Government guidance
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Being a company director
- Feb 2019
- Companies House, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- HM Government
Government guidance on the duties of a director and a director's responsibility to Companies House.
Competition disqualification orders
- Feb 2019
- Office for Fair Trading
- HM Government
Guidance from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) designed to help company directors understand their responsibilities under competition law.
Corporate governance: new reporting regulations
- Jun 2018
- Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- HM Government
Notice from Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy setting out how and when companies will be affected by the new corporate governance reporting requirements in The Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018.
Hampton Alexander-Review
- Nov 2019
- Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- HM Government
Reports of the Hampton-Alexander review into increasing the number of women in senior positions in FTSE 350 companies. This review looked at ways to ensure to that talented women at the top of business are recognised, promoted and rewarded. The focus of the review is on both senior women below the company board and increased female representation on FTSE boards..
Running a limited company
- May 2018
- HM Government
Guidance from GOV.UK on directors responsibilities and other company secretarial aspects of running a company.
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Further guidance
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Companies Act 2006: Directors' duties guidance
- Oct 2007
- The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition
Document published by CORE (the UK civil society society coalition on corporate accountability). Outlines the duties of director's under the act and sanctions and penalties with a section of action points for directors.
Companies Act 2006: GC100 guidance on directors' conflicts of interest
- Aug 2008
- GC100
- GC100
Guidance paper published by the Association of General Counsel and Company Secretaries of the FTSE 100 (GC100) focusing on directors' conflicts of interest following the implementation of the Companies Act 2006.
Companies Act 2006: GC100 paper on directors' duties
- Feb 2007
- GC100
Guidance note published by the Association of General Counsel and Company Secretaries of the FTSE 100 (GC100) on 1 February 2007 with the stated aim of establishing best practice for compliance with the codified directors' duties.
Corporate governance reporting under Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006
- Jun 2018
- Institute of Directors
- Institute of Directors
Guidance on corporate governance reporting from the IoD. Highlights the two main points - regard for stakeholders and enforcement.
De facto directors and their liabilities
- May 2017
- Institute of Directors
- Institute of Directors
IoD factsheet that explains the difference between De facto, De Jure, Shadow, Nominee and Alternate directors. Further factsheets are available on Director's duties and responsibilities and Controls over directors' powers among others.
FTSE Women Leaders Review
- Mar 2024
- FTSE Women Leaders
Successor report to the Hampton-Alexander Review and the Davies Reviews. Reports on progress for women serving on boards, and for women in the two senior management layers below the board in 400 companies.
Guidance on audit committees
- Apr 2016
- Financial Reporting Council
The guidance, issued by the FRC in April 2016, is 'designed to assist company boards in making suitable arrangements for their audit committees, and to assist directors serving on audit committees in carrying out their role.
Guidance on directors duties: section 172 and stakeholder considerations
- Oct 2018
- GC100
- GC100
This guidance aims to provide practical help to directors on their performance of the section 172 duty - to act, in good faith, in a way that you believe 'would be most likely to promote the success of the company for the benefit of its shareholders as a whole'.
Navigating the stakeholder agenda: tackling the reporting challenge
- Jun 2018
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
Guidance designed to help companies and their boards show they have due regard for the stakeholders under section 172 of the Companies Act. Looks at what companies are currently doing and gives framework to help companies stakeholder engagement and how this should be reflected in the annual report.
Roles and responsibilities of executive and non-executive directors
- Jan 2017
- ICAS
- ICAS
Guidance for directors of private companies from ICAS that gives 'a useful steer on both the statutory duties and wider expectations to help fulfil this important role more effectively'
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Organisations and publications
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Director
- Institute of Directors
- Institute of Directors
Publication of the Institute of Directors, providing news and commentary.
European Confederation of Directors' Associations (ecoDa)
- European Confederation of Directors' Associations
Association representing company directors in EU countries.
Financial Director
- Contentive Group
Magazine aimed at UK financial directors, CFOs and other senior business finance professionals. The website features articles, surveys and news.
Institute of Directors (IoD)
- Institute of Directors
Membership body for senior level professionals. The organisation offers business information and advice to members.
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Further corporate governance organisations
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