This volume includes a complete set of relevant Companies House forms and a Charities Administration section. It provides practical guidance to relevant company law, with instructions and simple procedures to improve daily efficiency. The book is divided into three main sections: part one summarizes the key elements of company law; part two details company secretarial practice with checklists, suggested procedures, specimen letters and proforma documents; while part three includes updated copies of forms that a company secretary will most frequently use. Many private company secretaries are not legally trained, yet take on a role fraught with statutory duties and legal formalities. Caught in a minefield of heavy fines and statutory penalties, the private company secretary can sometimes not know where to turn. This book should show her or him the way.