A company's directors

A director of a company manages its day to day operations and makes decisions on its behalf. Upon taking the office of director, a person becomes subject to duties that are owed to the company (and, in some circumstances, its creditors) and takes on a number of responsibilities. There may be serious consequences for a director if they, or the company, do not comply with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) and other relevant legal requirements. For information concerning the duties that a director owes to a company, see Precedent: Briefing for directors—general duties under the Companies Act 2006.

A director does not need to have any particular qualifications. However, certain categories of persons are ineligible to act as a company director, eg anyone under the age of 16 may not be appointed as a director (although this does not affect the validity of an appointment that does not take effect until that person is 16) or anyone who has been disqualified from being a director.

CA 2006 requires a private company to have at least one director and a public company

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