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Appoint a secretary (AP03)
Use this form to appoint an individual as a secretary.
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This form can be used to tell Companies House about an individual person being appointed as a secretary.
Use the online service to update your information as quickly as possible.
It takes longer to process paper forms sent to us by post.
Do not use the paper form if the company is in the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme.
Updates to this page
Published 23 September 2014
Last updated 18 November 2025
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Updated in line with changes to company registers and the launch of mandatory identity verification.
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Form version 6
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New version uploaded.
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Online filing option added
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First published.