Company Directors’ Duties

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About Course

Being a company director brings real legal responsibilities. This course explains the seven general duties in the Companies Act 2006, your filing and record-keeping responsibilities, what changes when a company is in financial difficulty, and how directors can become personally liable or disqualified. It applies to UK private companies.

Tutwoo is an independent learning provider. This course gives general information about the duties of UK company directors, checked against legislation.gov.uk and GOV.UK in October 2026. It is not legal advice.

What Will You Learn?

  • Understand the seven statutory duties of a director Manage conflicts of interest and declare interests correctly Know your responsibilities to Companies House and HMRC Recognise the warning signs of insolvency and act properly

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • The seven general duties
  • Day-to-day responsibilities
  • Financial difficulty, liability and disqualification

Sources & Further Reading
The official guidance this course is based on.

Final Assessment

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