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This director information hub is a home for information and guidance to help current and future directors. It only takes a minute to learn the essentials.
If you’re a limited company director and provide services to an ‘end client’ then you will encounter IR35 rules.
As a director, there are general duties you are expected to perform.
There are potential consequences for you, the director, if your company suffers insolvency.
Appointing a new director to your limited company.
Directors have specific duties if their company becomes insolvent. These still apply if it is trading or if trading has stopped.
Supporting senior leaders who are new to their grade, to gain the knowledge and skills needed to lead successfully in the Civil Service.
Guidance and support available to businesses in Northern Ireland from Invest Northern Ireland.
Understanding the potential signs of company distress.
This series brings together all documents relating to Job titles, grades, names and salary bands for directors and above
If you’ve decided that setting up a company and becoming a director is the best way forward for your business, it’s important to know the rules involved.
Use this form to change the details of an individual who is a director.
The responsibility for your company’s money lies with you, the director.
Use this form to correct a director's date of birth if it was incorrectly stated when the company was incorporated.
Understanding your role as director of a limited company and your responsibilities to Companies House.
Use this online form to appoint an individual as a company director.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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