Part XI Company administration and procedure

F1C1Chapter III Annual Return

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Chapter III (ss. 363–365) substituted (subject to the transitional and saving provisions in S.I. 1990/1707, arts. 4, 5) by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), ss. 139(1), 213(2)

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Chapter III (ss. 363–365) excluded by S.I. 1990/1707, art. 5(4)(7)

C3C4364F2 Contents of annual return: general. C2

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Every annual return shall state the date to which it is made up and shall contain the following information—

a

the address of the company’s registered office;

b

the type of company it is and its principal business activities;

c

the name and address of the company secretary;

d

the name and address of every director of the company;

e

in the case of each individual director—

i

his nationality, date of birth and business occupation, F3. . .

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if the register of members is not kept at the company’s registered office, the address of the place where it is kept;

h

if any register of debenture holders (or a duplicate of any such register or a part of it) is not kept at the company’s registered office, the address of the place where it is kept;

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The information as to the company’s type shall be given by reference to the classification scheme prescribed for the purposes of this section.

3

The information as to the company’s principal business activities may be given by reference to one or more categories of any prescribed system of classifying business activities.

4

A person’s “name” and “address” mean, respectively—

a

in the case of an individual, his Christian name (or other forename) and surname and his usual residential address;

b

in the case of a corporation or Scottish firm, its corporate or firm name and its registered or principal office.

5

In the case of a peer, or an individual usually known by a title, the title may be stated instead of his Christian name (or other forename) and surname or in addition to either or both of them.

6

Where all the partners in a firm are joint secretaries, the name and principal office of the firm may be stated instead of the names and addresses of the partners.