The problem
Governance administration is treated as paperwork until a diligence team asks for three years of minutes and registers. Then it becomes a valuation issue.
A structure chosen in a week gets paid for over a decade.
A company secretary runs your board calendar, keeps statutory records current and tracks disclosures — so governance is demonstrable, not asserted.
What’s included
- Board and committee calendar owned end to end
- Agenda papers and minutes prepared to standard
- Statutory registers and records kept current
- Directors’ disclosures and related-party records tracked
- Drafting and Review of Shareholders’ Agreements (SHA/SSA)
- Records assembled for investor and lender diligence
What you receive
- Statutory registers and minute books
- Board calendar and agenda packs
- Register of directors’ interests and disclosures
- Governance documentation review note
- Secretarial compliance status report
How it works
A partner maps ownership, control and tax outcomes against where you actually intend to take the business.
You receive the options in writing — trade-offs, cost at exit, and our recommendation with reasons.
The entity is established and shareholders’ agreements (SHA/SSA) are drafted while everyone still agrees.
You begin with statutory registers, a board calendar and a compliance dashboard already running.
Why boards and promoters bring us in
Proof
The businesses we advise and what changed.
“Bequip Advisory is an excellent partner for company secretarial, legal, taxation, financial and consultancy services. They provide a complete package for setting up and running a business. Their monthly newsletters and compliance calendar are particularly useful in keeping the business organised and compliant.”
“Bequip Advisory is one of the best management consultancies for company secretarial, corporate legal, project structuring, amalgamations and strategic mergers, management consultancy and franchise advisory. Their prompt reminders and timely delivery make managing complex business requirements much easier.”
“Bequip Advisory helped us bring greater structure and clarity to our corporate governance. Their understanding of board processes, compliance and business requirements gave us the confidence to make decisions with better oversight and accountability. They are more than compliance advisors — they bring a strategic perspective to governance.”
Before you ask
Questions founders ask
about Company Secretarial and Governance.
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Which stage of business does Bequip work with?
All three. Set Up — businesses establishing, restructuring or formalising. Step Up — businesses that have outgrown informal systems and founder-led decision-making. Scale Up — businesses preparing for expansion, capital, transactions or institutionalisation. Most clients arrive at a transition between stages; that is exactly the moment we are built for.
When does a business need a Fractional CFO?
Usually at Step Up — when revenue is growing faster than your visibility of it: numbers arrive late, cash flow isn’t clear, and the founder still drives every financial decision. A Fractional CFO brings senior financial leadership — planning, MIS, forecasting, management reviews — without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire.
Does Bequip replace our CA / auditor?
No — and we don’t try to. Your CA keeps the books and the statutory work; your auditor stays independent. Bequip takes the layer above: governance, structuring, transitions, transactions, and CFO-level decision support. Most engagements run alongside a CA the client already likes. We brief them, not around them.
When should a business consider restructuring or transition advisory?
Before the pressure point, not after it — when the founder is still in every decision, when the next generation is entering, when a partnership has outgrown its deed, or when a raise or transaction is 12–24 months away. Structures are cheapest to change while nothing is forcing the change.
Can Bequip support one specific business transition?
Yes. Many engagements are a single defined transition — a corporatisation, a founder-to-management handover, a family succession, a fund-raise, an India entry. We agree the scope and the deliverable up front, and if it later grows into standing advisory, that is your call, not our assumption.
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