Staying compliant
Company secretary
Statutory registers, board support and Registrar filings
In short
Every DIFC company must appoint a company secretary. We take the role or support your appointee: maintaining the statutory registers, preparing board and shareholder resolutions, making Registrar filings and keeping the beneficial ownership record current.
What you get
- Company secretary appointment or support to your appointee
- Registers of members, directors, secretaries and beneficial owners
- Board and shareholder resolutions and minutes
- Registrar filings for changes of officers, address, name and capital
- Annual confirmation and licence renewal coordination
- Registered office address where required
Timeline: Ongoing
The filings that get missed
Changes of director and registered office carry a 14 day window. Beneficial ownership changes carry the same. None of them is difficult, and all of them slip when there is nobody whose job it is to notice.
The cost of missing them is not only the fine. Renewal stalls while the record is corrected, and a share transfer that was never filed becomes an awkward discovery during due diligence three years later.
Questions
Does every DIFC company need a company secretary?
Yes. The Companies Law requires the appointment. The secretary can be an individual or a corporate service provider, and does not have to be a director.
Can a director also be the company secretary?
In a company with more than one director, yes. Sole director companies need a separate secretary, which is one reason many small DIFC entities outsource the role.
Not sure which DIFC licence you need?
Answer eight questions and we will tell you the licence route, the likely cost and the realistic timeline. It takes about two minutes and there is no obligation.