The Companies Act 2006 (Annual Return and Service Addresses) Regulations 2008

Required particulars of directors and secretaries

2.—(1) In section 855(1)(c) of the Companies Act 2006 (contents of annual return: particulars of directors and secretaries), for “the prescribed particulars” substitute “the required particulars (see section 855A)”.

(2) After that section insert—

“Required particulars of directors and secretaries

855A.— (1) For the purposes of section 855(1)(c) the required particulars of a director are—

(a) where the director is an individual, the particulars required by section 163 to be entered in the register of directors (subject to subsection (2) below); and

(b) where the director is a body corporate or a firm that is a legal person under the law by which it is governed, the particulars required by section 164 to be entered in the register of directors.

(2) The former name of a director who is an individual is a required particular in relation to an annual return only if the director was known by the name for business purposes during the return period.

(3) For the purposes of section 855(1)(c)(ii) the required particulars of a secretary are—

(a) where a secretary is an individual, the particulars required by section 277 to be entered in the register of secretaries (subject to subsection (4) below); and

(b) where a secretary is a body corporate or a firm that is a legal person under the law by which it is governed, the particulars required by section 278(1) to be entered in the register of secretaries.

(4) The former name of a secretary who is an individual is a required particular in relation to an annual return only if the secretary was known by the name for business purposes during the return period.

(5) Where all the partners in a firm are joint secretaries, the required particulars are the particulars that would be required to be entered in the register of secretaries if the firm were a legal person and the firm had been appointed secretary.”.