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The duties of a company director

Becoming a director of a UK limited company is easy. It takes consent, an identity check and a filing at Companies House. You will receive a “Congratulations on becoming a director” letter from Companies House after your appointment, but it only gives a high-level overview of your new responsibilities. This article sets out what those duties are and what they mean in practice.

A director has personal legal duties, and they apply whether you are paid or unpaid, and whether you live in the UK or not.