Corporate Governance & Advisory
Our specialist Corporate Governance & Advisory team is available to support you with all your legal requirements. Contact UsCorporate Governance & Advisory Services
With today’s ever increasing corporate governance requirements, it is more important than ever for company secretaries and company directors to keep up to date with all the latest regulations and statutory provisions – an unenviable task with the number and frequency of changes.
Corporate Governance Services
Corporate governance covers the issues a company must follow in order to be compliant with statutory provisions.
Corporate Advisory Services
Provided by HC Corporate Advisory, this is a stand alone service relating to a range of compliance and regulatory services of a ‘non-legal’ nature.
Company Secretary Services
It is more important than ever for company directors to keep up to date with all the latest regulations and statutory provisions.
Company Formation Services
We can provide the guidance and assistance you need when it comes to the formation and structure best suited to your new business.
Charity Services
We assist Charities and Not-for-profit organisations on structure, registration, regulation, trustees and general governance and secretarial needs.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are being taken by businesses of all sizes, across a range or sectors.
Property Management Company Services
We work with developers and residents on a variety of services for property management, from set-up, handovers, registered office to transfer of shares.
Academy Trust Governance Services
We will guide you through the legal framework for an academy trust and how the articles and parts of company law affect the trust and trustees.
Corporate Governance & Advisory Services
With today’s ever increasing corporate governance requirements, it is more important than ever for company secretaries and company directors to keep up to date with all the latest regulations and statutory provisions – an unenviable task with the number and frequency of changes.
Corporate Governance Services
Corporate governance covers the issues a company must follow in order to be compliant with statutory provisions.
Corporate Advisory Services
Our Corporate Advisory Services are provided by HC Corporate Advisory, this is a stand alone service relating to a range of compliance and regulatory services of a ‘non-legal’ nature.
Company Secretary Services
It is more important than ever for company directors to keep up to date with all the latest regulations and statutory provisions.
Company Formation Services
We can provide the guidance and assistance you need when it comes to the formation and structure best suited to your new business.
Charity Services
We assist Charities and Not-for-profit organisations on structure, registration, regulation, trustees and general governance and secretarial needs.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Consciousness of ESG is continuing to expand and evolve. We understand the urgency for businesses to make changes now.
Property Management Services
We work with developers and residents on a variety of services for property management, from set-up, handovers, registered office to transfer of shares.
Academy Trust Governance Services
We will guide you through the legal framework for an academy trust and how the articles and parts of company law affect the trust and trustees.
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Corporate Governance & Advisory FAQs
What is Corporate Governance?
Corporate Governance is a framework system covering effective, entrepreneurial and prudent management ensuring sound stewardship of the organisation. It requires leadership from the top in setting the tone on accountability, transparency, probity and focus.
Why is Corporate Governance important?
It goes to the very heart of the organisation and affects how people respond to structures, systems, processes and procedures culminating in whole entity assurance.
Good strong governance enhances reputation, credibility and value.
How can we maintain Corporate Compliance?
Coroprate Governance requires leadership from the top in setting the tone on accountability, transparency, probity and focus, we are able to assist you in ensuring:
- Compliance with constitutional documents
- Adherence to Board Structure and authority protocols
- Adherence to Board and committee delegation protocols
- Policy creation, compliance and review
- Consideration of board objectives, strategic risks and navigating the compliance landscape
- Evaluation of Director suitability
- Organising, running and minuting meetings
- Acting as conduit for communication and action resolution
- Training Directors
How can a Company Secretary help my business?
In acting as your Corporate Company Secretary, we can support the board on visibility of:
- Policies
- Processes
- Information
- Regulation
- Risk
This will help your organisation function effectively and efficiently without impacting on the entrepreneurial spirit.
What will a Company Secretary achieve for my organisation?
- Focusses board oversight, providing clarity on the objectives.
- Creates a framework for delegation of responsibilities and accountabilities for the board.
- Enhances strategy buy-in, with the board being co-creators of the development and executors of strategy.
- Demonstrates board awareness and their consideration of the key emergent risks for the organisation.
- Improves the strategic and operational alignment between the board direction and the company operations thereby creating a strong feedback reporting loop.
- Builds overall board effectiveness with contributions from all board members.
- Ensure that your organisation considers the crucial aspects of corporate governance that will allow your organisation to take advantage of the result achieved through implementing best practice procedures and frameworks.
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