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- Company Secretarial Service for Unlisted Public Companies
- Company Secretarial Services
- How to Register a Company in Australia

New Service Offering: Company Secretarial Service for Unlisted Public Companies

At Patricia Holdings, we recognise that many unlisted public companies are committed to sound corporate governance practices and compliance with ASIC, however, are often challenged with finding the time or right expertise to implement actions to deliver on their commitment to members. The Team at Patricia Holdings can help!

We offer an outsourced premium corporate secretary service to manage ASIC company secretarial compliance for our clients. We help alleviate the stress and time spent working through ASIC’s requirements and lodgement schedules enabling you to focus on the strategy and operations of your business.

We manage large and complex corporate structures. We will help you meet your obligations in a timely and effective manner, reducing your risk of breaches, fines and possible regulatory investigation.

With over 54 years of experience, Patricia Holdings has helped over 250,000 companies get started and with over 40% of our business coming from referrals, you can take comfort in the fact that your business will be in good hands.

What services we can provide?
Our outsourced company secretary administration services for unlisted public companies includes:

  1. Nominated Registered ASIC agent.
  2. Provision of a Registered Office (Sydney, NSW).
  3. Receiving and reviewing all correspondence sent to the company secretary from government, ASIC or commercial channels and managing the correspondence as appropriate.
  4. Maintenance and management of the Share Registry.
  5. Assistance in preparation of notices of upcoming meetings and forwarding to members as appropriate.
  6. Filing of Annual Returns, Financial Statements, changes in directors and officers, solvency statements and other ASIC filings as may be required from time to time.
  7. Update of change of address details with ASIC.

Together with our trusted partners professional company secretarial services include:

  1. Acting as the named Company Secretary for Australian businesses.
  2. Attendance at Board meetings, the Annual General Meeting, and any other meetings of directors or shareholders as may be called from time to time
  3. Managing and minuting Board, committees, and member\shareholder meetings
  4. ASIC compliance assistance including continuous disclosure, sound corporate governance practices, and corporate action management.
  5. Preparing the Agenda for all Board and committee meetings.
  6. Working with Company Directors, external accountants, and other professional service providers to ensure the company maintains itself in good standing with the authorities and the public and remains compliant with the law at all times.
  7. As company secretary managing legal documents and other agreements as required
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Please click here on details of this new service.  

Company Secretarial Services 

Patricia Holdings provide an extensive range of company secretarial services in Australia to ensure that changes you make to your company are documented properly and ASIC is notified of the changes.

We prepare all the required minutes and resolutions and lodge the appropriate form with ASIC leaving you to focus on your business. 

Our broad list of company secretarial services is outlined below. If you need help with something that isn't on the list, please contact us to see if we can help.

  • Standard ASIC Company Changes
  • Convert Public to/from Pty Ltd Company
  • Change of Company Name
  • Close Company
  • Reservation of Company Name
  • Reconstruction of Company Register
  • Company Register Pack
  • Company Reinstatement 
  • Adoption Of New Constitution
  • Convert Company Type
  • Capital Restructure such as share cancellation, share class conversion and share split


Please click here to view our full list of company secretarial services. 

How to Register a Company in Australia

Company registration in Australia can be complicated. There are several key pieces of information that you need to know.

We outline the kinds of companies that can be set up in Australia; the requirements of company registration; the rules for naming your company; the officeholder positions and their obligations; the classes of shares that can be held, and what beneficial ownership of shares means. We also provide information on the following:

  1. Types of company structures
  2. Requirements of companies in Australia
  3. Naming your company
  4. Officeholder requirements
  5. Directors’ duties
  6. Share classes and rights
  7. Beneficial ownership of shares

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To read the full article, please click here.

 
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