How to appoint or remove a Director

Appoint a director

1. Go to My Companies (login required), and then click on your company name.
2. Scroll down to the Directors section, and click Appoint New Director (A TM01 form is not required). Click here if you're appointing a company as a director.

3. Enter all the relevant director information.
4. Tick the 'Consent to act' checkbox.
   
5. Click Continue.  You should see a message that your request has been successfully submitted to Companies House and will be processed within 3 working hours.

Please note you may not see the new director information until Companies House accepts the request. We will email you as soon as we receive an update from Companies House (within 3 working hours).

Did something go wrong?

• Check that you have a valid authentication code.

Resign a director

1. Click My Companies (login required), and then click on your company name.
2. Scroll down to the Directors section and click Resign. 
3. Enter the resignation date and click Submit.
You should see a message that your request has been successfully submitted to Companies House and will be processed within 3 working hours.

Please note you may see the resignation until Companies House accepts the request. We will email you as soon as we receive an update from Companies House (within 3 working hours).  

Did something go wrong?

• Check that you have a valid authentication code.

The director resigning is also a shareholder

If the director also holds shares and no longer wants to be a shareholder, you will need to remove them as a shareholder. You can do so by transferring their shares to someone else.