MSP

What MSP does

MSP Company Secretarial (legal entity: MSP Secretaries Limited) is a UK-based professional services firm specialising in company secretarial and corporate governance support, founded in 1994 and headquartered in London with a second office in Farnham, Surrey. The firm serves public listed companies across the Main Market, AIM, AQSE, and JP Jenkins, private limited companies of varying complexity, charities and not-for-profit organisations, public sector bodies, and — via a white-label channel — accounting and law firms. Service lines include board and committee support, statutory filings and Companies House compliance, AGM and general meeting organisation, PSC registration, director ID verification under the firm's ACSP status (granted in 2024 under ECCTA 2023), and corporate governance advisory.

The firm's underlying technology stack is built on third-party SaaS integrations rather than proprietary platforms: Diligent Entities for company information management, Smart Search for KYC/AML verification, Xero for accounting, Gravity Forms for client intake, Mailchimp for newsletters, and Issuu for the online magazine The Hive. Sister entity Share Registrars provides digital share register management, CREST holdings, and an online voting system for general meetings. No proprietary software product, AI/ML capability, or public API is disclosed.

MSP operates as part of the MSP Organisation group, a closely held corporate services holding that also owns Share Registrars, MSP Chalkdell (accounting), MSP Reach (marketing/branding), MSP Verosa (leadership development), and MSP Payroll. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales combined with a white-label reseller channel into professional services firms, with bespoke engagement-based professional services pricing that is not publicly disclosed. The firm has 11-50 employees, is privately held with no external funding, and is led by Director Ian Farrelly, a qualified solicitor with 25+ years of governance experience.

Name

MSP

Legal name

MSP Secretaries Limited

Website

https://mspsecretaries.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MSP Company Secretarial is a UK professional services firm providing company secretarial and corporate governance support to public listed companies, private companies, charities, and professional services firms across all major UK listing venues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Company Secretarial Services: Professional services providing company secretarial support including statutory filings, register maintenance, Companies House submissions, and ongoing governance compliance for public and private companies.
2. Corporate Governance Advisory: Advisory services including board support, committee effectiveness, governance framework development, and regulatory compliance guidance for listed companies.
3. ACSP Identity Verification Services: Identity verification services for directors and PSCs under ECCTA requirements, including document verification and Companies House submission.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MSP Company Secretarial provides company secretarial and corporate governance services to public listed companies (Main Market, AIM, AQSE, JP Jenkins), private limited companies, charities, not-for-profit organisations, and public sector bodies across the UK. Core deliverables include board and committee support, statutory filings and Companies House compliance, AGM and general meeting organisation, PSC register maintenance, Director ID verification under ECCTA 2023, and corporate governance advisory. White-label delivery to accountancy and law firms extends the firm's reach, and ancillary services are delivered via the wider MSP Organisation group (Share Registrars, MSP Chalkdell, MSP Reach, MSP Verosa, MSP Payroll).

Product overview

MSP Company Secretarial provides a unified company secretarial and corporate governance services platform serving publicly listed companies (PLC Company Secretary), private limited companies (Private Limited Company Secretary), and other sectors including charities and not-for-profit organisations. The core offering is complemented by Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP) identity verification services under ECCTA 2023, PSC registration services, and board support modules including AGM management, statutory filing, and governance advisory. The services are delivered by a team with over 30 years of experience, with sister organisations providing ancillary services including share registry (Share Registrars), accounting (MSP Chalkdell), payroll (MSP Payroll), leadership development (MSP Verosa), and marketing (MSP Reach). The firm supports companies on markets including Main Market, AIM, AQSE, and JP Jenkins.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PLC Company Secretary Company secretarial and corporate governance services for publicly listed companies on UK markets, covering pre-IPO support, AIM-listed companies, and mature Main Market issuers across statutory compliance, board support, AGM management, and ongoing governance.
• Private Limited Company Secretary Company secretarial and governance support for UK private limited companies spanning single-director entities through to large and complex private groups, covering statutory compliance, governance support, PSC registration, and director ID verification.
• Other Sectors Company Secretarial Support Company secretarial and governance support tailored for partnerships, charities, not-for-profit organisations, and public sector bodies with distinct governance regimes such as Charity Commission compliance.
• Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ACSP) Identity Verification Identity verification service for company directors and Persons with Significant Control (PSCs) carried out by MSP as a registered ACSP with Companies House under ECCTA 2023 requirements, including document verification and submission of identity verification statements to Companies House.
• PSC Registration Services Assistance with registering and maintaining People with Significant Control (PSC) registers and filings at Companies House for client companies.
• Share Registrars Services Share registry services delivered through sister organisation Share Registrars within the MSP Organisation group, including digital share register management, CREST holdings administration, online voting for general meetings, and shareholder communication management.
• Board and Committee Support End-to-end board and committee cycle support including agenda preparation, board pack compilation, minute taking, and action tracking for client boards and committees.
• AGM and General Meeting Support Project management and operational support for Annual General Meetings and shareholder meetings, including arrangements for electronic voting and shareholder communication.
• Statutory Compliance and Companies House Filing Companies House filing services, statutory register maintenance, and ongoing regulatory compliance support for UK companies, including preparation and submission of statutory forms.
• Corporate Governance Advisory Corporate governance advice and support including board evaluation, committee effectiveness reviews, governance framework development, and risk management and internal control advisory.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 years of continuous operation providing company secretarial services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Share Registrars LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated entity within MSP Organisation group providing share registry services including CREST holdings management, online voting systems for general meetings, and shareholder communication services. All share registers maintained in digital format.
• MSP Organisation GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMSP Company Secretarial is part of MSP Organisation corporate services group including Share Registrars (share registry), MSP Chalkdell (accounting), MSP Reach (marketing/branding), MSP Verosa (leadership development), and MSP Payroll (payroll services).
• Diligent EntitiescoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party platform used by MSP for downloading company information from Companies House, including personal information held by Companies House during the client onboarding process.
• Smart SearchcoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party KYC/AML verification service used for client identity verification and compliance purposes.
• Companies HousecoreOthersUK government body for company registration and filing. MSP acts as ACSP submitting filings and verification statements to Companies House on behalf of clients.
• AddidatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership announced for identity verification and compliance services.
• HMRCcoreOthersHer Majesty's Revenue and Customs - payroll processing information and statutory reporting to HMRC including The Pension Regulator, State Incentive Leave, and Department for Work and Pensions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Apex Group: Global financial services provider offering corporate services, fund administration, accounting and governance support. Overlaps with MSP through company secretarial services to UK and international clients, including following its acquisition of Sanne Group.
• Vistra: Global corporate services and fund administration group. Comparable through company secretarial, accounting and governance offerings, including services to UK and international clients, but bundled with a much broader service portfolio.
• Corporation Service Company (CSC): Global provider of corporate, legal, tax and compliance services including company secretarial support. Comparable to MSP across UK entity governance, statutory filings and KYC/AML-adjacent services, but at much larger scale and with proprietary technology.
• IQ-EQ: Global investor services firm providing corporate, fund and private client administration. Comparable to MSP via corporate secretarial and governance support, particularly for UK and European clients, at larger scale.
• Equiniti: UK-headquartered provider of share registration, investor services and corporate governance support. Direct overlap with MSP's listed-company services and with sister Share Registrars, but at significantly larger scale with technology-led platform offerings.
• Computershare: Global share registry and corporate services firm with significant UK presence. Closely comparable to MSP via share register management, AGM technology and governance support for listed companies, though at vastly larger scale.
• TMF Group: Global corporate services firm providing company secretarial, accounting, payroll and governance support across 80+ jurisdictions. Overlaps with MSP's UK corporate secretarial practice but offers a much wider service portfolio and international reach.
• Link Group: Global share registration, fund administration and corporate services firm (now part of Mitsubishi UFJ). Comparable through share registry, AGM/voting technology and governance offerings relevant to MSP's PLC client base.

Direct peers

• London Registrars Limited: UK-based share registration and corporate services firm serving AIM and small-cap listed companies. Closely comparable to MSP in scale, target market and service mix, including share register management, AGM support and statutory compliance.
• Boardroom Limited: Asia-Pacific and global provider of corporate secretarial, share registry and governance services. Highly comparable to MSP in core service offering (statutory compliance, governance advisory, AGM support) though it operates at larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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