Governance Basics I - Overview
Governance: The Fundamentals
Day 1
Corporate Governance and the Company Secretary
Section 1 - What is my role as a Company Secretary?
- The main duties of the Company Secretary
- What qualifications might I need?
- What is the typical structure of a CoSec team, what might my team structure look like?
Section 2 - Basic Corporate Governance
- What is it?
- What are the different codes?
- Why should I consider a governance code in the context of my organisation?
Section 3 – Governance Frameworks
- Where to start with your framework
- Framework analysis
- Practical steps for improvement
- Benefits of a great governance framework
Section 4 - Statutory Compliance
- What is Companies House? What do I need to know?
- Practical statutory Compliance – how do I know which form to use and what should I do with it?
- Annual compliance calendars
- Group structure charts
- Statutory registers and record keeping
Section 5 - Directors
- Appointment, termination, and detail changes
- What are my directors responsible and accountable for: directors’ duties
- What is the role of a non-executive director?
Section 6: Board effectiveness
- Boardroom Behaviours
- Board evaluation and performance reviews
- Director induction programmes
Day 2
The day-to-day role of the Company Secretary
Section 1 - Meeting management
- Types of meeting
- General meetings
- Key roles in the boardroom
- How do I develop a forward-looking agenda?
- What should go in my agenda?
- Timelines
- Board portals
- How do I manage and support the management of Conflicts of interest?
Section 2 – Board Reporting
- What does a good board reporting look like?
- How can I help influence and enhance the quality of board reporting?
Section 3 – Minutes masterclass
- What are minutes and why are they important?
- How do I manage and track actions?
- How do I write a good set of minutes?
Section 4 – A shares masterclass
- What are shares and what are the different types of shares?
- Who are my shareholders?
- How do I make a change to a shareholder in my company: the processes for issuing and transferring shares?
- How do I draft a share certificate?
- What is stamp duty and what do I do?
Section 5: Corporate Reporting
- What is an annual report?
- What will I need to draft within the annual report?
- What is a section 172 statement, and how does that apply to me?
Additional areas:
Entity rationalisation programmes
DDQs – what information should I provide on my corporate structure?
Document execution and authorised signatories?
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