Guarantee Companies – What, When and How (Aug 24)
Category: Company Law & Insolvency | Duration: 1hr | Tag: VODUK2450 | Type: Video | Course Level: Foundation | Speaker: David Impey | Date: 01/08/2024 10:00
Course Details
Accountants often advise or deal with companies limited by guarantee and it’s important to understand the characteristics of these types of company, why they are used in certain situations – such as for on-profit distributing situations, including charities, social enterprises, sports clubs and residents’ management companies - and, particularly, how they differ from other, similar legal entities such as share companies. It’s also important to understand how guarantee companies operate - how they are set up and administered, how they’re funded, and the rights, obligations and nature of membership of a guarantee company (and the many advantages those rules offer).
- When to use a guarantee company, eg non-profit making/distributing situations, CICs, residents’ management companies, etc
- Key legal characteristics compared to other legal entities
- Exemption from use of ‘Limited’ in name
- The nature of membership, and how to use it to advantage
- Guarantee companies in a group
- Guarantee company oddities to look out for
CPD Course Speaker
Company Law Solicitor
David Impey
David Impey is a company law solicitor, professional services marketer, writer, and lecturer. His specialities include company law, professional services marketing, strategic planning and implementation, and interactive e-marketing.
As well as specialising in company law, David also works with law firms and other law businesses, helping them with strategy, and marketing, and majoring particularly on overcoming barriers to implementation of strategic and marketing plans and tactics
From 2008 to 2014, he led and worked on a major project for the UK Intellectual Property Office, through Atom Content Marketing (formerly BHP), building and developing an online IP HealthCheck resource that helps small and medium-sized businesses to identify, protect and commercially exploit their intellectual property.
He also worked in-house for 14 fun and profitable years for leading services provider Jordans, becoming Marketing Director responsible for developing, managing and marketing its service and product range. Particularly, he led significant projects to commoditise UK and overseas ‘factory’ professional services and promote them into the UK and other legal markets.
David lectures in the UK and overseas on both UK company law and professional services firm strategy and marketing.
As well as specialising in company law, David also works with law firms and other law businesses, helping them with strategy, and marketing, and majoring particularly on overcoming barriers to implementation of strategic and marketing plans and tactics
From 2008 to 2014, he led and worked on a major project for the UK Intellectual Property Office, through Atom Content Marketing (formerly BHP), building and developing an online IP HealthCheck resource that helps small and medium-sized businesses to identify, protect and commercially exploit their intellectual property.
He also worked in-house for 14 fun and profitable years for leading services provider Jordans, becoming Marketing Director responsible for developing, managing and marketing its service and product range. Particularly, he led significant projects to commoditise UK and overseas ‘factory’ professional services and promote them into the UK and other legal markets.
David lectures in the UK and overseas on both UK company law and professional services firm strategy and marketing.