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Business Legal Services
Company Secretarial Services
Our company secretarial team can ensure your business stays compliant, taking the stress off you to focus on what really matters, running your business.
Keeping your statutory registers and Companies House filings up to date can be a tedious process, and if you make any mistakes, your business could suffer ownership issues and extra costs in the future.
All companies incorporated in the UK are required to keep statutory registers and to provide specific specific information to Companies House and HMRC. This includes financial records such as income, expenditure, assets, and liabilities, as well as essential details about the company and its controlling parties.
We provide company secretarial services to founders, C-suite individuals and directors of limited companies who require assistance with their ongoing Companies House requirements.
What we do
Experts in company secretarial services
Our corporate law experts have a solid grasp of company law. We cover everything from basic compliance to complex corporate legal issues. As part of our corporate team, our experienced company secretarial team can provide full support to you as your business scales.
By reviewing statutory registers and filings at Companies House, we have helped to ensure a smooth due diligence process in preparation for investment, sale and exit from companies by directors and shareholders.
We offer a full range of company secretarial services for businesses, including:
Formation of private limited companies, including changing of company names.
Reconstitution of statutory registers from paper-based or Companies House filing history into our electronic platform.
Restructuring of share capital, including allotment, transfer, conversion, subdivision, and consolidation.
Preparation of notices and minutes for board and general meetings.
Maintenance of statutory registers and minute books using an electronic platform, which automatically updates Companies House with any changes.
Filing forms and resolutions with the Registrar of Companies, including annual confirmation statements.
Assistance with the adoption of standard or model articles of association, and creation of bespoke/custom articles of association.
Dissolution and restoration of companies to the Company register, led by our Corporate team.
Support in identifying Persons with Significant Control (PSCs) / Relevant Legal Entities (RLEs) and establishment of the PSC register.
Document storage (soft copies) on secure electronic platforms for easy client access.
Who we help
Supporting founders, C-suite individuals and directors
Our company secretarial team support founders, C-suite individuals and directors of limited companies in high-growth companies and start-ups looking to offload their company administrative duties. We also work with investors, entrepreneurs and medium-sized enterprises with a full-range of corporate law requirements.
Where you don’t formally appoint a company secretary, we can help you bridge the gap. Where you do formally appoint a company secretary, we can provide the structure and systems they will need to support their role.
Meet our team
Why choose our company secretarial support services?
Our corporate lawyers have extensive experience from some of the top UK law firms and serving as in-house counsel for large international firms. We also have experience working as Company Secretarial and Compliance Managers at large international firms.
We use leading cloud based software, fully integrated with Companies House to manage statutory registers and Companies House filings, removing possibilities of errors and inconsistencies between the two. We can easily produce simple and understandable copies of your registers at any time.
Our innovative remote operating model means that you can access expert City-grade legal advice from partner-level solicitors at a fraction of the cost of traditional law firms. Our senior solicitors have all been recruited from top 100 UK law firms or large international businesses.
Testimonials
What our clients say
Harper James provides my small growing business with a scalable, reliable, team-oriented approach to legal advice. Whenever we face a problem, I know that Harper James are there to provide helpful and cost-effective advice, to scope out the options, make clear the costs and risks, and give me the information I need to make decisions.
Bryn Richards
CEO,
Aeristech
As a University spin-out getting the right team of lawyers to support our emerging business was fundamental and the team are always available to provide us with the invaluable guidance and support we require.
David Hodgson
CEO,
Amalyst
Our longstanding relationship has enabled us to get deals over the line quickly and efficiently, with minimum fuss or kickback from opposing lawyers representing the companies we’re investing in. I find the legal team at Harper James efficient, smart and personable. Speed is of the essence for early stage investing and Harper James recognises this and acts accordingly.
Kieran Hill
COO,
Ascension Ventures
The team at Harper James have demonstrated time and again that they have a deep understanding of the issues facing entrepreneurial businesses and their funding.
Charles Smith
Director,
Interpac Limited
They adopted a proactive approach to overcoming issues, and their knowledge of the sector and investors and preparedness to identify novel solutions has proved extremely beneficial.
Charles Smith
Director,
Interpac Limited
Harper James swiftly solves problems with a minimum of fuss. I strongly recommend them and they are a pleasure to work with.
Jean de Fougerolles
CEO,
Ascension Ventures
Harper James provides my small growing business with a scalable, reliable, team-oriented approach to legal advice. Whenever we face a problem, I know that Harper James are there to provide helpful and cost-effective advice, to scope out the options, make clear the costs and risks, and give me the information I need to make decisions.
Bryn Richards
CEO,
Aeristech
As a University spin-out getting the right team of lawyers to support our emerging business was fundamental and the team are always available to provide us with the invaluable guidance and support we require.
David Hodgson
CEO,
Amalyst
Our longstanding relationship has enabled us to get deals over the line quickly and efficiently, with minimum fuss or kickback from opposing lawyers representing the companies we’re investing in. I find the legal team at Harper James efficient, smart and personable. Speed is of the essence for early stage investing and Harper James recognises this and acts accordingly.
Kieran Hill
COO,
Ascension Ventures
The team at Harper James have demonstrated time and again that they have a deep understanding of the issues facing entrepreneurial businesses and their funding.
Charles Smith
Director,
Interpac Limited
They adopted a proactive approach to overcoming issues, and their knowledge of the sector and investors and preparedness to identify novel solutions has proved extremely beneficial.
Charles Smith
Director,
Interpac Limited
Harper James swiftly solves problems with a minimum of fuss. I strongly recommend them and they are a pleasure to work with.
Jean de Fougerolles
CEO,
Ascension Ventures
Pricing plans
Legal support designed
to fit your business needs
With our company secretarial support services, we expect most standard filing requirements to take between 1-2 hours. Most company secretarial work will be undertaken by one of our experienced paralegals, charged at half of our solicitor hourly rates.
Our three transparent pricing packages are designed to give you the widest possible access to high-quality legal advice, whatever the size and nature of your business:
City
Straightforward access to senior solicitors at a competitive rate.
An affordable solution for businesses needing one-off legal support. Receive ‘City’ partner-level expertise at a fraction of ‘City’ prices.
Enterprise
Have legal peace of mind for £215 per month with additional support from £145 per hour.
A monthly subscription legal support package specifically designed for start-ups and smaller businesses.
On-Demand
Providing you with priority access to a dedicated panel of highly experienced solicitors.
Fully account managed quarterly subscription service for businesses with more complex legal needs.