Role of a company director

1. Can anyone be a director?
   
   Generally it is up to the members to appoint the people they believe will run the company well on their behalf. The only restrictions that prevent anyone becoming a director are:
   • the person must not have been disqualified by a court from acting as a company director (unless he or she has been given leave (permission) to act by a court for a particular company)
   • the person must not be an undischarged bankrupt (except with leave of the court)
   • in Scotland, anybody under the age of 16; and
   • for a PLC or their subsidiaries, anybody over the age of 70 unless specifically approved by a general meeting of the company.
   
   
2. What responsibilities does a director have towards Companies House?
   
   Every company director has a personal responsibility to ensure that statutory documents are delivered to the Registrar as and when required by the Act. In particular:
   • accounts (only for limited companies)
   • annual returns (Form 363)
   • notice of change of directors or secretaries or in their particulars (Forms 288a/b/c); and
   • notice of change of registered office (Form 287)