Guidance

Your duties, responsibilities and obligations as a director

As company director, you take on many legal requirements and duties. You must know what they are and when you need to complete them.

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Duties, responsibilities and obligations as a director

Limited company director essentials

Key information about being a director.

Keeping records

Why you need to keep records.

General duties

Some of the key general director duties.

Corporation Tax and VAT

Regular tax payments you may have to pay.

Income Tax and National Insurance

Other tax payments you may have to pay.

Tax compliance checks

How HMRC can check the correct tax is paid.

Confirmation statement

Annual updates to your company’s circumstances.

Staff redundancies

Information about required consultation and notice periods.

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Updates to this page

Published 7 July 2023
Last updated 2 October 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added link to information about required Consultation and notice periods when making staff redundant.

  2. Added links to new pages 'Income Tax and National Insurance and 'Tax compliance checks

  3. First published.

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