Responsibilities For Company Secretary Profile:guide the chairman and the board to ensure they are operating in accordance with rules and regulationssupport the chairman in ensuring the board functions efficiently and effectivelyfacilitate good communication between the board, committees, senior management and non-executive directors, and shareholderstake responsibility for the administration of the company, for example: maintaining statutory books, including registers of members, directors, and secretaries, and shareholders with all their past and present shareholdings, organising board meetings and annual general meetings (AGMs), preparing agendas and taking minutesfile necessary documents with Companies House, such as annual tax returns and audit reportsinform Companies House of any significant changes to the companys share capital, administration or registered addressmonitor changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and take appropriate actionliaise with external regulators and advisers, such as lawyers and auditorsdevelop and oversee the systems that ensure the company complies with all applicable codes, in addition to its legal and statutory requirementspay dividends and manage share option schemes and take a role in share issues, mergers and takeovers.