Corporate work is about how a company is owned, run and changed. It covers the moment a business is formed, the decisions made along the way, the arrangements between the people who own it, and the deals that bring investors in or take owners out.

I advise founders, directors and shareholders on the corporate documents and decisions that shape a company. Below are the main areas I cover, each with the guidance and document types it includes.

  • Company formation. Setting a company up properly from the start, from formation and first decisions to partnerships, LLPs and joint ventures.
  • ESG. Environmental, social and governance commitments, and putting them into documents that mean something.
  • Loans and finance. Lending and borrowing, loan notes, security and the guarantees that sit behind them.
  • Charities and non-profits. Governance, constitutions, fundraising and the particular rules that apply to charities and non-profit organisations.
  • Company administration. The running of a company: registers, resolutions, board minutes, accounts, name changes and Companies House obligations.
  • Directors. Appointing and removing directors, their duties and conflicts, service contracts and loans.
  • Share capital. Issuing, transferring, buying back and reorganising shares, and paying dividends.
  • Articles of association. A company's constitution, from model articles to bespoke amendments that fit how you run things.
  • Share and business sales. Selling shares, a business or its assets, and the agreements that get the deal done.
  • Shareholders. Shareholder agreements, share options and investment terms that set out who decides what, and what happens next.
  • People with significant control. Meeting the PSC regime, from registers and notices to the Companies House filings behind them.

Corporate matters often turn on a detail that is easy to miss and expensive to get wrong. If you are planning a change to your company or working through a deal, tell me what you have in mind, and I will give you the options.