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Anti-money laundering frameworks set out how organisations must prevent, detect, and report financial crime. Find out what this means for company secretaries.

As Jerri-Lea Brown, Founder of Sage Governance, explains, "A confirmation statement is a governance safeguard. When companies treat it as a strategic review rather than a box-ticking exercise, compliance becomes far simpler to manage."

Many company secretaries are feeling the pressure as the Companies House reforms approach. Mandatory identity verification for directors and PSCs, software-only filing requirements, fuller shareholder disclosures, and stronger enforcement powers all arrive at a time when compliance functions are already stretched.

In a world defined by regulation, reputation, and rapid digital change, company secretaries are no longer quiet administrators but strategic leaders shaping how boards operate and organisations grow.

Electronic written resolutions have become a cornerstone of agile governance for UK and Jersey companies. They allow directors and shareholders to make decisions faster, without sacrificing traceability or oversight.

In both the UK and Jersey jurisdictions, written resolutions remain one of the most efficient tools for company governance, but only when every procedural box is ticked. Avoid common mistakes.