Whilst the directors control the day to day running of the company, shareholders have the right to vote on key decisions. These include the decision to remove directors in some cases, change the rights attaching to shares or wind up the company. You may also have the right to share in the profit that the company makes.
Now you can have a lot more directors in your private company and commonly we'll see two or three or four. Husband, wife, spouses, kids, all those kinds of things. You can have more directors. You just need to think about things like director liability, you know, things like insolvent trading, tax issues.
I hereby consent to act as a director of the Company with effect from the date of this letter. I am not, nor have I been, disqualified from acting as a director of a company, nor have I performed any acts, nor are there any circumstances, pursuant to which I could be so disqualified.
You can only register a shareholder in your company if they're: an individual person. an NZ company, or. another legal entity, such as an overseas registered company or limited partnership.
Log in to your online services account, enter a company name, company number or New Zealand Business Number (NZBN) and follow these steps. Select the Directors tab. Select Add new director. Enter all requested information. Select Submit.
The appointment of the alternate director must be in writing, and the company should keep good records. Such records should cover their name, date of birth, address, date of appointment, the director for who they are an alternative when their appointment ends, and the terms and conditions of their appointment.
After incorporation, director appointments need to be carried out using a formal process. For this, the director should sign a letter of consent confirming they wish to act as director for the company, and a majority of members must approve the appointment of a new company director by passing an ordinary resolution.
A company that has no directors can be struck off. This would have serious implications for the building, as there would be no management, and it could be hard to sell any flats in the building. The process for striking off does not occur immediately.
Liability of shareholders Except where the constitution of a company provides that the liability of the shareholders of the company is unlimited, a shareholder is not liable for an obligation of the company by reason only of being a shareholder.
Once your company approves the decision to appoint a specific director, that director must formally provide their consent to act as director in the form of a signed letter. This letter is a “consent to act”.