Board minutes: change registered office

Minutes of a meeting of the board of directors of a private limited company to approve a change to its registered office.

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When do I use this document?

  • for the minutes of a meeting of a private limited company 
  • to approve a change to the company’s registered office

What are the key features?

  • resolution to approve registered office change
  • direction to file Form AD01 (notice of change of registered office) at Companies House.

What else do I need to know?

A company is required to have a registered office at all times, where all communications and notices can be sent.

The company may change its registered office address.  The Companies Act 2006 does not stipulate any specific form of approval for this change.  Unless otherwise specified in the company’s Articles of Association or Shareholders Agreement, this decision should be made by the board of directors.

The company must notify Companies House of the change using Form AD01.  The change becomes effective once the notice is registered by the Registrar.

When do I use this document?

  • for the allotment of new shares in a private limited company
  • for a subscription for shares in a company for cash
  • for a standard application for new shares without a separate subscription or investment agreement

What are the key features?

  • alternative subscription letters depending on whether the subscriber is an individual or a company
  • to be completed with information about the company issuing shares and the subscriber, the number of shares and price per share

Following the subscription, the details of the shareholder and issued shares should be recorded in the company’s register of allotments and register of members – see  Statutory Registers Template

What other documents are available?

For fuller forms forms of share subscription agreement and explanations for their use, see Subscription Agreement Template

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Updated by a lawyer on 04/11/2025

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