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An officer of the company who looks after its paperwork. Required in Jersey and Alderney; optional in Guernsey and for a private UK company.
An office of the company, held by a person (or, with limits, another company). The law gives the office the things it says are done “by or to the secretary”; in practice the secretary keeps the registers and minutes and makes the filings the directors give them.
Not a hired professional, not an owner, not a director — and not a paid job unless the directors decide to pay it.
Every company must have one, and a sole director cannot be it — under the standard articles the secretary is the second signature beside a sole director. No qualification is required for a private company.
Optional: a company may, but need not, have one — and a director may also be its secretary.
Required, alongside the director and the resident agent.
Not required for a private company. If appointed, a secretary can also be a director.
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