Some of the relaxations afforded to companies to help them with administrative issues during the pandemic are no longer, or will shortly cease to be, available.
Shareholder meetings
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) contains provisions that temporarily relaxed the company meeting requirements in the Companies Act 2006 and allowed shareholder meetings to take place by electronic or any other means. These relaxations ceased to be available for meetings after 30 March 2021.
Companies House filing deadlines
CIGA also granted automatic extensions for various filing deadlines under the Companies Act, including for filing accounts. These relaxations end for filing deadlines that fall after 5 April 2021. Companies House has confirmed that, whilst there is no longer an automatic extension, companies can still apply for a 3-month extension.
FCA extensions for financial reports
The FCA guidance which gives listed companies an additional two months to finalise their annual report, and an additional month to publish their half-yearly financial reports, remains in place.
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