On 1 January 2007 new legislation came into force that placed additional obligations on companies and LLPs to disclose information about the company.
Companies are required to state:
· their name clearly on all order forms and on their website
· the place of registration, registered number and registered office details on their websites
Failure to comply with these requirements could result in a fine.
To ensure that you are complying, you should:
1. Ensure your website and order forms include the name registered at Companies House as well as any trading name.
2. Check that your website includes the place of registration, registered number and registered office details of the company or LLP.
3. Check that any email templates, fax cover sheets and any other electronic templates include the required statutory information currently required on your company letterhead. It is important to change templates stored on devices such as “Blackberrys” are also changed.
Penalties
A fine can be imposed on any officer of the company or person who authorised the issue of any documents that do not comply with the legislation.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Micah Jenkins at Lockharts Solicitors for further advice: mej@lockharts.co.uk.
