The company will have to display its registered name at its registered office, at any place where it keeps any company record which is available for inspection under the Act (called an "inspection place") and at any location at which it carries on business.
The display must be able to be read with the naked eye and easily seen by any visitor to the premises. It must be a continuous display, unless there are more than 6 names to be displayed in which case each name must be displayed for at least 15 continuous seconds at least once in every 3 minutes.
This disclosure requirement does not apply companies which have been dormant at all times since incorporation, which is a relief to company formation agents.
The current rules re disclosing name, number, registered office address and place of registration on all business correspondence and the company's website are also reiterated.
Checklist for action
· Check that you are displaying the company's name at all of the required premises, and that you meet the new rules for the format of the display. Jordans' registered office boards are an ideal way to ensure you comply with the new requirements.
· If you use a third party's address for your registered office, or you have a registrar or agent maintain your register of members or other registers, check that they are complying with these disclosure obligations. The penalties for failure to comply fall on the officers of the company, not the third party.
For more information please contact Helen Goose on 0117 918 1322 or email her at helen_goose@jordans.co.uk.
