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  • Published: 19 May 2023 2:49 pm  Author:

    Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 – Companies House prepares for implementation: UPDATE

    A quick update on the implementation of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022.  The latest information is that it may receive Royal Assent in July 2023, although this date cannot be guaranteed. If this timing is met, Companies House will start to implement their first changes (see here: https://www.kudocs.co.uk/economic-crime-transparency-and-enforcement-act-2022-companies-house-prepares-for-implementation/) perhaps as early as

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  • Published: 24 March 2023 11:27 am  Author:

    Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 – Companies House prepares for implementation

    Companies House are starting to make plans for initial implementations of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022.  Assuming that the Act gets Royal Assent, Companies House (“CH”) has begun planning what changes it will start implementing later this year.  The first changes expected are: Each company will be required to provide a registered

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  • Published: 17 March 2023 11:34 am  Author:

    Feature update – March 2023

    A short summary of some of the new feature’s we’ve released up until March 2023:   Unconsolidated & consolidated share certificates Generally speaking, Kudocs generates consolidated share certificate, and all previous certificates generated in Kudocs are automatically cancelled.  However, you now have the option to generate an unconsolidated share certificate when you record a recent

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  • ID verification

    Published: 26 January 2023 5:05 pm  Author:

    Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 – what’s the latest?

    What is happening at Companies House (“CH”) vis-a-vis the planned identification verification checks? The White Paper makes it clear that ID verification will be possible either (i) directly via CH; or (ii) if completed by registered third parties.  CH does not want to risk “duplicating the checks that third parties and supervisors are already required

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  • Published: 12 December 2022 4:02 pm  Author:

    Feature update – December 2022

    A short summary of some of the new feature’s we’ve released up until December 2022     Draft Incorporation Questionnaires (for portfolio customers only) You can now use Kudocs to build an online incorporation questionnaire to save you all the hassle of emails/ word documents going back and forth to your customers: Pre-complete as much

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  • Published: 7 November 2022 2:29 pm  Author:

    Legal Innovators 2022 – Kudocs will be there, will you?

    Kudocs is delighted to be supporting Legal Innovators this year (10-11 November 2022).  A fantastic event that hears from and showcases the vital forces within the legal world that are: driving change. https://www.legalinnovators.co.uk/  etc.venues St. Paul’s, 200 Aldersgate St, London EC1A 4HD Come and see it and see us!  We’re there both days.  

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  • Published: 21 October 2022 2:45 pm  Author:

    New feature release- options!

    We’re are very excited to announce the launch of our upgraded options tool! You can now use Kudocs to add the details of option schemes and grants, view real-time vesting information, export reports and registers and ensure your cap table is always up to date with the fully diluted position. This feature is available on the Advanced package.

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  • Published: 8 July 2022 11:08 am  Author:

    Latest Companies House statistics (March 2022)

    Companies House has released the latest figures showing the number of companies registered in the UK and activity at Companies.  Some of the key points (all figures are as at the end of March 2022, or for the period 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022): 4,894,356 companies registered at Companies House.  This is an

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  • Shareholder updates

    Published: 23 June 2022 3:28 pm  Author:

    Feature Update – April 2022

    Here’s a short summary of some of the key features released up until April 2022: Loan Note Register Add details of loan instruments to a company’s records in Kudocs & generate a Loan Note Register. Standalone SH01 File an SH01 as a standalone process covering a range of share issues covering any time period up

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  • Kudocs mockup

    Published: 3:25 pm  Author:

    Feature Update – April 2022 (Adviser customers)

    Here’s a short summary of some of the key features released up until April 2022, with a particular focus on our adviser customers: Loan Note Register Add details of loan instruments to a company’s records in Kudocs & generate a Loan Note Register. Standalone SH01 File an SH01 as a standalone process covering a range

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  • Published: 16 February 2022 2:43 pm  Author:

    Feature Update – Feb 2022

    Here’s a short summary of some of the key features released up until February 2022:   Preview filings when editing stakeholder details If you edit the details of stakeholder you can now: review the changes you’ve made before submitting; and preview the filings that will be submitted (if any). Review filings at the end of

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  • Published: 2:33 pm  Author:

    Feature Update – Sept 2021

    Here’s a short summary of some of the key features released up until September 2021:   EIS & SEIS for investors behind corporate nominee Do you have corporate nominee shareholders (e.g. a VC )? The corporate nominee is not eligible for EIS or SEIS relief, but the individuals behind it are. Use Kudocs to generate

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  • Published: 10 June 2021 2:03 pm  Author:

    Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP partners with Kudocs

    Kudocs is delighted to be supporting the corporate finance team at Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, the largest Scottish-headquartered UK law firm. Shepherd and Wedderburn has been using Kudocs since early 2021 to assist its company secretarial and corporate transactional practices – using the technology to reduce admin and improve information viability and security. Oliver Stanley,

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  • RP04

    Published: 1:10 pm  Author:

    How to file an RP04 by paper and via webfiling

    Companies House are now allowing certain corrective flings via webfiling. So you no longer need to submit by paper & post. This means that changes can be submitted much easier and should be applied much faster than before. You can use this process to correct errors in: Confirmation statements (RP04 for CS01) Issues of shares

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  • Published: 25 May 2021 9:54 am  Author:

    Bugs Within The Software Development Life Cycle – How Best To Manage?

    Regardless of the competency of an engineering team, bugs are part and parcel of the life cycle of every software development project. Within the software development paradigm there are best practices for nearly every part of the development life cycle except bug management. We have participated and witnessed several different approaches over time but there

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  • Published: 10 May 2021 5:40 pm  Author:

    Same day company incorporations and name changes are back

    Companies House has reactivated some of its same day services – following a COVID-related suspension of over a year.  You can now request a same day incorporation or company name change, provided the request is submitted before 11am on a weekday. You can do both using Kudocs, and for NO ADDITIONAL COST!  All Companies House

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  • Farrer & Co LLP partners with Kudocs

    Published: 19 October 2020 1:45 pm  Author:

    Farrer & Co LLP partners with Kudocs

    Kudocs is delighted to announce its formal partnership with leading independent London law firm Farrer & Co LLP who will be using Kudocs to support their corporate practice. Jonathan Haley, Corporate Partner at Farrer & Co says, “We are delighted to be one of the first adopters of the innovative Kudocs system and to have worked with them on

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  • Government publishes its response to consultation on Corporate Transparency and Register Reform

    Published: 19 August 2020 1:43 pm  Author:

    Government publishes its response to consultation on Corporate Transparency and Register Reform

    A consultation was run May – August 2019 on proposals to reform the principles and processes underpinning the operation of company and corporate management, overseen by Companies House. The Government has now published its response, proposing a wide range of changes. – some of the most significant for over a hundred years. They have set a ‘clear

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