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The company number and the full business name will be displayed at the top of the form.
This form should be filled in with all the relevant information, including the date of appointment for the director/secretary. Some of this information for example, the date of birth is only necessary when entering the details of a director and not a secretary.
The details of the person, for example, the name and honours should be entered, including their address and any other directorships they may have held.
The new director/secretary should sign the form and it should be countersigned by an existing director or secretary.
A contact address and number can be given for companies house to contact in case of queries.
Appointment of director
Go to Edit | Director/Secretary, select Directors tab and click New. Select the relevant person from the client database, if they do not exist then create a new one and select it once finished. Enter the date the person was appointed in the From field and give them an accounting order number. Ensure that there is a tick in the Record on history for affected clients field. Click Insert and the person is then linked to this business. It will have automatically activated a completed 288a form.
Appointment of secretary
Go to Edit | Director/Secretary, select Secretary tab and click New. Select the relevant person from the client database, if they do not exist then create a new one and select it once finished. Enter the date the person was appointed in the From field. Ensure that there is a tick in the Record on history for affected clients field. Click Insert and the person is linked to this business. It will have automatically activated a completed 288a form.
To display a form with basic details go to Reports | Forms with Basic Details | Form 288a - Appointment of a Director or Secretary. The form will open in Word showing the basic details which are the company name, the registered number and the Companies House contact details.
To display a blank form go to Reports | Blank Forms | Form 288a - Appointment of a Director or Secretary. This will open the completely blank form into Word.
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