In modern business world companies are obliged to follow several rules, laws and regulations which in most cases are quite complex and difficult to understand and comply with. Our expert team of professionals can successfully undertake the management of your company’s corporate administration and compliance to ensure that your company is compliant with all the relevant statutory obligations, rules, laws and regulations.
Our main corporate administration services include and are not limited to:
- Maintaining the statutory records and registers of the company
- Maintaining the common seal of the company in safe custody
- Filing financial statements and annual returns with the Registrar of Companies (ROC)
- Filing of all statutory returns and forms with ROC
- Liaising with ROC and other authorities to ensure company is always in good standing
- Preparing minutes of directors and shareholders meetings (including the organization of the Annual General Meeting in Cyprus)
- Preparing board minutes ratifying the decisions of the board of directors
- Preparing documentation reflecting decisions in relation to:
- Memorandum and Articles of Association
- Directors and shareholders composition
- Secretary and registered office
- Company’s name
- Authorized and issued capital (including allotments of shares with premium)
- Any other board decisions
- Organizing the transfer of shares (cancel any old share certificates and issue new ones)
- Organizing and registering share pledges and other company charges
- Arranging for the translation of documentation by certified translators
- Arranging notarization, certification and apostille authentication or legalization of incorporation documents and others
- Issuing and/or preparing specific Powers of Attorney
- Executing contracts and other documents
- Arranging for legal opinions or other legal work where necessary through associate firms
- Coordinating business processes such as audit, VAT and tax through associate firms
- Assisting in obtaining any necessary license for a company to perform its business activity (e.g.: investment services; portfolio management)
- Undertaking the Opening of bank accounts with local and foreign banks
- Acting as bank signatories/ authorized persons with the bank (obligatory when we serve on the board of directors)
- Acting as Escrow Agent
We also provide corporate administration services for companies operating in other jurisdictions through our valuable network and international associates.
Note: As we are not a law firm, and even though we have licensed lawyers in our team, some of the above services if deemed necessary may be provided in collaboration with external legal advisors who have expertise in specific legal matters