Can you run cosec on an ongoing basis?

Yes — retainer-based support alongside your accountant or in-house function.

Do you handle pre-diligence company-book clean-ups?

Yes — usually 2–4 weeks depending on the state of the registers.

Company secretarial · Oxford

Company Secretarial Solicitor in Oxford

Oxford companies frequently reach Series A with a company book that doesn't reconcile — allotments filed without board resolutions, options granted without a proper scheme, filings out of date. Fixing this before diligence is straightforward; fixing it during is not.

Who this is for

Company Secretarial Solicitor in Oxford.

Founder-led and PE-backed Oxford companies without in-house company secretarial support.

Companies House filing regime and cap-table hygiene are increasingly central to investor diligence, particularly with the ECCTA 2023 identity-verification changes.

Local legal context

Oxford — courts, councils and commercial hubs.

Commercial matters involving Oxford businesses are typically dealt with at the Oxford Combined Court for County Court proceedings and Reading Employment Tribunal for employment claims. The commercial counterparty mix is shaped by the University, the NHS trusts around the John Radcliffe and the deep concentration of research-led occupiers at Begbroke, Harwell and the Oxford Science Park.

Courts & tribunals: Oxford County Court · Oxford Combined Court (Crown / County) · Reading Employment Tribunal · First-tier Tribunal (Tax) — Reading hearings
Local authorities: Oxford City Council · Oxfordshire County Council · South Oxfordshire District Council
Business hubs: Oxford Science Park · Begbroke Innovation Accelerator · Harwell Campus · Oxford BioEscalator · Milton Park (Didcot)
Dominant industries: applied AI and deep tech · life sciences and medtech · university spin-outs · professional services and consultancy

Scenarios we handle

Common matters on this page.

Share allotment and register updates

Board and shareholder resolutions, SH01 filings, register of members and PSC updated in one pass.

Share option scheme administration

EMI and unapproved option grants processed correctly, HMRC filings kept current.

Pre-diligence company-book clean-up

Full reconciliation of statutory registers, filings and cap-table before a funding round or exit process.

Legal risks & how we manage them

What can go wrong — and how we contain it.

PSC filings out of date — a criminal offence and diligence red flag.
Periodic PSC review as part of ongoing cosec.
EMI options invalid due to filing or eligibility failures.
Grant process, HMRC filings and eligibility conditions reviewed on issue.

Relevant law

Legislation that shapes this work.

Companies Act 2006: Governs all company secretarial activity.
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: Introduces identity verification and stricter filing enforcement.

FAQs

Questions we get asked.

Can you run cosec on an ongoing basis?: Yes — retainer-based support alongside your accountant or in-house function.
Do you handle pre-diligence company-book clean-ups?: Yes — usually 2–4 weeks depending on the state of the registers.

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