
    7 min read
  65. Marketing and the law
    6 min read

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