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Question 1

How long for confirmation statement to be submitted annually?

Answer 1

12 months

Question 2

How long for filing accounts (Ltd and PLC)

Answer 2

Ltd - 9 months
Plc - 6 months

Question 3

How long is negative resolution procedure?

Answer 3

40 days

Question 4

How many days notice for a GM (general meeting)?

Answer 4

14 days

Question 5

How many days notice for an annual general meeting (AGM)?, and who compulsory for?

Answer 5

21 days, compulsory for PLC

Question 6

How long for filing of special resolutions?

Answer 6

15 days of being passed, (75%)

Question 7

How long is special notice and what’s it for?

Answer 7

28 days to remove auditor/director
Ordinary resolution > 50%

Question 8

How many days for charges to be registered?

Answer 8

Must be registered within 21 days

Question 9

How many days for charges to be registered with companies house to be valid?

Answer 9

Must be registered within 21 days, to then be valid from date of creation, if not valid from date of registration, if not registered, then unsecured.

Question 10

How long can non charitable trust after April 2010

Answer 10

No more than 125 years

Question 11

How long for written statement to be issued?

Answer 11

Must have on first day

Question 12

How long for wider written statement to be issued?

Answer 12

2 months

Question 13

How long can patents be protected for?

Answer 13

up to 20 years (registration must be renewed every five years)

Question 14

How long can trademarks be protected for?

Answer 14

10 years, and can be renewed for further periods of 10 years

Question 15

How long can copyright be protected for?

Answer 15

protected for a period of time depending on nature - music art etc. - 70 years from year author dies

Question 16

What is the minimum age of a director?

Answer 16

16 years

Question 17

Since when was CJEU no longer a source of UK law?

Answer 17

1 January 2022

Question 19

How long for limitation period (negligence)

Answer 19

6 years

Question 20

Since when was CJEU no longer a source of law for the UK?

Answer 20

1st January 2022

Question 21

What is minimum age of a director?

Answer 21

16 years old

Question 22

How long can patents be protected for?

Answer 22

20 years - must be renewed every 5 years of this

Question 23

How long can registered trademarks be protected for?

Answer 23

10 years - can be renewed for a further 10 years

Question 24

how long is copyright protected for?

Answer 24

Depends on the nature - artistic work etc. is 70 years from end of calendar year in which author dies

Question 25

minimum share capital requirement for PLC

Answer 25

50k

Question 26

How long can non-charitable trust run for?

Answer 26

125 years - law against perpetuities

Question 27

minimum number of directors/shareholders for Plc

Answer 27

2 directors and 1 shareholder

Question 28

minimum number of directors and shareholders for Ltd

Answer 28

1 director and 1 shareholder

Question 29

what is minimum paid up share capital for a Plc

Answer 29

25% of nominal value and 100% of share premium

Question 30

How long moratorium can be obtained?

Answer 30

20 days - can then be extended for another 20 days without the creditors consent

Question 31

restructuring plan procedure - what percent of a class by value must agree to the plan

Answer 31

75%

Question 32

within how many years of liquidation can a liquidator overturn the value of transactions

Answer 32

2 years