Follow the steps below to Terminate the Appointment of a Director of a UK Company through Athennian and file with Companies House:
Input and Review Details
- Review Entity Details and Compliance information
- Navigate to General > Details
- Ensure the company is registered in the UK. Select Jurisdiction: Country as the United Kingdom
- Add the UK region under Jurisdiction: Region (if applicable)
- Navigate to General > Compliance
- Input the correct Entity Registration Number (it is typically the same as the Company Registry ID for UK entities)
- Input the 8-digit Company Registry ID (this is the Company Number with the Companies House Registry)
- Input the Company Authentication Code (mandatory 6 to 8-digit code)
- Ensure that any other key information is added, such as a UK SIC Code
- Navigate to General > Details
- Review the Director with "Confirmed" status
- Navigate to Principals and ensure there is a Director with a Confirmed status
- Click on the principal and review the details:
- Addresses
- Ensure the outgoing director has a mailing and residential address on file
- Click + Add Address and select both a Mailing Address and Residential Address. If the address doesn't exist yet, click + Add address.
- Roles
- Ensure the Role is set as Director with an Effective Date
- Click Save
- Addresses
- Review the New Director's Person Profile
- Navigate to People to open up the director's person profile
- Open the Contact tab
- Input the Date of Birth (must be over 16 years of age)
- Fill in the Occupation
- Add the Citizenship
- Open the Addresses tab
- Confirm that the Mailing and Residential addresses match those in the Principals section
File via the Change of Principals Task
- Create a "Change of Principals" Task
- Navigate back to the entity and go to Tasks and click + New
- 1. Details tab
- Select Change of Principals as the Task Type
- Fill in the Title in the Memo description text field
- Add the Due Date
- Click Save
- 2. Change of Principals tab
- Under Outgoing - click + Add to select the outgoing director and click Confirm
- Input the Effective Date (this must match the Director's Termination Date) and Resolution Date
- Mark the task as Pending using the Status dropdown
- Click Save to save the task
- Generate a Preview of the Filing Document (optional)
- 3. Supporting Documents tab
- Click + Supporting documents
- Search for the appropriate template called TM01 - Termination of Appointment of Director and click Add
- Note: If the template is not available in the list, an Administrator must enable it in the Templates section
- Click Generate documents
- Once complete, a green message will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen confirming "Documents successfully generated"
- 4. Generated Documents tab
- Click on the generated document to preview a copy of the filing form for accuracy
- Note: the document will be saved in the Documents section of the entity
- 3. Supporting Documents tab
- File with Companies House
- Open the 2. Change of Principals tab of the pending task
- Click the TM01 - Termination of Appointment of Director blue button to file with Companies House
- Review the filing overview and ensure all information is correct
- Click File
- Once filed, a green message will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen confirming "Filing with Companies House successful"
- Check Filing Status
- Click on the profile icon at the top right corner of the screen and select Settings
- Under Efile - click on the Orders section to view the e-file order status
- The Status will update live as Companies House processes the filing
- Complete the Task
- Return to the Task and update its status to Completed using the top left dropdown
- In the Complete Task modal, review the information and then click the Confirm button
The Director status will then change to Inactive, and the End Date will be set to match the Effective date specified in the task.