ABSTRACT
Some voluntary organizations are also incorporated as companies and therefore are required under company law to appoint a secretary. Voluntary organizations and charities which are not registered companies also usually appoint a member of staff or a volunteer on the management committee to be the organization’s secretary. The principal duties of the charity secretary do not differ from those of a company secretary and embrace responsibility for
• Meetings • Maintaining key statutory registers • Filling statutory returns • Ensuring the safe-keeping and conduct of company seals • Annual reports and accounts publication and distribution.
