Company records checklist: what to keep after the Companies House changes
A 2026 company records checklist covering the register of members, decisions, filings and identity-verification tasks for private companies.
Read the guidePractical starting points for routine decisions, meetings and company records. The first collection concentrates on ordinary private companies limited by shares in England & Wales.

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Record the board and shareholder approvals for a proposed amendment to the company’s articles.
Prepare share certificates using the alternative that matches the registered shareholder.
Record the board’s dividend decision, with guidance on interim and final dividends.
Record the board’s consideration and approval of a proposed company contract.
Record the approvals for a company name change and follow the associated filing steps.
Record a share transfer using the supplied form, with execution and stamp-duty guidance.
Record the initial organisational decisions of the board after incorporation.
Prepare the company decisions and meeting paperwork for an annual general meeting.
Prepare the board and meeting paperwork for an extraordinary general meeting.
Document the board’s proposed allotment and issue of shares.
Record the board’s consideration and approval of a proposed share transfer.
Document a proposed consolidation of the company’s share capital.
Record the decisions needed for a proposed re-designation of shares.
Document a proposed sub-division of the company’s share capital.
Record decisions about a company’s accounting reference date and, where relevant, its confirmation-statement date.
Record the holding of shares for a beneficial owner, with a dividend mandate and transfer paperwork.
Prepare a long-form director resignation letter with the accompanying deed execution provisions.
Record a director’s resignation using a concise editable letter.
Prepare a company secretary’s resignation with the accompanying deed execution provisions.
Prepare a certificate recording a corporate shareholder’s registered holding.
Prepare a certificate recording an individual shareholder’s registered holding.
A 2026 company records checklist covering the register of members, decisions, filings and identity-verification tasks for private companies.
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