The table below shows the current timetable for bringing in the remaining key changes to the Companies Act 2006.
Change | Date |
New procedures for dealing with certain registered office and director appointment disputes | April 2016 |
Companies must keep a register of people with significant control | April 2016 |
Companies must file information about people with significant control at Companies House | June 2016 |
Check and confirm statement replaces annual return | June 2016 |
Private companies can elect not to keep private registers | June 2016 |
Simplification of amounts unpaid on shares part of statement of capital form | June 2016 |
Ban on corporate directors (subject to certain exceptions) | October 2016 |
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