A title does not always answer who may sign

Coddan identifies the relevant person, date and proposed act: recorded membership or partnership status is different from a mandate to sign a specific transaction. If the question is whether a particular meeting or decision occurred, the decision-document service addresses that separate evidence. We compare current Companies House information with the relevant private agreement and decisions supplied. Where appropriate, Coddan can prepare a dated evidence statement identifying its sources and limits. It is a private professional document, not a Companies House certificate and not a guarantee that the recipient will accept it.

A designated LLP member's statutory filing responsibility is not an automatic answer to every commercial signing question. In an LP, limited-partner status must not be presented as general-partner management authority. If a corporate general partner acts through an individual, its own constitution and authorisation may need to be examined. Disputed powers, forged or missing records, and foreign-law capacity require the relevant professional's assessment.

Tell us who is asking, what act must be authorised, which entity will sign and the date at which authority must be shown. We will identify the records, verification and any notarial or international-use treatment needed.

Separate recorded status from authority to act

An LLP member’s or designated member’s appearance in a public filing does not by itself answer every question about authority under the LLP agreement. For an LP or SLP, identify the general partner, any limited partners and the act being authorised. The controlling partnership agreement and subsequent decisions may matter.

A privately prepared certificate of incumbency or statement can set out the evidence reviewed and the date checked, but it must not be presented as a Companies House certificate. If the right to sign is contested, independent legal advice may be needed.

How is a dated authority statement different from a filing?

A public filing can record that a person was named as an LLP member or a partner at a point in time. A dated statement may also identify the agreement, later decisions and the precise transaction reviewed. Such a statement is prepared from identified evidence and within a defined scope. It is not a registrar’s certificate and cannot substitute for an opinion where authority is contested.

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