Information about the Company Secretary

A limited company must have at least one company secretary. This must be a different person to the director when only one director is appointed. Therefore a limited company must have at least two officers, a company secretary and a director. If there is more than one director appointed then a director may also be a company secretary.

Who can be a company secretary?

The directors should appoint a company secretary that has the appropriate knowledge and experience to act as a secretary. A company secretary for a PLC will normally be expected to be professionally qualified as a lawyer, accountant or company secretary, though previous experience as a secretary of a PLC may be taken into account.  The company secretary does not need to be a UK citizen, they can be based overseas. There is also no age limit.