Guidance

Director information hub: Appointing directors

Appointing a new director to your limited company.

• From: The Insolvency Service
• Published: 7 July 2023
• Last updated: 27 July 2023 — See all updates

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Appointing other directors to your limited company has implications for you and the new director.

Appointing new directors

Every limited company must have at least one director.

But you might decide to appoint other directors in the event, for example, your company expands.

Before you appoint new directors

You should consider carefully why you are appointing new directors before doing so.

You should only appoint new directors if they are taking an active part in the control of your company.

This is because the law considers all directors of a company to be responsible for all the duties and obligations involved.

And all directors are potentially liable for any wrongdoing.

New directors must be:

• aged 16 or above
• not disqualified from being a director
• not undischarged bankrupt
• not auditing the company

Appoint a new director.

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Published 7 July 2023
Last updated 27 July 2023 + show all updates

1. 27 July 2023

   Added the word potentially And all directors are potentially liable for any wrongdoing.

2. 7 July 2023

   First published.