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Home › Resource Centre › Business › Limited companies › Companies Act 2006 › A more in depth look at the act

A more in depth look at the act

  • Forming a company
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  • Business
    • An outline summary
    • The cuts revealed in their full extent
    • Lessons and challenge from the Spending Review
    • Low carbon economy
    • Transport
    • Pensions
    • Tax
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    • What they said about the Comprehensive Spending Review
    • In advance of the Review
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      • Companies Act 2006
        • A company's members
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        • An historical record of the key changes
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        • Choosing a name for your company
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        • Financial year
        • General duties of directors
        • Group accounts
        • Loans to directors
        • Records of directors meetings
        • Registered office
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        • Signing of accounts: directors and auditors
        • Summary of sections of the Act
        • Forming a limited company
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