Company secretarial obligations are easy to overlook and costly to get wrong. Harrison North handles this function on behalf of clients — ensuring compliance is maintained, filings are made on time, and nothing falls through the cracks.

Company secretarial handled for you

For most owner-managed businesses, company secretarial is not a core function — it is a compliance obligation that sits alongside everything else the directors are trying to do. Handled poorly, it creates risk: missed filing deadlines, incorrect register entries, or articles of association that no longer reflect how the company actually operates.

Harrison North takes this off your plate entirely. We maintain your statutory records, manage your Companies House filings, and ensure your corporate documentation is accurate and up to date at all times.

Routine compliance

  • We handle the full range of day-to-day company secretarial tasks, including:
  • Annual confirmation statement filings with Companies House
  • Maintenance of statutory registers — members, directors, PSCs, and charges
  • Filing of resolutions and other statutory notices
  • Notification of changes to directors, shareholders, and registered details
  • Maintenance of the People with Significant Control (PSC) register

 

Corporate documentation

Where more complex work is required, our experience across corporate transactions means we are well placed to assist. This includes the redrafting of articles of association, the drafting of share class rights, and the preparation of shareholder resolutions in connection with transactions, restructurings, or changes in ownership.

This is work that benefits from being handled by advisers who understand the commercial context — not just the procedural requirements.

Registered office address

A number of our clients use our Central London address as their registered office. This means that statutory correspondence from Companies House and HMRC — including notices, reminders, and formal communications — is received at our offices and dealt with promptly, without adding to the administrative burden on your team.

For businesses that operate from a home address or do not wish to have their trading address publicly listed at Companies House, this service also provides a degree of practical separation.

Why it matters

Company secretarial obligations are statutory. Failures — whether a missed confirmation statement, an out-of-date PSC register, or articles that conflict with a shareholders’ agreement — can create complications at precisely the moments when you need your corporate documentation to be in order: a transaction, a refinancing, or a regulatory review.

Having Harrison North manage this function means it is handled by people who already know your business and can flag issues before they become problems.

Regulated and accredited

Harrison North is a registered Authorised Corporate Services Provider (ACSP) and a Company Formation Agent. These accreditations reflect our commitment to the highest standards of compliance and due diligence in the company secretarial services we provide.

As an ACSP, we are authorised to carry out identity verification on behalf of Companies House, a requirement that applies to all new and existing company directors, persons with significant control, and those filing on behalf of companies. If you need identity verification carried out as part of a company formation or filing, we can handle this directly.