Support and training for Company Secretaries.

For 15 years we've been training company secretaries from student to qualified Chartered Secretaries - several have become company secretary of listed companies. We cover the professional ICSA subjects of Corporate Secretaryship, Corporate Governance and Corporate Administration.

Our training covers the theoretical basis, and is illustrated with examples and case studies. This offers insight into the practical use of the knowledge and skills taught.

We also offer training for Company Secretaries of listed and private companies on an in-house basis.

Additionally we provide speakers for Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators one day seminars.

News:

Companies Act 2006

We now offer in house training on the Companies Act 2006.

ICSA events at discount price

ICSA Annual Company Secretaries conference & exhibition 4 October 2007

15% discount when you order and pay ICSA using this application form

ICSA Non Executive Directors' Programme:
Newcastle (19th September 2007)
London 21st November 2007)

15% discount when you order and pay ICSA using this application form

ICSA AIM Group FREE breakfast meeting 25th September 2007

Book now for the seminar. First come, first served

Book on the Companies Act 2006

A useful book outlining the key elements of the Companies Act 2006 written by Peter Van Duzer a practitioner with many years of applying company law especially for private companies.

CPD: The rôle of the Company Secretary - Belfast Northern Ireland 22nd October 2007

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ireland (ICAI) run an annual course in Park Plaza Hotel - Belfast International Airport on 22 Oct 2007 for £290. For more detail of the Company Secretarial Practice Course and booking form please click here.

ICSA Seminars in 2007

Click here for more information on the seminars, run by the ICSA.

The company secretarial course is next being held on 9th May 2007. To download PDF booking form, right click on this link and select "save as" Here are some comments made by previous delegates.

ICSA Awards Lunch 22nd June 2007.

Other Courses

Teaching accountants at University of Westminster

I teach trainee Chartered Management Accountants and Chartered Certified Accountants at the University of Westminster and you can find out more about their courses on the following links

1. CIMA - http://www.wmin.ac.uk/wbs/page-97 Organisational Management and Information Systems - Paper P4 Integrated Management - Paper P5

2. ACCA - http://www.wmin.ac.uk/wbs/page-96 Managing People Paper 1.3

ICSA Teaching

  1. Corporate Administration
  2. Corporate Governance
  3. Corporate Secretaryship
  4. Writing with power and clarity
  1. Students Comments (pop up window)
  2. Student background information form
  3. Key aspects of training providers

New courses

There is a new half day seminar on company directors, for company secretaries.

There is a one day course covering contracts and torts.

ICSA Revision courses

  • 4 - 5 Nov Corporate Governance
  • 28 - 29 Oct Corporate Secretaryship
  • 11 - 12 Nov Corporate Administration

For more information on the ICSA revision courses and to reserve a place click here.

New course dates

There are new dates for the following core courses: Writing with power and clarity, Personal Liabilities of Directors, and Living with pressure at work.

Flat management

We now offer flat management services including company setup and creation of a website to inform owners and prospective purchasers.

CSPSG

Company Secretaries Professional Services Group

A self help network of company secretarial professionals - meets informally 5-6 times a year. Joining, and attendance at most events, is free. Topics range from DTI & Companies House developments to Marketing their Services to Corporate Governance and Venture Capital. Over 70 firms are members. Woolley and Associates runs a course for marketing of company secretarial services within the professions.

Join the CSPSG mailing list.

Training Courses

Woolley & Associates provides a range of training courses on technical and non technical subjects. Subjects include Microsoft Office, accounting software, accountancy and tax, health and safety, and company secretarial courses.

Mentoring and Career Development

A forum for trainee and qualified chartered secretaries to help and support each other's careers by providing personal, confidential mentoring help. Also a means to help those 'between jobs' develop new skills.

Consultancy and Advice

Woolley & Associates have provided support to clients ranging from complicated corporate transactions, MBOs, demergers, reconstructions to computer installation trouble shooting - employee share scheme project management, Company Secretarial support and providing a helpline service.

Recent articles

The following articles:

'First appeared in Tolley's Company Secretary's Review. Reproduced by kind permission of LexisNexis Butterworths.'

The features of running a flat management company to the benefit of the residents, directors and members.
Flat management 1 (pdf),
Flat management 2 (pdf).

Flat management services.

Getting rid of unwanted companies with a flow diagram (pdf).

Making meetings more effective and improving corporate governance including tips on best practice (pdf).

Company secretarial software.

Related talks

Getting rid of unwanted companies talks 16th & 23rd November 2005.

Making meetings more effective course.