There has been some slippage in the timetable for bringing in the remaining changes to the Companies Act 2006. The current timetable for the remaining changes is in the table below.
| Change | Date |
|---|---|
| New procedures for dealing with certain registered office and director appointment disputes | December 2015 |
| 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 |
For a more detailed general summary, please see our Spring 2015 issue.
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