Certificate of Incumbency
This document requires solicitor certification in order to be eligible for the apostille. Most orders are completed in just 1-2 working days all being well. If you also need translation or embassy attestation services the processing time will be increased.
Frequently used for:
We can prepare and legalise a certificate of incumbency for any UK registered company or LLP. We complete most orders in just 2 days, including document creation, solicitor certification and apostille.
The certificate of incumbency may be requested if you are conducting business overseas. It is commonly used when opening a bank account, or registering a company in another country.
What is a certificate of incumbency?
The certificate of incumbency is a document that provides the details of a company at a given time. This is normally created by an appointed representative, company formation agent, legal person or by the company itself.
There is no official list of information that is included in the certificate of incumbency. It typically includes the below points relating to company structure, but it can confirm any facts relating to the company.
What is on the certificate of incumbency?
It normally includes-
- Directors names
- Directors service addresses
- Secretary names
- Secretary service address
- Registered Office
- Shareholders names (this will be the shareholders as recorded on the last Confirmation Statement or at time of incorporation – if shares have since changed hands you may wish to exclude this – If available from Companies House records)
- Issued share capital details (If available from Companies House records)
We can discuss what you need to included in your certificate.
We ensure all company documents are checked, certified by our solicitor and legalised with the apostille certificate in just a few days. Using our document service makes the process as simple as possible for your business. Working with the embassies in London we can also arrange for documents to be attested if required. This is only needed for countries that are not members of the Hague Convention.
For advice on getting an apostille on a certificate of incumbency please contact one our legalisation team. We provide a complete document legalisation service for all UK companies.
The word ‘incumbency’ normally relates to the appointment of a person to office or a job for a period of time. This has been adopted in the phrase ‘certificate of incumbency’, as it normally confirms who is appointed as directors/officers and shareholders of a company.
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