Corporate Directors

Company directors are often employees but, often, they are not. Their employment status depends entirely on individual circumstances. By default, directors are known as ‘office holders’ (along with company secretaries). 

The title of director should only be used when dealing with a company (corporate entity).  If you own a business as sole trader, then you should call yourself the owner.  

Many companies choose to give their senior employees or long-serving employees the title of “Director” even though they are not registered company directors for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006. 

Directors are not just those who are registered as directors at Companies House. They are anyone who acts as a director, whether they are called directors or not. They include directors who have been appointed by […]

There is some confusion between being the owner of a business and being a director. Shareholders and directors hold two very different roles in a company. Shareholders own the company by owning its shares and are […]